The company had produced a total 1,15,949 units in the same month of 2019, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a regulatory filing

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported 17.8 per cent increase in sales in December at 1,46,480 units as against 1,24,375 units in December 2019

Domestic sales increased 17.8 per cent to 1,46,480 units last month as against 1,24,375 units in December 2019, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement

In a tough year, with the odds stacked against him, Kenichi Ayukawa ensured Maruti Suzuki stayed on course and ahead of its peers

Maruti Suzuki reported a 17.6% growth in sales of passenger vehicles at 163,656 units in October; all manufacturing, sales and service operations continue to take place fully consistent with all safety requirements for employees and customers, says Maruti

Maruti Suzuki posted total sales of 182,448 units which included 6,037 units of the Baleno and Brezza models that it supplied to Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd and 9,586 units that it exported during the month

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Maruti dispatched 147,912 units to dealerships last month against 110,454 units in September 2019; overall domestic sales was higher by 33.4% at 150,040 units

Success of Maruti Alto in last few years makes it easy to forget that it had a slow start in first few years. Launched with two engine options -- a 796cc motor of M800 and a 1161cc motor of WagonR -- its positioning was unclear. In first three years, sales were below 50,000 units per annum

This is however the first month since the post lockdown era in March that Maruti has been able to dispatch more than 100,000 units in a month

As of FY20, Maruti had 3,086 centres in its sales network, which consists of 2,390 Arena outlets, 375 Nexa outlets and 321 Commercial Vehicle outlets

MSI's production data has come after the automaker's total sales were down 1.1 per cent at 1,08,064 units in July as compared to 1,09,264 units in the same month last year

The last time Maruti posted growth in a month was at the start of the year (January 2020) when sales grew 0.1 percent over January 2019

Contrary to expectations, the numbers are significantly lower than the levels the company was operating at in February when it had sold 133,702 units

Alto was launched all the way back in September 2000. It became India's bestselling car in 2004 and has not been dethroned since, according to a company statement

Production of mini and compact segment cars, including Alto, new WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire stood at 2,351 units as against 108,579 units in May last year

The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had re-opened the Manesar facility earlier this month after around 50 days of closure due to coronavirus-led lockdown

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had re-opened the Manesar facility earlier this month after around 50 days of closure due to coronavirus-led lockdown

Alto's nearest rival this year was the Swift, which was less than 3,000 units behind it but also suffered a 16 per cent drop in sales; at third position was the company's premium hatchback Baleno

Maruti Suzuki's domestic sales dropped 1.6 per cent to 1,36,849 units last month as against 1,39,100 units in February 2019