Festive boost: Carmakers report robust domestic sales in September

Maruti Suzuki's sales up of 9%, Tata Motors' 25%, Hyundai's 17% as people go for automobile purchases during the festive season

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Sunday reported a 9.3 per cent increase in total sales and a 10.3 per cent rise in domestic sales in September this year. Boosted by festive demand, the company's overall sales during the month stoods at 163,071 units, and domestic sales rose to 151,400 units from 137,321 units in September 2016. 

While Hyundai Motor India Ltd's domestic sales grew 17.4 per cent to 50,028 units, Tata Motors reported a 25 per cent increase to 53,965 units during the month, against 43,031 in September 2016.
 
Hyundai, which had sold 149,143 units