The nation’s largest carmaker – Maruti Suzuki – reported a year-on-year decline of 24.18 per cent in gross sales of 1,38,335 items final month.
see photographsMaruti Suzuki has registered a decline of 24.18 per cent in October 2021.
The difficulty of semiconductor scarcity has actually spoiled this festive season. The nation’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki has reported a gross sales decline of 24.18 per cent towards 1,38,335 items bought final month as towards 1,82,448 items bought in the identical month a yr in the past. And the double-digit drop in volumes is primarily attributable to a discount in manufacturing numbers because of chip shortages. In truth, the carmaker reported a 32.30 per cent decline in home gross sales to 117,013 items bought in India final month as in comparison with 1,72,862 items bought in October 2020. While surprisingly its export numbers grew by 122.42 per cent with 21,322 items bought. In the abroad markets, 9,586 items had been bought in the identical month final yr.
Read additionally: Maruti Suzuki studies supply backlog of over 2 lakh automobiles because of chip scarcity
Compact automobiles like Swift, Baleno and DZire have seen an enormous drop in gross sales.
The firm mentioned in an announcement, “During the month due to the shortage of electronic components affecting the production of vehicles, the company took all possible measures to mitigate the impact. Accordingly, the company sold more vehicles than expected. Beginning.” However, Maruti Suzuki nonetheless managed to promote a better variety of utility automobiles (SUV + MPV) in October 2021 and registered a marginal development within the UV section as in comparison with passenger automobiles, the place it has registered a steep decline.
Read additionally: Maruti Suzuki to launch EV by 2025; Current concentrate on CNG and Flex fashions
The firm has been in a position to register development in UV gross sales.
The UV section with fashions like Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, Ertiga and XL6 witnessed a development of 6.63 per cent at 27,081 items as in comparison with 25,396 items bought a yr in the past. Sales within the van section declined by 22.45 per cent to 10,320 items as in comparison with 13,309 items bought a yr in the past. Now within the passenger automotive section, it has witnessed a decline of 42.70 per cent at 71,590 items as in comparison with 1,24,951 items bought in October final yr. The firm bought 21,831 items of entry-level mini automobiles like Alto and S-Presso, a decline of 23.29 per cent as in comparison with 28,462 items bought in the identical month final yr. Subcompact automobiles like Swift, DZire, Baleno and WagonR bought 48,690 items, registering a decline of 48.78 per cent as in comparison with 95,067 items bought a yr in the past.
0 notes
Even the gross sales of the Ciaz compact sedan noticed a decline of 24.82 per cent at 1,069 items as in comparison with 1,422 items. However, Super Carry LCV gross sales grew by 19.81 per cent at 3,797 items as in comparison with 3,169 items bought a yr in the past. And lastly, the gross sales of fashions akin to Toyota Glanza and Toyota Urban Cruiser equipped to the Japanese carmaker additionally declined by 30.01 per cent as in comparison with 6037 items equipped in the identical month final yr at 4225 items.
For the most recent auto information and opinions, comply with carandbike.com Twitterhandjob Facebookand subscribe to our youtube Channel.
.
With inputs from NDTV
