Maruti Udyog Ltd announces price hike

New Delhi, Aug 1: India's biggest car maker Maruti Udyog Ltd today announced a price hike on some of its models, which range between Rs 500 and Rs 5,000.

The prices of models, including Swift, Zen and WagonR (petrol), remains unchanged.

Sales up

The car maker Maruti Udyog Ltd today reported 10.1 per cent increase in domestic sales during July at 44,653 units as compared to 40,553 units in the same month last year.

The company's exports, however, were down by 58.2 per cent at 1,755 units as against 4,203 units in July last year.

Total sales during the month showed marginal growth of 3.7 per cent at 46,408 units as against 44,756 units in the same month a year ago.

Sales of its popular model m800 dipped by 4 per cent at 6,040 units as against 6,294 units in last year. The A2 segment comprising Alto, Zen, Wagon R and Swift Rose by 15.1 per cent at 29,326 units as against 25,477 units last year.

The company said sales in the a3 segment, including Baleno and Esteem were down by 15.5 per cent at 2,142 units as against 2,534 units.

Consolidated domestic sales till July of this fiscal improved by 16.9 per cent at 1,81,757 units as against 1,55,526 in the corresponding period a year ago. Exports during the period under review were, however, down by 13.5 per cent at 9,599 units as compared to 11,096 units a year ago.

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