Maruti's car export jumps to 91%, country's 42%

Maruti Suzuki India's car export in the month of May touched a robust 90.69 per cent while the country's soared 41.64 per cent. Maruti Suzuki posted a growth of 90.69 per cent to 9,012 units in May as against 4,726 units in the same month a year ago. Whereas the gross growth of the export soared 41.64 per cent in May 2009. As per the figures released by the Society of India Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger car exports from the country stood at 29,619 units in May this year as against 20,911 units during the corresponding month of last year. The country's largest-exporter Hyundai Motor India reported a jump of 27.77 per cent in exports during May at 20,125 units compared with 15,751 units in the same month last year. Homegrown auto major Tata Motors, however, witnessed a dip of 25.35 per cent in its overseas sales of passenger cars at 324 units as against 434 units in the year-ago period.