The country's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, today reported a 17.28% jump in June sales to 88,091 units over the same month last year.
The company had sold 75,109 units in June last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.
In the domestic market, Maruti sold 72,812 units against 61,773 units in June 2009, an increase of 17.87%.
Exports surged 14.57% to 15,279 units from 13,336 units in the year-ago period, it added.
For the April-June quarter, MSI's total sales rose 24.96% to 2,83,324 units compared to 2,26,729 units in the year-ago period.
On Thursday, Maruti Suzuki shares ended 1.7% lower at Rs1,339.40 on the Bombay Stock Exchange where the benchmark Sensex closed 1% down at 17,509 points.
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