Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
Customers would not have to pay for the additional repairs to their Brio, Amaze or CR-V, built between September, 2011 and July, 2014, recalled by Honda Cars India to replace faulty airbags.
Maruti sold 191 units of SX4 sedan in January 2014.
There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Maruti is expected to post double-digit growth on product launches and good demand for entry-level cars.
According to a report by rating and research agency CRISIL, it now takes six years to recover the premium-between Rs 100,000 on small cars and Rs 300,000 on luxury sedans-paid for diesel variants.
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Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
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While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
One can see the scale of recalls going up as the market expands.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
High price, combined with the decision to go only for diesel and position it as a crossover, resulted in its limited success
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