Maruti Suzuki’s parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced a new milestone for the Indian arm. According to the Japanese carmaker, Maruti Suzuki has sold a total of 25 million units in India. The 25th million car’s sale occurred on 9th January 2023.
Timeline of growth of Maruti Suzuki
The first car to roll out under the Maruti Suzuki badge was the humble 800. It began its sales in December 1983. By February 2006, the carmaker had sold 5 million cars. Maruti first launched the CNG variants in August 2010.
In February 2012, the carmaker achieved the 10 million sales milestone. This number was doubled by July 2019. Here, it has to be noted that it took Maruti almost 20 years to achieve the first 10 million but just 7 years to sell the next 10 million units.
By February of 2022, total sales of CNG vehicles stood at 1 million. With a strong demand as well as a larger choice, CNG sales have started to increase from this point onward.
Finally, the 25 million mark was surpassed in January 2023.
Offerings of Maruti Suzuki in India
Currently Maruti Suzuki offers the entry level cars like Alto, S-Presso, then we have the WagonR and the Swift, SUVs like the Vitara Breza and MPVs like the Ertiga. These are sold in the regular channel, Arena while Maruti also has a second sales channel Nexa. Here, the carmaker sells Ignis, Ciaz, Grand Vitara, Baleno, Fronx, XL6 and the new upcoming Jimny.
The company is also a leader in the CNG segment with many models offering factory-fitted CNG options in multiple variants.
Coming to the different powertrains offered, despite not having a diesel option in any models, the company does offer a variety of options. These include petrol, CNG, mild-hybrid as well as strong hybrid. According to the report, Maruti has sold over 2.1 million units of CNG and hybrid models.
The carmaker also offers a variety of powertrain options, including CNG, mild-hybrid and strong-hybrid. The cumulative sales of hybrid and CNG models are said to be around 21 lakh units.
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