Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai sales growth on cruise control
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki, rivals Hyundai Motor and Mahindra & Mahindra showed rays of hope, posting growth in their domestic sales in January despite the automobile industry continuing its rough ride.
Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar, General Motors and Ford India began the year 2013 on a negative note as their sales declined in January, giving credence to calls from the players for support from the government in the forthcoming Budget.
In January this year, the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India recorded domestic sales of 1,03,026 units compared to 1,01,047 units in the year-ago period, registering a rise of 1.96 per cent.
The country's second-largest car maker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) recorded an increase of 1.19 per cent in sales at 34,302 units compared to 33,900 units in the year-ago period.
"The market was subdued on account of macro-economic factors. For Hyundai the year has started on a positive note with growth in its domestic and export sales... Marketing initiatives in rural markets are bringing volume growth," HMIL Vice President (Sales and Marketing) Rakesh Srivastava said.
Auto-maker Mahindra & Mahindra reported total sales of passenger vehicles including Scorpio, XUV500, Xylo, Bolero and Verito, stood at 26,555 units for the domestic market as against 19,975 units in January 2012, translating into 32.94 per cent increase.
"We are happy to have grown in some of our major segments during January 2013... The recently announced reduction of 25 BPS both in the repo and CRR rates is a positive step and is expected to bring in
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