New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), the country’s largest car maker, cut production by over 8 per cent in February on account of subdued demand. The company’s production fell 8.3% to 1,48,959 units as against 1,62,524 units manufactured in the same period a year ago, it said in a regulatory filing.
The production of passenger vehicles, including Alto, Swift, Dzire and Vitara Brezza, declined by 8.4 per cent to 1,47,550 units as compared with 1,61,116 units in February 2018. However, the production of vans — Eeco, Omni — was up by 22.1 per cent to 16,898 units last month as compared with 13,827 units in February 2018.
