Maruti Suzuki India today announced a significant milestone of its iconic brand Swift registering a momentous two million sales landmark since its first launch in India in May 2005. The Swift is available in both Petrol and Diesel variants in 2018 the third generation swift was launched with Automated Manual Transmission (AGS). The AGS equipped variants now contribute to over 20% of Swift sales.
The new Swift achieved the fastest one lakh sales bookings in less than ten weeks. At the same time, Maruti Suzuki increased production of iconic Swift by 45% to 1.39 lakh units during April-Oct 2018-19, as against previous year. Thus reducing the waiting period of the car. The new Swift is built on the innovative 5th generation HEARTECT platform. The platform gives more strength and rigidity and helps to improve the power to weight ratio, leading to better acceleration performance for a peppy and fun to drive experience.
Expressing his gratefulness towards two million Swift customers, Mr R S Kalsi, Senior Executive Director (M&S) at Maruti Suzuki India said: “Swift achieving two million sales milestone is a proud moment for all of us at Maruti Suzuki India. Brand Swift has consistently featured among the top 5 best-selling cars in India for more than a decade. This has been an extraordinary journey and at this juncture, I would like to express my gratitude to all our customers for their immense trust in the brand.”