The company’s newly launched premium crossover vehicle S-Cross clocked sales of over 4,500 units during the month
Car sales in the country grew moderately in August with major auto makers such as Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors witnessing increase in dispatches.
New Delhi: Car sales in the country grew moderately in August with major auto makers such as Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors witnessing increase in dispatches, while Hyundai posted its best ever monthly sales with new models making significant contributions.
However, Honda Cars India and Mahindra & Mahindra reported a decline in sales last month reflecting “fragmented recovery” that the auto industry is witnessing. Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales increased by 8.6 per cent during the month to 1,06,781 units, as against 98,304 units in August 2014.
Sales of mini segment cars, including, Alto and WagonR, increased by 8.6 per cent to 37,665 units as compared to 34,686 units in the year-ago month, Maruti Suzuki said in a statement.
The company’s newly launched premium crossover vehicle S-Cross clocked sales of over 4,500 units during the month. Rival Hyundai Motor India saw its highest ever monthly domestic sales at 40,505 units last month as compared to 33,750 units in August 2014, up 20.01 per cent. “The growth has been led by the new SUV Creta, Elite i20 and i20 Active. While the Creta has done about 7,400 units, other models have also contributed to the overall growth,” HMIL senior V-P (sales and marketing) Rakesh Srivastava said.
Tata Motors’ sales of passenger cars in August were higher by 19 per cent at 9,814 units, as compared to 8,229 units in same period of last year. Its domestic passenger vehicles sales rose two per cent at 11,194 units as against 10,975 in the yearago period.
( Source : PTI )
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