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

Passenger vehicles production stood at 1,46,577 units last month as compared with 1,39,084 units in November 2019, a growth of 5.38 per cent

This is the first time since June that Maruti has registered a monthly fall in sales confirming the worst fears that the revival in demand for automobiles witnessed during the middle of the year was unsustainable and largely due to pent up demand

Two other cars -- Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Kia Seltos were also tested and though they fared better than the S-Presso, none of them managed to get a very high rating

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

Manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Renault and Mahindra are offering attractive discounts on their car variants to woo customers. As people plan big-ticket purchases around this time, car buyers also align their shopping goals with this festive timeline

The company is seeking to further boost demand with its offer after the recent leave travel concession (LTC) cash voucher scheme announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Launched in September last year, the car, which takes the shape on a sports utility vehicle, made its debut entry in the top-10 best selling cars in India within a month of hitting the market

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

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

Maruti Suzuki had witnessed the share of first- time buyers going up by 5.5 per cent to around 51-53 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal as compared to the fourth quarter of 2019-20

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

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