Maruti Suzuki's sales dropped 34 per cent to 86,830 units month-on-monthMaruti Suzuki's total sales - including domestic sales, exports, and sales to other original equipment manufacturers (OEM) stood at 86,830units in September 2021, compared to160,442 units in the corresponding month last year, marking a sharp decline of 46per cent year-on-year.The country's largest carmaker, while reporting its sales figures for September, stated that the company's sales volume last monthwas adversely impacted due to shortage of electronic components.
The company's sales dropped 34 per cent to 86,830 units month-on-month, compared to 1,30,699 units in August 2021.Maruti Suzuki's sales of mini passenger vehicles, including models such asAlto, S-Presso in September 2021 stood at14,936units, compared to27,246units in the corresponding month last year, according to a regulatory filing by the company to the stock exchanges today.The sales of compact passenger vehicles including models such asWagonR, Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, Dzire, Tour S, stood at20,891 units last month, compared to84,213units in the corresponding month last year.The company's total domestic sales - including passenger vehicles andlight commercial vehicles stood at66,415units, compared to150,040units in the corresponding month last year.
The total domestic passenger vehicles sold last month stood at63,111 units, compared to147,912units in the same month last year.On Friday, October1, share price of Maruti Suzuki declined more than two per cent withthe announcement of the auto sales figures for September.
Shares of Maruti Suzuki were last trading 2.44 per cent lower at Rs 7,155.50 on the BSE.Maruti Suzuki opened on the BSE today at Rs 7,230, inching to an intra day high of Rs 7,230, and an intra day low of Rs 7,093.50, in the trading session so far.