Hatchback & Entry Level Car Segment Will See A Revival Says Maruti's Shashank Srivastava

Maruti Suzuki India reported a 3.39 per cent rise in total sales at 1,64,439 units in November 2023 as compared to 1,59,044 units in the same month last year. Total domestic sales, comprising passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and third-party supplies, were at 1,41,489 units last month as against 1,39,306 units in the year-ago period, up 1.57 per cent, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. Overall domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales stood at 1,34,158 units last month as compared to 1,32,395 units in November 2022, a growth of 1.33 per cent, it added.Sales of entry-level mini cars, comprising the Alto and S-Presso, were lower at 9,959 units as compared to 18,251 units in the same month last year. BTTV's Associate Editor, Chetan Bhutani spoke with Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer, Sales and Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.