Maruti Suzuki Sales in July 2008
New Delhi Friday August 1, 2008 (DriveInside.com)
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold 58, 543 vehicles in July 2008.
The company had sold 57, 909 vehicles in July 2007.
During the month, while the A3 segment, where Maruti Suzuki attained leadership position last year, continued to show strong growth, the A2 segment sales held ground despite the adverse macro economic situation.
Compared to the sales in July 2007, Maruti's volume in the domestic A3 segment grew by 36.8 per cent over July 2007.
The sales figures for July 2008 are given below:
| Segment | Models | For July | Till July | April'07 - March'08 | | 2008 | 2007 | % Change | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | % Change |
| A1 | M800 | 4953 | 5970 | -17.00% | 21602 | 23964 | -9.90% | 69553 |
| C | Omni, Versa | 6253 | 7214 | -13.30% | 27014 | 27845 | -3.00% | 89729 |
| A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift | 34795 | 34737 | 0.20% | 160222 | 145150 | 10.40% | 499280 |
| A3 | SX4, Swift Dzire, Esteem* | 6009 | 4394 | 36.80% | 21949 | 15450 | 42.10% | 49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars | 52010 | 52315 | -0.60% | 230787 | 212409 | 8.70% | 707897 |
| MUV | Grand Vitara *, Gypsy | 901 | 524 | 71.90% | 2217 | 1034 | 114.40% | 3921 |
| Domestic | 52911 | 52839 | 0.10% | 233004 | 213443 | 9.20% | 711818 |
| Export | 5632 | 5070 | 11.10% | 18123 | 14135 | 28.20% | 53024 |
| Total Sales | 58543 | 57909 | 1.10% | 251127 | 227578 | 10.30% | 764842 |
* Swift DZire launched in March 2008, Esteem figures are for 2007-08.