Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor, etc reported growth in sales figures

New Delhi, May 2: Robust domestic demand, along with a rise in exports led major automobile manufacturers to post healthy sales figures for April 2018.

On Tuesday, Maruti Suzuki India reported a rise of 14.4 percent in its overall sales, including exports, for April which increased to 172,986 units from 151,215 units sold during the corresponding period of last year.

The automobile major's domestic sales rose by 14.2 percent to 164,978 units from 144,492 units sold in April 2017, while exports zoomed by 19.1 percent to 8,008 units from 6,723 units sold abroad in April 2017.

Similarly, another auto major Hyundai Motor India reported upbeat sales numbers for last month.

Besides, the carmaker exported 13,009 units in April 2018, 12 percent higher than the 11,610 units which were shipped out during the corresponding month last year.

Automobile giant Tata Motors' domestic sales grew by 86 percent for April 2018.