Maruti's December sales rise 3% - The country's largest car make- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 3.24% increase in its total sales at 95,145 units in December 2012.

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The company had sold 92,161 units in the same month previous year, MSI said in a statement. In December last year, MSI recorded domestic sales of 82,073 units compared to 77,475 units in the year-ago period, registering a rise of 5.93%, it added.

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MSI's exports, however, went down by 10.99% to 13,072 units last month from 14,686 units in the year-ago period, the company said. Total passenger car sales in the domestic market fell marginally to 68,729 units from 69,329 units in the same month of 2011.

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Sales of the company's mini-segment cars, including M800, A-Star, Alto and WagonR, fell by 15.02% to 32,797 units during the month from 38,593 units in December previous year, MSI said.In the compact segment (comprising Estilo, Swift and Ritz models), MSI witnessed a rise of 8.86% in sales to 22,482 units from 20,653 units in the same month a year ago, it added.

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Sales of MSI's DZiRE model increased by 42.30% to 13,076 units in December from 9,189 units in the same month previous year, it said. MSI's mid-sized sedan SX4 sales, however, dipped by 60.97% to 329 units last month from 843 units in December 2011, the statement said.

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