Mumbai, July 1 -- The country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki has sold 51,274 passenger car units in the domestic market in June. In the same period last year, the company had sold 1,11,014 passenger vehicle units. Although the sales for Maruti Suzuki has dropped by 53.8 per cent in the last month, the overall sales are modest considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The compact car segment (Wagon R, Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire) is a key contributor to overall numbers with cumulative sales of 26,696 units. The MINI segment (Alto, S-Presso) has contributed 10,458 unit sales in June, while the company has sold 553 units of the Ciaz in the mid-size sedan segment. The cumulative sales from the utility vehicle segment ...