Brezza, Fronx, and More Help Maruti Suzuki Achieve Record Monthly Sales of 1.99 Lakh Units in January

The nation's largest automaker by volume, Maruti Suzuki India, has revealed the monthly sales figures for January 2024. According to a statement released by the firm, its total vehicle sales—including exports—rose 15.54 per cent to 1.99 lakh units in January from 1.73 lakh units in the same month the previous year. More than 62,000 utility vehicles, including SUVs like the Brezza, Fronx, Grand Vitara, and Jimny, were sold by the manufacturer last month. The company's domestic sales totalled 1.75 lakh units, up 13 per cent from 1.55 lakh units sold in the same month the previous year. Compared to January 2023, when 17,393 cars were shipped, the carmaker's total exports increased by almost 38 per cent to 23,921 units this time.

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Maruti Suzuki Sales: January 2024

Moving further, 5,229 units sold to other OEMs (Toyota Kirloskar Motors) are included in the company's overall domestic figures. The car major achieved a sales increase of more than 38 per cent in comparison to the 3,775 units shipped in January 2023. Furthermore, the sales of the brand's entry-level models, the Alto, and the S-Presso, fell 38 per cent to 15,849 units in January 2024. The subcompact and compact hatchback models, including the WagonR, Tour S, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift, and Baleno, witnessed a combined sales surge of almost 4 per cent to 76,533 units. Meanwhile, the Ciaz sedan's sales saw a 64 per cent YoY dip from January 2023 with 363 units sold. 

Marking a growth of over 75 per cent, Maruti Suzuki's total utility vehicle sales in January 2024 stood at 62,038 units. Models such as the Brezza, Ertiga, Fronx, Grand Vitara, Invicto, Jimny, S-Cross, and the XL6 are included in this category. The Eeco, the company's sole van, saw a 3 per cent increase in sales at 12,019 units. 

Lastly, the firm sold 3,412 Super Carry light commercial vehicle (LCV) units last month. In comparison, the automaker delivered 4,019 vehicles in January 2023. This indicates a decline of more than 15 per cent.

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Fronx Becomes the Fastest Car to Achieve 1 Lakh Unit Sales Mark

In other news, Maruti Suzuki recently announced that the Fronx SUV has become India's fastest passenger car to exceed one lakh sales. The crossover, which launched in April of last year and is based on the Baleno hatchback, has clocked this remarkable milestone in about 10 months. It is worth noting that around 9,000 of these units have been delivered to countries in Latin America and Africa, with the remainder sold domestically. 

The model presently has a 12 per cent market share in the popular subcompact SUV class, which has helped the company gain a huge 30 per cent market share. Automatic models have contributed a bigger 24 per cent share of overall SUV sales, with CNG variants accounting for 20 per cent. However, just 7 per cent of the Fronx's overall market sales come from the more expensive turbo models. 

With the same underpinnings as the Baleno hatchback, the Fronx is available for purchase in five variants: Sigma, Delta, Delta Plus, Zeta, and Alpha. Interested buyers can bring this SUV home with either a manual or automatic gearbox and one of two petrol engine options: a 1.2-litre NA petrol or a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol mill. Speaking of price, the model currently retails for between Rs 7.47 lakh and Rs 13.14 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom).