Maruti Swift sales crossed 300,000 units
19 Feb 2009 12:37 PM  by Rameshwar in Hatchbacks ,

The Maruti Swift achieved the new landmark by crossing 300 , 000 units in domestic sales within three years and nine months from its launch , making it the fastest selling model in its segment.



maruti swift

The petrol version has been available since the time of the launch , the diesel version powered by Fiat's 1.3-litre Multijet engine was launched in January 2007. According to Maruti , the diesel version contributes to about 60 percent of total sales and the rest is contributed by the petrol version. In the current financial year , the Swift has sold 91 , 288 units (April 2008 to January 2009) , against 71 , 113 units last year , representing a growth of 28 percent.

The co-players in the market , Hyundai Santro , that was launched in Sep 1998 , took 4 years and 7 months to touch the 3-lakh landmark.Tata Indica that was launched in December 1998 , took more than 5 years and 3 months to achieve the sales landmark. Even Maruti's own Alto model , that was launched in Sept 2000 , took more than 4 years and 9 months to achieve this sales figure.The company is also starting an online club for Swift owners called Swift Life from March 2009.

Comments (2)
swift
 on  08 Feb 10 at 6:14 AM

car haveing no demand

harsha
 on  16 Jan 10 at 5:04 AM

what are the new models to be lanched in2010

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