Maruti Suzuki Reaches Another Milestone; Sells 1 Lakh Units of Celerio

Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest carmaker, has achieved another milestone as the Celerio crossed the 100,000 sales mark.

By NDTV Auto Team

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Published on July 9, 2015

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Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest carmaker, has achieved another milestone as the Celerio crossed the 100,000 sales mark. The car was first launched in India at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo, and became the first company to introduce automated manual transmission (AMT) in the country. The carmaker added the diesel model in the Celerio line-up in June, 2015. Celerio is not only one of Maruti Suzuki's top-selling models, but is also among the top 10 selling cars in India. Mr RS Kalsi, Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, "We thank customers for their support to brand Celerio. Celerio is the first car in India to introduce the acclaimed Auto Gear Shift technology and almost one third of the sales are of the Auto Gear Shift variants. Customers appreciated the convenience of automatic gear shifting with no loss in fuel efficiency on Celerio and within a year of its launch Maruti Suzuki's share in the lower hatchback has shot up to 71% from 61%." While the Celerio's petrol model gets the K-Next Engine and Drive-by-Wire technology, the diesel model is powered by a 793cc, 2-cylinder unit. The 998cc petrol engine develops 67bhp and 90Nm of torque, whereas the diesel churns out just 47bhp, the torque figure it develops stands at a massive 125Nm. The Celerio diesel is the most fuel-efficient car in the country with the company claiming that it returns 27.62Km/l. Also Read: Maruti Suzuki Celerio Diesel vs Petrol

Last Updated on July 9, 2015

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