Maruti, Hyundai post highest-ever monthly sales in February
India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported its highest-ever monthly sales of 96,650 units for February, a jump of 22.05 per cent over the same month last year. Sales of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s second largest car manufacturer touched a new high with record sales of 31,001 units in the domestic market registering 46.1% growth over the same month last year.
However, sales of Maruti's once bread-and-butter model M800 fell by 22.01 per cent at 3,178 units compared to 4,075 units in February 2009, the statement said. The A2 segment (comprising Alto, WagonR, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) witnessed 19.97 per cent growth at 60,380 units compared to 50,331 units in the same month a year ago.
A3 segment sales (consisting of SX4 and DZiRE) increased by 27.49 per cent to 10,254 units compared to 8,043 units in the corresponding period a year ago, the company said.
The segment-wise cumulative sales of Hyundai for the month of February, 2010 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 50,515 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,051 units; A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 50 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 1 unit.
Bajaj motorcycle sales jump 78 pc in Feb
Bajaj Auto today reported 78.03 per cent jump in motorcycle sales at 2,34,623 units in February.
The company had sold 1,31,785 units in February last year, Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) said in a statement.
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GM India's Feb sales - 11111
Carmaker General Motors India saw its February sales climb over two-fold to 11,111, the highest monthly sales since its inception in the country.
GM India attributed its robust growth to good demand for its two small cars -- Beat and Spark. The company sold 3,412 units of the hatchback Spark, 726 units of the sedan Cruze and 4,431 units of the latest compact car Beat in the reporting month, it added.
It also sold 411 units of premium hatchback Aveo U-Va, 420 units of the entry-level sedan Aveo, 98 units of the mid-sized sedan Optra, 1,592 units of the multi-utility vehicle Tavera and 21 units of the SUV Captiva.
Toyota India registers over 100 pc growth in Feb 2010 sales
TKM recored 101 per cent growth in sales with 5993 units sold in February 2010 -- sales of the Innova, Corolla and Fortuner at 4142, 863 and 972 units respectively -- as compared to 2976 units in the same month last year