On Saturday, Maruti Suzuki India posted a 4% decline in whole sales to 1,59,691 items in April as in contrast to 1,67,014 items in March 2021. India’s largest carmaker blamed the pandemic for low sales as a spike in COVID-19 circumstances hit dispatches.
Maruti Suzuki had not offered any unit within the home market in April 2020 due to the nationwide lockdown. The firm stated its home sales final month stood at 1,42,454 items, down 8% from 1,55,417 items in March.
Sales of mini automobiles, comprising Alto and S-Presso, elevated by 2 per cent to 25,041 items in April as towards 24,653 items in March. Sales of compact section automobiles, together with Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, declined by 12 per cent to 72,318 items from 82,201 automobiles in March this 12 months.
Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, declined by 4 per cent to 1,567 items as in contrast to 1,628 items in March this 12 months.
Utility automobile sales, together with Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga, declined 3 per cent to 25,484 items as towards 26,174 in March, MSI stated.
Exports in April have been, nonetheless, up 49 per cent at 17,237 items as towards 11,597 items in March this 12 months. The auto main had additionally managed to ship out 632 items in April final 12 months.
Meanwhile, Tata Motors stated its whole home sales declined by 41 per cent to 39,530 items in April as in contrast to 66,609 automobiles in March this 12 months.
Like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors had not offered any automobile in April final 12 months due to the nationwide lockdown. The firm stated its passenger automobile sales within the home market stood at 25,095 items in April, down 15 per cent from 29,654 items in March this 12 months.
“Commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 14,435 units, down 61 per cent from 36,955 units in March,” it added.
