Swift sales shoot up to 2 lakh units

COUNTRY'S largest car maker Maruti Suzuki’s runaway success with Swift has crossed a new milestone in sales — two lakh units — with the car becoming one of the fastest selling models in India since its launch three years ago to achieve this feat.

Maruti Swift has attained new benchmarks very swiftly. It has emerged as the fastest selling car in India by completing the two- lakh units sales mark in less than 36 months, a company official said.

The company launched this premium hatchback in petrol variant on May 25, 2005. In its first year of launch, it clocked sales of 61,200 units. The popularity of petrol version inspired the company to launch a diesel variant in January last year.