Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

The country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has reported 20.30% surge in sales to 96,597 units during June, 2012 as compared to 80,298 units in June last year. The domestic sales were up by 19.30% at 83,531 units in June, compared to 70,020 units in the same month last year while, the exports rose by 27.10% to 13,066 units in June, from 10,278 units in the similar month a year-ago.

Total passenger car sales in the domestic market zoomed by 23.10% to 70,977 units last month from 57,653 units in the same month of 2011. However, sales of mini-segment cars, including the M800, A-Star, Alto and WagonR, fell by 10.40% to 34,198 units during the month, as against 38,183 units in June, 2011.

However, in the compact segment (comprising the Estilo, Swift and Ritz models) the company witnessed a 39.30% jump in June sales to 22,624 units, from 16,239 units in the same month a year ago.

Sales of the company’s DZiRE model last month increased by 452.70% to 13741 units, from 2486 units in June last year. MSI's mid-sized sedan SX4's sales tumbled by 42.80% to 408 units from 713 units in the year-ago month. Luxury sedan Kizashi witnessed 81.30% fall in sales at 6 units as against 32 units in the same month last year.