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Maruti Suzuki India, the subsidiary of Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), has achieved an Indian domestic sales milestone of 25 million units since rolling out its first car, the Maruti 800, 40 years ago in 1983. Maruti Suzuki reached the unparalleled milestone on January 9.
"Suzuki signed a joint venture agreement with Maruti Udyog, the predecessor of Maruti Suzuki in 1982 and rolled out its first car, Maruti 800, in December 1983," SMC said in an official statement.
Currently, 17 models are produced and sold in India, and Maruti Suzuki is strengthening its portfolio in the recently growing SUV models while also making efforts in popularizing hybrid and CNG models. The cumulative units of hybrid and CNG models are approximately 2.1 million units.
Furthermore, with around 3,500 new car sales outlets it has the largest footprint of network touchpoints.
Milestones of 25 million cumulative Indian domestic sales
