Alto sales touch 2 lakh units

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 10:15 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) Maruti's highest selling car, Alto has achieved sales of two lakh units in the last 11 months.

This makes Alto the first car to cross two lakh domestic sales in a fiscal. Of this, one lakh sales have come in just five months, a company statement said today.

In October last year, Alto sold a whopping 22,294 units, which was the highest ever domestic sales achieved by any car in India in a month.

Since its launch in India in September 2000, over 6.25 lakh Alto cars have been sold in the domestic market. Additionally, over 1.25 lakh Alto cars have been exported.

Besides, over the years, the company has introduced several variants of Alto to cater to the demands of entry level buyers.

UNI

Topics: AUTO-ALTO-SALES

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