The country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto (BAL) today reported 10% increase in motorcycle sales in March at 300,848 units, the highest ever for the month.
The company had sold 274,392 units in the corresponding month last year.
BAL said in a statement that exports grew 54% in March at 107,691 units compared to 69,884 units in the same month in 2011.
In the three-wheeler category, company said its sales stood at 34,667 units, as against 33,349 units, registering a jump of 4%.
Total vehicle sales of BAL last month stood at 335,515 units compared to 307,741 units in the same period a year ago, a growth of 9%, the statement said.
For the year ended March 31, 2012, the company sold 3,834,405 motorcycles, up 13% from 2010-11.
Three-wheeler sales jumped 18% during 2011-12 to 515,155 units, as against 436,884 in the prior year.
The company's exports grew 31% to 1,579,824 units last fiscal, as against 12,03,718 units in the year ended March 2011.
Bajaj Auto's total vehicle sale rose 14% for the year ended March 31, 2012 at 4,349,560 units.
