New Delhi, March 1 (IANS): Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday reported a surge of 10.9 per cent in its monthly sales for February.

According to the company, its sales during the month under review rose to 130,280 units from 117,451 units sold during the corresponding month last year.

For February, the company's domestic sales surged by 11.7 per cent to 120,735 units from 108,115 units.

Similarly, exports were up by 2.2 per cent with 9,545 units shipped out, up from 9,336 units sold abroad in February 2016.

Segment-wise, sales of passenger cars inched up by 1.6 per cent to 88,541 units against 87,149 units during the like month in 2016.

The company's passenger car segment comprises of brands like Alto, WagonR, Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, Dzire, Dzire Tour, and Ciaz.

Besides, sales of utility vehicles which comprises of brands like Gypsy, Ertiga, S-Cross and Vitara Brezza exponentially increased by 110.5 per cent to 17,863 units.

On the other hand, off-take in the van segment, which includes brands like Omni and Eeco, decreased by 13.7 per cent to 14,195 units.