Maruti Suzuki India announced that the all-new Swift India's favorite hatchback has attained a spectacular milestone of one-lakh unit sales in 145 days. This is the fastest 100,000 units for any car in India.

Since its launch in 2005, cumulatively Swift has sold over 1.89 million units in India. Incidentally, Suzuki's 20 millionth vehicle produced in India was also a Swift.

R S Kalsi, Senior Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki said, ''We are excited to share that the iconic Swift has yet again proven that it is the heart throb of Indians by setting a landmark of selling over 1,00,000 units in just 145 days. We would like to thank all those who chose to buy this 3rd Gen Swift, which offers both power packed performance and advanced safety. We are also grateful to our millions of Swift patrons for their continued trust in Brand Swift. This instant connect of new Swift with the customers is delightful for us and we remain committed to bring quality products with superior features in the future as well.''

Shares of the company gained Rs 42.35, or 0.47%, to trade at Rs 9,059.55. The total volume of shares traded was 11,523 at the BSE (1.06 p.m., Wednesday).