India’s leading car maker Maruti Suzuki’s cumulative export to Algeria has crossed over 50,000 units with the last shipment from Nhava Sheva port, making the African country its second largest overseas market. The top export destination for Maruti cars is currently Netherlands with over 67,700 units.
The company had exported 15,070 vehicles during the last financial year, while it was 8,651 units in 2006-07.
Maruti 800 accounted a total of over 26,000 units to Algeria followed by Alto with over 13,800 units and Zen with over 10,600 units.
Among the non-European markets, Algeria is the biggest buyer, followed by Chile, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Algeria is leading the way this year too with over 5,000 units already being exported in the current fiscal. It is followed by Chile with over 3,800 vehicles.
MSI sells its cars in all the five continents, but Europe is the largest importer accounting for 56 per cent of the company’s cumulative overseas sales.
The Netherlands is followed by Italy with over 41,000 units and the UK with over 34,000 vehicles. Germany and Hungary too are among the countries that have imported over 20,000 Maruti Suzuki cars.
