Maruti sales down, Hyundai up

MARUTI: The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported 12.6 per cent decline in its April sales during the month at 79,119 units. Sales of the company's bread and butter segment mini cars comprising M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR declined by 25.4 per cent to 26,043 units, while those of premium compact cars consisting of Swift, Estilo, Ritz rose by 9.9 per cent to 23,659 units in April. MSI said sales of its popular compact sedan Dzire declined 17.7 per cent during the month under review to 16,008 units, while sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, also declined by 5.8 per cent to 5,011 units in April.