Maruti Suzuki sold a record 23,569 Alto cars in March this year in India. This was the highest ever sale of the Alto in a single month.

The Maruti Alto was launched in the local Indian market on September 27, 2000. It is the best-selling hatchback in India. Since 2006, It is India's largest selling car and crossed the 1 million production figure in February 2008 becoming the 3rd Maruti model to cross the million mark in India after Maruti 800 and Maruti Omni and 4th overall joining Hyundai Santro.

Maruti Suzuki sold 792,167 vehicles in 2008-09. This marks a growth of 3.6 per cent over last year.

The annual sales in 2008-09 is the highest ever by the company, in its 25 year history. The previous highest annual sales were 764,842 units in 2007-08.

The company's sales included exports of 70,023 units in 2008-09, up by 32.1 per cent over sales of 53,024 recorded in 2007-08. The 2008-09 export numbers, the highest ever by the company was led by A-star, the fuel efficient compact car launched in Europe during the year. The export tally includes around 19,000 units of A-star exported to Europe including United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland.

2008-09 marked Maruti Suzuki's Silver Jubilee year in India. Over these 25 years the company has sold over 7 million (70 lakh) cars in the domestic market. Additionally, over half a million cars made by Maruti Suzuki have been exported world-over.