Maruti Suzuki, Ford and Toyota’s increase in sale is a proof that Indians are buying cars like never before

Maruti Suzuki has posted 29.4% increase in its domestic passenger vehicle sales in September, others including Mahindra & Mahindra, Ford India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor posted high single digit growth rates.

Thanks to a good monsoons, the Seventh Pay Commission and reasonable inflation, the country's largest car maker’s domestic sales were at 1,37,321 units as against 1,06,083 units in the same month last year. This was the company's best ever monthly sales beating the previous best of 1,25,778 in July this year.

"The numbers are reflection of popularity, appreciation and acceptance of our range of models. Ciaz, Baleno, Vitara Brezza, S Cross continue to show good numbers and with customers support, they have emerged segment leaders," MSI Executive Director Marketing & Sales R S Kalsi told a news agency.

The company's sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR models, were at 44,395 during the month as against 35,570 units in the year-ago period, up 24.8 %.

The compact segment comprising Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Baleno and Dzire models clocked sales of 50,324 units compared with 44,826 in September last year, up 12.3 %.

Utility vehicles consisting of Gypsy, S-Cross, Vitara Brezza and Ertiga saw sales of 18,423 units as against 6,331 in September last year, a jump of 191 %, the report added.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor reported 6 % increase in domestic sales at 12,067 units in September as against 11,376 units in the same month last year.

"The recently launched Innova Crysta has received an overwhelming response from the market, including Delhi and NCR region," TKM Director and Senior VP, Sales & Marketing N Raja said, adding the lifting of the ban on diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above has resulted in a waiting period of of 1.5 to 2 months for diesel Innova Crysta in Delhi.
Ford India said its domestic sales rose 9% to 9,018 units last month as against 8,274 units in the same period a year ago.