Owing to the slump in production of vehicles due to the global chip shortage, the total sales of Maruti Suzuki dropped to 139,184 units in November as opposed to 153,223 units in the same month last year.
“The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles during the month. The shortage primarily affected the production of vehicles sold in domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact,” the auto major said in a statement on Wednesday.
Last month, Maruti Suzuki’s domestic sales stood at 113,017 units, while the sale to other OEMs was 4,774 units. The company had sold 138,956 units and 5,263 units under these heads, respectively.
The car manufacturer recorded 21,393 units export, its highest ever monthly, rising more than two times from 9,004 units a year ago.
In the mini and compact car segment, which includes offerings like Alto, S-Presso, Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift, Tour S and WagonR, Maruti Suzuki sold 74,492 units during November 2021. Last year the figure was 98,969 units during the same period.
The company sold 1,089 units of the mid-size sedan Ciaz during the month, down from 1,870 units. Total passenger car sales stood at 75,581 units, declining from 100,839 units.
In the utility vehicles segment, including the Ertiga, Gypsy, S-Cross, Vitara Brezza, XL6, the company sold 24,574 units, slightly up from 23,753 units seen in November 2020. Sale of Eeco van dipped to 9,571 units during the month under review from 11,183 units in the year-ago period.
A total of 3,291 units of company’s light commercial vehicle Super Carry were sold during November 2021, as compared to 3,181 units in November 2020.
The company has sold 1,010,674 units so far in the current fiscal, as opposed to 805,400 units in the same period last fiscal.
