102.05 (0.70%) Maruti Suzuki will continue with its rural expansion plans of building more outlets despite a prediction of below par monsoon this year. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), India is likely to witness a ‘below normal’ monsoon in 2015, for the second consecutive year.
The company’s rural sales had increased by 23 per cent to 4,15,380 units in last fiscal, when it posted its highest ever total sales in a financial year. It had posted total sales of 12,92,415 units in 2014-15, beating previous best in 2010-11.