For June 2019, Toyota Kirloskar Motor domestic sales is reported at 19 percent decline. Sales stood at 10,603 units, down from 13,088 units sold in June 2018. Exports are down 24.85 percent. June 2019 exports are 762 units, down from 1,014 units exported in June 2018. Total sales for the month are down at 19 percent sales decline. June 2019 total sales is reported at 11,365 units, down from 14,102 units sold in June 2018.
For the month, Maruti Suzuki has reported its sales to other OEM in the A compact sedan segment as 1,830 units. This is the unit sales of the Toyota Glanza version of Maruti Suzuki Baleno. For the April – June period ( Q1 FY2019-20) this number stands at 4,496 units. For Jan-June 2019, Toyota Kirloskar Motor domestic sales is reported at 68,652 units. Down 10 percent from 75,992 units sold in Jan-June 2018.
N. Raja, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said, “We at Toyota always strive to support our dealers through any business challenges, we have consciously lower the volume of vehicles sold to dealers ensuring minimum burden on our dealers partners amidst low buying sentiments. Our operations follow a “pull system” i.e. Customer drives sales & sales in turn drives production.
TKM Demand & Supply operations aims at Delivering Right Car to the Right Customer at the Right Time/Place consistently with lean inventory & highest quality. We look forward to the upcoming budget to address the need for positive growth in the economy which would result in better sentiment in the Auto Industry. We look forward to measures that would boost the manufacturing industry so that there is improvement in customer demand.”
Speaking about the latest Toyota, the Glanza is doing as was expected by Toyota. The company had hoped to sell about 2,000 units of Glanza each month this year. Toyota Glanza is Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s first venture into the premium hatchback segment. It is offered in two variants – G and V and based on the top two variants of the Baleno – Zeta and Alpha. This rebadged Maruti Suzuki Baleno sees no change in its exterior design or in its interior makeup. The Glanza is also powered by the same engine lineup as seen on the Baleno with the only differences being in its badging seen on its grille, wheels and tailgate.
Toyota Glanza G variant is powered by Suzuki’s 1.2 liter, dual jet engine with SHVS mild hybrid system. This engine offers 90 hp power and 113 Nm torque mated to a 5 speed manual gearbox. The other grades get a 1.2 liter VVT engine offering 83 hp power and 114 Nm torque mated to a 5 speed manual and CVT automatic gearbox. Both these engines are BS VI compliant while there is no diesel engine option. Mileage figures on the Glanza V MT stand at 21.01 kmpl going up to 23.87 kmpl on the G MT and at 19.56 on the CVT. These mileage figures are the same as that seen on the Maruti Suzuki Baleno.
This post was last modified on July 1, 2019 5:29 pm