New Delhi, July 1(Inditop.com) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Wednesday reported a 22.6 percent surge in its sales in June, compared to the same month a year ago.

The company sold 75,109 units, including export of 13,336 units, this June as compared to 61,247 in the same month last year, it said in a statement.

This is also Maruti’s highest-ever monthly export volume with overseas sales increasing more than 175 percent, the company said.

Maruti’s sales in the compact car (A2) segment comprising Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift, Ritz and A-Star grew 22.2 percent. The company sold 46,156 units in this segment as against 37,767 units sold in June last year.

The mid-sized (A3) segment comprising SX4 and D’zire grew 5 percent but that of the C segment – Omni and Versa – fell 1.1 percent.