02 Sept 2010;dailypioneer.com:NEW DELHI:Auto companies reported robust auto sales in the month of August and the growth is expected to continue, if not better, as festive season is around the corner. While car market leader Maruti Suzuki India reported its highest ever monthly sales at 1,04,791 units in August as against 84,808 units, registering a 23.56 per cent jump over the year-ago period, its arch rival Hyundai Motor sold 28,601 units compared to 24,401 units, growing 17.21 per cent. “This is the highest ever monthly sales recorded by the company,” said a statement from Maruti Suzuki. Tata Motors registered a 32.38 per cent increase in its total sales during August at 65,938 units compared to 49,810 units in the same month in 2009. Honda Siel Cars India reported sales for August at 5,532 units, the highest ever for the month, registering 38.75 per cent jump over the same period last year. Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced 26.09 per cent jump in its sales at 6,361 units during August as against 5,045 units in the corresponding month . General Motors India sold 7,941 units against 5,939 units in August 2009, while Ford India reported a three-fold jump in August sales at 7,925 units on the back of its latest small car Figo, which is getting a good response. Figo has already received over 34,000 bookings in the last 25 weeks. Nissan Motor India has registered total sales of 1,249 units in August 2010, with its newly-launched compact car Micra clocking 1,182 units. Czech luxury car-maker SkodaAuto reported a 24 per cent growth in vehicle sales to 1,511 units in August. “To further propel Skoda’s success in the Indian market, we will soon introduce Skoda’s first SUV, ‘Yeti’,” SkodaAuto India Board Member (Sales and Marketing) Thomas Kuehl said. In the two-wheeler segment Hero Honda registered a 2.28 per cent growth at 4,24,617 units in August as against 4,15,137 units in the corresponding month last year. Chennai-based TVS Motor Company reported its highest ever monthly sales at 1,70,735 units in August, registering a 33.52 per cent jump over the same month last year. Suzuki Motorcycle India reported a 50.78 per cent growth in sales for August at 19,314 units compared to 12,809 units in the same month last year. India Yamaha Motor announced a 29.76 per cent increase in total sales at 30,450 units in August. The company had sold 23,466 units in the same month last year, India Yamaha Motor said in a statement.
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