Auto majors post robust sales in April
Revived market sentiment and signs of recovery have continued to cheer automobile majors in the country with many posting robust sales figures for the month of April 2010.
While the country’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India’s sales during the month soared by 29.70 per cent at 93,058 against 71,748 units during the same month last year, Hyundai Motors India Limited sales jumped by 17.24 per cent at 52,020 units as against 44,370 units in the year-ago period.
In the domestic market, Maruti sold 80,034 units from 64,857 units, an increase of 23.40 per cent, while Hyundai reported a jump of 28.11 per cent at 28,501 units.
Similarly, carmaker Ford India reported an over three-fold jump sales at 7,509 units on the back of its latest small car Figo getting a good response and General Motors India saw its sales climbing over two-fold to 10,601 units compared to 4,823 units in the same month last year. Toyota Kirloskar Motor reported a 77.23 per cent jump in its sales at 6,001.
Furthermore, exports of Maruti surged by 89 per cent to 13,024 units from 6,891 units in the year-ago period, and Hyundai’s grew 6.31 per cent to 23,519 units from 22,123 units in the year-ago period.
