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Some of the most popular cars in India

Last updated on: March 23, 2012 12:43 IST


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The Indian automobile industry recorded pretty good numbers for the fourth consecutive month compared to the forgettable figures it logged late last year.

There has been an increase of more than 13 per cent in domestic car sales in February as compared to the same month in 2011.

Car sales in India touched 211,402 units in February compared to 186,890 units against the same month in 2011.

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Maruti Suzuki

Domestic car sales of Maruti Suzuki grew by 6.0 per cent in February at 107,653 units against 101,543 units in the same month in 2011.

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The dominant market leader's face-lifted product New Maruti Swift Dzire played a major role with sales up of more than 58 per cent, whereas other vehicles like Maruti Swift hatch and Maruti Ritz along with others rose by 31.1 per cent in comparison.

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Mahindra & Mahindra

The home-based auto giant Mahindra & Mahindra reported a rise of 27 per cent in their countrywide sales in February with sales of 40,461 vehicles in comparison to 31,967 vehicles in the year-ago period.

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Here bestselling vehicle was undoubtedly Mahindra XUV 500 along with face-lifted Mahindra Xylo, whereas Bolero and Scorpio continued with their good going in sales last month also.

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Hyundai Motors

Hyundai Motors scaled a new high of around 13 per cent in its domestic sales with 36,805 units, whilst 32,629 units were recorded in the same period in 2011.

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The Hyundai Verna Fluidic and small car Hyundai Eon were leading the company sales.

Notably, Eon had crossed sales figures of 10,000 units for the first time since its launch in October last year.

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Tata Motors

Tata Motors nationwide February 2012 sales were up by 19 per cent at 86,704 vehicles against 73,039 vehicles sold last year in the same month.

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It is to be noted that passenger vehicles such as Tata Sumo, Tata Safari and Tata Aria had witnessed an increased sales of 42 per cent. Tata Nano, too, did remarkably well when compared to January's sales.

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Japanese auto majors Honda, Nissan and Toyota Motors enjoyed incredible February sales with 82.8 per cent, 158 per cent and 78.98 per cent respectively.

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New Honda models such as 2012 City sedan and newly launched Brio did a commendable job in boosting the sales of the company.

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On the other hand, Nissan Sunny sedan along with Nissan Micra hatch and others logged sales numbers of 5,371 units in February, against forgettable 2,081 units last year in the same period.

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Toyota had the likes of face-lifted Innova and Fortuner together with Etios brothers in the form of Etios sedan and Liva hatch to pump up the sales volume in February as well.

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It sold 16,659 vehicles last month, while it was mere 9,308 units in same period year-ago.

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