MUL maintains lead in car sales

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JUNE 2. Maruti Udyog today said that its sales figures for May showed that it once again led the `B segment' of mid-size cars, pipping the closest competitors Hyundai and Daewoo to distant second and third slots.

The company also led in the `C segment' comprising larger cars and continued with its unchallenged suzerainty in the smaller class of A segment cars.

The company said it maintained its lead in all segments despite production constraints on account of shifting to Euro compliant technology for all its models and higher prices in some States due to implementation of the uniform sales tax arrangement.

In the highly competitive `B segment', Maruti notched a sales of 8,737 units in May. The Zen continued to top the segment with 6,516 units sold and another 2,221 units of its latest offering, Wagon-R, further consolidated its position in this segment.

In the C segment, MUL sold 1,334 units (984 units of Esteem and 86 units of Baleno) and in the A segment where Maruti has total sway, 11,137 units of Maruti 800 were sold and 4,557 units of the Omni.

However, the competitors, specially in the B segment, are going to run Maruti close during this month if not surpass it. But this will not be due to any special marketing effort on the part of Hyundai and Daewoo. Maruti will record lower sales because its production facilities will be shut down for 10 days for its periodic maintenance.

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