Maruti Fronx crosses 2 lakh sales milestone

Fronx becomes the second SUV in Nexa to reach the 2 lakh sales milestone

Fronx which is a Baleno based compact SUV from Maruti Suzuki which is sold from premium channel Nexa had clocked 1,00,000 sales in just 10 months, 1,50,000 units in 14 months, and now, the 2,00,000 sales landmark has come in mid-September 2024, 17 months after launch on April 24, 2023.

As per SIAM’s wholesales data numbers, the Maruti Fronx had sold a total of 134,735 units in FY2024, its first full year of sales when it averaged monthly dispatches of 11,228 units. At present, from April to August 24, the car has been sold about 59,967 units (up 15 percent YoY) which translates into monthly dispatches of 11,993 units or nearly 400 units a day.

Considering that at the end of August 2024, cumulative sales of the Fronx, at 1,94,702 units, were 5,298 units short of the 2,00,000-unit mark, this gap would have been bridged in the first fortnight of September 2024. With this newest milestone, the Maruti Fronx has become Nexa’s fastest SUV to the 2,00,000 mark, achieving it in five fewer months than the Grand Vitara which took 22 months to the same milestone.

Fronx is currently available with 2 engine options, 1.2 Litre K Series Dual VVT Naturally Aspirated engine coupled with 5 speed MT and AMT Transmission which is a major contributor in these sales figures and the other 1.0 Litre Boosterjet GDi Turbo Petrol engine couples with 5 Speed MT and 6 Speed Torque Converter gearbox. Both of the engines are really good to drive and are fuel efficient too. Plus the 1.0 Boosterjet also has Smart Hybrid which is a mild hybrid system

Demand continues to be robust in the current fiscal. Notably, the Fronx’s sterling sales performance should be viewed in the contest of the highly competitive compact SUV market that it is part of. This segment includes popular models like the Tata Nexon, Tata Punch, Maruti Brezza, Hyundai Venue and Exter, Mahindra 3XO, Kia Sonet as well as the recently launched Toyota Taisor, which has clocked 11,218 unit sales in four months. The Toyota Taisor is the rebadged Fronx produced by Maruti Suzuki for Toyota Kirloskar Motor.