Maruti Suzuki sales slide 46% in September due to chip shortage

For Maruti, sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, fell 45.18 per cent to 14,936 units against 27,246 units in the same month last year

A global supply chain shortage of semiconductors has adversely impacted the passenger vehicle segment ahead of festival season, with automobile companies showing a steep decline in the September sales volumes.      

The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), on Friday reported a 46.16 per cent decline in sales at 86,380 units in September. It had sold 1,60,442 units in the same period last year. The second largest carmaker, Hyundai, too reported a 23.6 per cent decline in total sales at 45,791 units in September. Hyundai had sold 59,913 units in the same month last year.

However, domestic sales of Tata