New Delhi, June 3 -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd's exports nearly doubled in May, as its sales to its parent Suzuki Motor Corp's home market Japan surged amid a slowdown in the country's car market and global trade uncertainties.

India's largest car seller is targeting 400,000 passenger vehicle exports in the current financial year as it seeks to offset a slowdown in the domestic market. In FY25, Maruti Suzuki exported 332,585 passenger vehicles.

Maruti's overseas sales in May rose 80%, its fastest pace in five months, to 31,719 passenger vehicles while domestic sales fell 5% to 148,858 units.

"Incremental growth was led by sales of Fronx and Jimny in the Japanese market. Japan has quickly become our second-largest export destination. We a...