Maruti's Q1 net profit up 25%

Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest car manufacturer, posted a net profit of Rs 583.5 crore for the first quarter of the financial year 2009–10. This is a rise of 25.4 per cent against the Rs 465.9 crore earned for the same quarter last year.

Total sales for the period between April and June this year rose by 34 per cent, to Rs 6,340 crore.