India, Oct. 18 -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is on track to deliver a record-setting 50,000 cars on Dhanteras, according to a company official, underscoring the resurgence in demand for cars following GST reforms.

"We have already done 38,500 deliveries today and expect to reach 41,000," Partho Banerjee, senior executive officer (marketing & sales) at India's largest carmaker, said in a statement on Saturday. "Last year, we did 41,500 deliveries. This year, we expect to cross the 50,000 mark, which is almost 10,000 more than last year."

To be sure, Dhanteras this year is spread over two days-the auspicious period started at 12:18 pm on Saturday and will last up to 1:51 pm on Sunday.

"We are expecting another 10,000 deliveries tomorrow, p...