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production for the eighth consecutive month
The company's total vehicle production last month stood at 1,19,337 units against 1,50,497 in October last year.The production of
passenger vehicles was down to 1,17,383 units last month, from 1,48,318 in October 2018
India's auto market, and it is not alone)The manufacturing of vehicles in the mini-segment came down to 20,985 last month from 34,295 in
the corresponding month last year
The segment has models such as Alto, S-Presso, Old WagonR, the company said in regulatory filing on Friday.In the compact segment, which
consists of models such as New WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire, the number of units produced in October was 64,079, as
against 74,167 in the year-ago period.Production of utility vehicles - Gypsy, Vitara Brezza, Ertiga, XL-6 and S-Cross - stood at 22,736 last
month, as against 22,526 in October 2018.However, in terms of sale, the company did show signs of recovery owing to festival season
demand.Maruti Suzuki sold a total of 1,44,277 vehicles (including OEM sales) in the domestic market last month, marking a growth of 4.5 per
cent compared with the corresponding period a year ago.While sales of mini cars declined, the compact segment clocked a growth of 16 per
cent year-on-year.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India and around the world on TheIndianSubcontinent.com
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