India’s second largest car manufacturer, Hyundai Motor India Ltd announced a cumulative sales growth of 68 per cent for the month of September, 2008.
The total sales for the month of September ‘08 stood at 46,222 units. While the domestic market accounted for 22,311 units and exports totaled 23,911 units in September, 2008. The cumulative sales for September, 2007 had been 27,517 units with the domestic sales at 18,009 units and exports 9,508 units. As compared to September, 2007 the domestic sales grew by 23.9 per cent in September 2008, while as exports grew 151.5 per cent and the cumulative growth is 68 per cent.
Commenting on the sales, Mr. Arvind Saxena, Sr. VP, Marketing & Sales, HMIL said, “The upward trend of the sales figure shows that we have received a phenomenal response from the customers on the 10th Anniversary celebration. With the onset of the festive season, we are optimistic that we will be able to keep the momentum going in the coming months.”
“To meet the soaring demand of i10 in domestic and overseas market, we have started the third shift operations in our second plant in mid September this year which was scheduled for early October 2008.”
“The export for the month is the highest ever sales and is mainly due to the strong sales of i10. This is a clear indicator of the quality of our products and the trust that Hyundai brands enjoy not only in the Indian market but also in the overseas market,” he further added.
The A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz Prime) sold 39,899 units, while the A3 Segment (Accent, Verna) sold 6,305 units along with the A5 Segment (Sonata Embera) at 14 units and SUV Segment (Tucson) at 4 units.
