Hyundai domestic sales down, exports rise

The domestic sales of Hyundai, India’s second largest carmaker, down but exports. It registered domestic passenger car sales at 24, 754 units during March compared with 29, 401 units in the corresponding month of 2008. The figure shows 15.81 per cent sales fall. The company’s exports rose by 21.63 per cent to 21,406 units as against 17,600 units during the same period of the previous year. The company's cumulative sales (including exports) during March were down by 1.79 per cent at 46,160 units as compared to 47,001 units in the same month a year ago. Hyundai sold 41,802 units of hatchbacks Santro, Getz, i10 and i20, 4,285 units of Accent and Verna, 70 units of Sonata Transform and three units of its SUV Tucson in March.