Mumbai, April 1 -- The national lockdown in March due to Coronavirus pandemic has further deepened losses for the automobile industry. Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car manufacturer has witnessed a massive drop in sales of 47.4 per cent with 76,240 units sold in March 2020 as compared to 1,45,031 units sold in the same period in 2019. The exports have also dropped by 55 per cent with 4,712 units sold last month as against 10,463 units sold in March 2019. The sales for the light commercial vehicle, Super Carry has been the worst affected with 71.5 per cent drop in sales with 736 units sold in March 2020 as against 2,586 units sold in March 2019.

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