Maruti Suzuki DZire, India's best-selling entry sedan for last three years, attained the 1 million cumulative sales mark this month. "Launched in 2008, Maruti Suzuki DZire has been a category leader and has helped Maruti Suzuki strengthen its presence in the entry sedan segment. With this milestone, Swift DZire now enters 'the elite million club' comprising models such as Alto, Swift and Wagon R," the company said.
Speaking on the feat, R S Kalsi, Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India said, ''DZire is a complete package. Its refreshed looks, rich equipment list, enhanced fuel efficiency, have been warmly received by customers and have enabled us to strengthen sales and enhance share in a tough market. We thank all DZire customers for their patronage to the brand.''
Dzire is also exported to Africa, South America, Central America, Middle East ASEAN and SAARC countries. The cumulative exports till Jun'15 were around 50,000 units.
Shares of the company gained Rs 78.3, or 1.87%, to settle at Rs 4,273.95. The total volume of shares traded was 169,731 at the BSE (Wednesday).