Total car exports fell to single-digit percentage points in the first quarter of this fiscal following a dip in shipments of Maruti Udyog and Ford India, although motorcycles reported an impressive 50% demand in foreign markets.Car exports in the April-June '05 quarter stood at 38,393 units, a growth of 8.7% over 35,315 units shipped abroad in the same period last year, according to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).After a fall of 4.4% last fiscal which saw its numbers going down below 50,000, Maruti Udyog's foreign shipments decline continued in the new fiscal. Exports for the company fell 44.3% in the quarter ending June 30, 2005, to 6,680 units against the 12,011 units it exported in the same period last year.Ford India's exports declined 52% to 4,034 units against 8,447 units in the first quarter of last fiscal.However, Hyundai India and Tata Motors contributed to the growth in car exports from India. While Hyundai India saw the numbers going up a handsome 74% to 24,372 units (13,998), Tata Motors' foreign shipments grew a massive 312% to 3,292 units (799).Meanwhile, Hero Honda led the pack in the motorcycle segment. Bike exports in the April-June '05 quarter were up 50.4% to 92,342 units against 61,378 units in the same period last fiscal, SIAM said.Apart from segment heavyweights Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto, most of the other bikemakers like Kinetic, LML, TVS and Yamaha also saw foreign shipments going up.
