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

The model has strengthened its appeal with every upgrade and has become the preferred choice for first-time buyers

India's largest selling car for 16 years and counting, Maruti Alto has become the first car brand to top cumulative 4 million unit sales in the domestic market. The success of the car in the last few years makes it easy to forget its slow start in the beginning. Alto became the best-selling car in India in 2004-05, when it overtook the erstwhile leader Maruti 800. The car did not relinquish its position with Tata Nano, Hyundai Eon, Chevrolet Spark, Renault Kwid, Datsun Go and Redi-go making several attempts to upstage it. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Work-from-home triggers high burn-out rates among Indians, especially women

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

Share price of Maruti Suzuki gained 2.63% to Rs 7018 against previous close of Rs 6837 on BSE

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

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The model is currently available at a price range of Rs 2.95 lakh to Rs 4.36 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)

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

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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

Petrol and diesel prices have been increased across the country for the 10th consecutive day. Petrol prices were up by 47 paise, while diesel rates were increased by 57 paise; As lockdown continues and people are cooped up at home for much longer hours, they are turning to digital media for entertainment; Maruti Suzuki India on Monday announced that their entry-level car Alto had become the best-selling vehicle in its range for the 16th year in a row. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: CSB Bank share price rises over 8% post Q4 earnings

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