Article: New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) Car market leader Maruti Udyog Ltd today reported a 9.5 per cent rise in sales in August this year at 46,509 units against 42,480 units in the same month last year, despite a slight slowdown in exports.

The decline in the numbers of the 'M800' model, however, continued with sales dropping 18.7 per cent to 7,084 units from 8,713 units in August 2004.

Domestic sales grew by a strong 10.8 per cent to 41,717 units in August this year from 37,660 units in the same month last year.

Exports for Maruti in August were down 0.6 per cent to 4,792 units from 4,820 units in the same month last year. Maruti's sales in the first five months of the fiscal were almost flat, growing only 1.7 per cent to 2,13,131 units against 2,09,523 units in the same period last year.

This was primarily due to a massive 21.7 per cent decline in export numbers to 15,888 units ...

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