Dispatches From Maruti Suzuki Jump 35% to 1.77 lakh Units In August; Wagon R Maintains Leadership

More passenger cars were delivered by Maruti Suzuki to dealers in August compared to that in the same period last year, with a year-on-year growth of 35% taking dispatches to 1,76,971 units. 

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Although the growth on a year-on-year basis was strong, this was not the case on a month-on-month basis, with dispatches dropping 10% from the July 2026 level of 1,96,203 units. 

This is the total number of units dispatched by Maruti Suzuki to dealerships and not registrations by customers. Month-on-month changes may thus be influenced by changes in dealer inventories as well. 

WagonR Dominates, Swift Catches Up Quickly 

WagonR retained the title of the most dispatched model from Maruti Suzuki in August, posting 20,180 units. The figures, however, declined by 14% on year as well as compared to July. 

Swift followed closely with 19,832 units, but its results over the year were much better. Dispatches increased by 60% from 12,385 units in August of last year, albeit down 8% from July. 

Fronx claimed the third position with 18,730 units, up 51% year-on-year. Dispatches decreased 4% on month. 

Ertiga and Dzire followed quite closely. Ertiga posted 18,516 units, just slightly higher than 18,445 last year, while Dzire posted 18,418 units having increased 12% year-on-year. 

All in all, WagonR, Swift, Fronx, Ertiga and Dzire delivered 95,676 units, accounting for around 54% of Maruti Suzuki's passenger vehicle dispatches in August. 

Brezza and Victoris Defy Month-to-Month Drop 

Though total dispatches fell from July, those of Brezza went against that trend. The company posted 27% month-on-month growth in dispatches to 15,288 units and also grew 12% on a year-on-year basis. 

For Victoris, there was a 15% rise month on month, which saw its dispatches increase from 11,334 in July to 12,978 units in August. A year-on-year comparison figure was not present in the Livemint data. 

The Baleno registered dispatches of 15,746 units in August. This was a 25% gain on a year-on-year basis while a drop of 14% was witnessed on a month-on-month basis. Similarly, the Eeco also experienced 11% annual gains to 11,961 units but 

Celerio Nearly Doubles Its August Volumes 

Celerio delivered the sharpest year-on-year percentage increase among the models highlighted in the report. 

Maruti Suzuki dispatched 2,990 Celerios during August, almost twice the 1,505 units recorded in the same month last year. That translated into annual growth of 99%, even as volumes declined 24% from July. 

Alto also recorded a strong annual rise, with dispatches increasing 57% to 8,692 units. Grand Vitara grew 36% year-on-year to 7,808 units. 

At the lower end of the volume chart, eVitara recorded 1,586 units, 5% fewer than in July. Jimny stood at 586 units, rising 11% month-on-month but slipping 3% from a year earlier. 

August therefore presented two sides to Maruti Suzuki’s performance. Dispatches were substantially ahead of last year’s levels, led by strong annual growth across models such as Swift, Fronx and Celerio. Compared with July, however, the company’s overall passenger vehicle dispatches moved lower by 10%.