The issue of semiconductor shortage has really spoiled this festive season. Country’s largest car maker maruti suzuki There has been a year-on-year decline of 24.18 per cent in sales as against 1,38,335 units sold last month, as against 1,82,448 units sold in the same month a year ago. And the double-digit drop in volume is primarily attributable to a reduction in production numbers due to chip shortages. In fact, the carmaker reported a 32.30 per cent decline in sales of 117,013 units in India last month as compared to 1,72,862 units sold in October 2020. While surprisingly its export numbers grew by 122.42 per cent with 21,322 units sold. In the overseas markets, 9,586 units were sold in the same month last year.
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Compact cars like Swift, Baleno and DZire have seen a huge drop in sales.
The company said in a statement, “Although the shortage of electronic components continued to affect the production of vehicles during the month, the company took all possible measures to mitigate the impact. Accordingly, the company reported higher vehicle sales volumes than expected,” the company said in a statement. Sell. Beginning of the month.” However, Maruti Suzuki still managed to sell a higher number of utility vehicles (SUV + MPV) in October 2021 and registered a marginal growth in the UV segment as compared to passenger cars, where it has registered a steep decline.
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The company has been able to register growth in UV sales.
The UV segment with models like Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, Ertiga and XL6 witnessed a growth of 6.63 per cent at 27,081 units as compared to 25,396 units sold a year ago. Sales in the van segment declined by 22.45 per cent to 10,320 units as compared to 13,309 units sold a year ago. Now in the passenger car segment, it has witnessed a decline of 42.70 per cent at 71,590 units as compared to 1,24,951 units sold in October last year. The company sold 21,831 units of entry-level mini cars like Alto and S-Presso, a decline of 23.29 per cent as compared to 28,462 units sold in the same month last year. Subcompact cars like Swift, DZire, Baleno and WagonR sold 48,690 units, registering a decline of 48.78 per cent as compared to 95,067 units sold a year ago.
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Even the sales of the Ciaz compact sedan declined by 24.82 per cent to 1,069 units as compared to 1,422 units. However, Super Carry LCV sales grew by 19.81 per cent at 3,797 units as compared to 3,169 units sold a year ago. And finally, the sales of models such as Toyota Glanza and Toyota Urban Cruiser supplied to the Japanese carmaker also declined by 30.01 per cent as compared to 6037 units supplied in the same month last year, at 4225 units.
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