As Sensex and Nifty struggle in the market mayhem that has slashed value of the marquee indices on Monday, February 1.

This decline in the value of the benchmark indices, however, could not dampen the spirits of automaker Maruti Suzuki. The New Delhi-based auto giant is riding high on the auto sales numbers it managed to rake in January.

Maruti Records Bumper Sales

The company set a new record for the most sales in a month when it sold a grand total of 206,851 vehicles; this is greater than the previous year's (January) 204,876 vehicles.

The count of compact vehicles depleted to 100,222 units in 2025, compared to 106,308 units in 2024 January.

This decline was compensated by utility vehicles, wherein a total of 70,305 units were sold, compared to 58,226 in the previous fiscal. In addition, the contribution of its mid-size sedan Ciaz also rose to 2,803 units, compared to 1,214 units.

The sale of its Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) also rose to 4,867 units.

This surge in its overall monthly sales has once again crowned MS the largest carmaker in India, right on top, by miles and more.

This surge in sales appears to have placated the markets. As the company shares rose by a healthy 1 per cent in the early hours of the day's trade.

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

After hitting the high of Rs 13,461.20 per share, the shares slightly slumped in value. However, the company shares continued to remain in the green with bright prospects.

At the time of writing, the shares of the company jumped by 1.75 per cent or Rs 226.20. This took the overall value to Rs 13,142.70 per share.

It needs to be noted that this surge only adds to the gains that have been made by the company stock in the recent past. In the past five trading sessions, the company shares have risen by 10.08 per cent