Two-wheeler maker India Yamaha Motor on Saturday reported a 29.1 per cent rise in total sales in December at 44,976 units. The company had sold 34,839 units in the year-ago period.
In the domestic market, the company’s sales stood at 33,290 units, against 26,567 units in the year-ago period, a rise of 25.33 per cent. The company’s exports rose 41.3 per cent to 11,686 units from 8,272 units in the year-ago period, it added. For 2011, sales rose 31.56 per cent to 4,60,815, compared with 3,50,274 units in 2010.
“The year 2011 has indeed been an exceptional year for us, as we were able to maintain consistency in our overall growth and the results speak for themselves,” said India Yamaha Motor chief executive and managing director, Hiroyuki Suzuki.