Maruti Suzuki crosses the sales figure of 10 lakh automatic cars, demand is highest in these cities

Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced that it has achieved the important milestone of selling 10 lakh vehicles with automatic gearboxes. The company offers four automatic transmission systems in its cars.

This includes a 4-speed automatic transmission (AT) with Auto Gear Shift (AGS), an advanced 6-speed automatic transmission with steering-mounted paddle shifters, and an Electronically-Continuously Variable Transmission (E-CVT). These have been introduced in 16 models sold by the company.

According to data presented by Maruti Suzuki, 65 percent of the 10 lakh vehicles sold so far are equipped with AGS technology, which the company launched in 2014. AT automatic transmission models account for 27 percent of total sales, while hybrid e-CVT transmissions account for around 8 percent. Most of the company's automatic cars are sold from Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala.

Maruti offers a 5-speed AGS gearbox in Alto K10, S-Presso, Celerio, WagonR, Ignis, Swift, Dezire, Baleno, and Frontex. 4-speed AT is offered in Jimny and Ciaz. The advanced 6-speed AT with paddle shifters is available in the Ford Focus, Brezza, Ertiga, XL6, and Grand Vitara. The e-CVT technology is available exclusively in the company's intelligent electric hybrid models – Grand Vitara and Invicto.

According to data shared by the company, customers of the NEXA retail chain prefer high-end automatic variants, which account for about 58 percent of automatic car sales in Maruti.

In comparison, ARENA retail chain customers prefer mid-level automatic variants, which contribute about 42 percent of automatic car sales. The company says that sales of its automatic cars are continuously increasing and it aims to sell one lakh such units in FY23-24.