Hyundai's domestic sales hit slow lane in May; decline 5.6% to 42,502 units

Hyundai sold 42,502 units this year as compared to 45, 008 units sold in the year-ago month

Hyundai Motor India on Sunday said its domestic sales declined 5.6 per cent in May this year to 42,502 units from the year-ago period.

Hyundai had registered domestic sales of 45,008 units in May 2018, it said in a statement.

However, the company's total sales (domestic and exports) grew by 5.5 per cent helped by strong exports.

Total sales stood at 59,102 units in May 2019 as compared to 56,016 units in the year-ago period, the statement said.

Hyundai exported 16,600 units in May 2019 as against 11,008 units in the same month last year, an increase of 50.8 per cent.