As October comes to a close, Maruti Suzuki's October sales report has reached a new milestone, recording its highest-ever monthly sales with a total of 206,434 units sold.
This sales number, which combines both domestic sales and exports, has seen a 3.62% increase, amounting to 7,217 units more compared to the October 2023 sales figure of 199,217 units.
In the comparison of October sales reports for 2023 and 2024, several categories faced declines: mini vehicles dropped by 26.63%, compact vehicles by 18.24%, mid-size by 5.18%, vans by 10.19%, and light commercial vehicles by 9.12%. Overall, these categories are still underperforming compared to October 2023.
In October 2024, utility vehicles such as Brezza, Jimny, XL6, Grand Vitara, Ertiga, and Fronx drove a notable increase in unit sales. Collectively, 70,644 units of these models were sold, marking a 19.44% rise from 59,147 units sold in the same month last year.
Sales to other OEMs also rose significantly by 90.37%, reaching 10,136 units in October 2024 compared to only 5,325 units in October 2023.
Maruti Suzuki also recorded its highest-ever monthly exports in October, reaching 33,168 units. This marks a 51.08% increase compared to last year's figure of 21,951 units sold for the same month.
The semi-annual sales for Maruti Suzuki during the period from April to October have also seen a slight increase of 1.64%, recording 1,269,852 units compared to 1,249,302 units in FY 2023-24.