Car major Maruti Suzuki Tuesday said sales for November stood at 87,807 units, a rise of 84 percent over the like month last year when the company was hit hardest due to a demand slowdown and sold only 47,704 vehicles.

"November 2008 was an exceptionally low sales month due to impact of economic slowdown. This year's November sales were, however, up 17.1 percent from that in November 2007," the company said in a statement.