Maruti Suzuki India has announced production figures for the month of February 2021. India’s leading carmaker said its total production increased by 19.3 percent to 1,68,180 units in February against 1,40,933 units produced in the same month last year. The numbers recorded last month are slightly better than what the automaker posted in February 2020. The total number of passenger vehicles manufactured last month were 1,65,783 units in comparison to 1,40,370 units in the corresponding month last year, witnessing a growth of 18 percent.
The Indo-Japanese carmaker manufactured 1,60,975 units in January 2021 as against 1,68,180 units, witnessing a marginal month-on-month (MoM) growth of 4 percent. The production of mini hatchbacks – Alto and S-Presso in February 2021 decreased marginally by 4 percent to 28,213 units as compared to 29,676 units produced in the same month last year. However, compact vehicles such as WagonR, Celerio, Swift, Dzire, Ignis, Baleno, and the Glanza saw production growth of 21.22 percent with 91,091 units against 75,142 units manufactured a year ago. The Maruti Suzuki Ciaz compact sedan saw a decline in production by 34.13 percent to 1,943 units as compared to 2,950 units manufactured in February 2020.