The country’s passenger vehicle makers reported record domestic sales and growth for October, buoyed by strong festive demand. Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), Hyundai Motors, Tata Motors, General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Mahindra & Mahindra sold a record 296,064 vehicles (including exports), a rise of 27 per cent over last year. These companies account for 95 per cent of car sales in India. The highest growth during the last few years was in September, when domestic passenger vehicle sales went up by 20.6 per cent and hit the previous all-time high of 290,252.
The aggressive sales numbers have more or less neutralised the sharp drop in export, which mainly affected Hyundai and MSIL. In October, MSIL sold 107,555 vehicles in the domestic market, an increase of 50.3 per over last year and a record since its inception, while its export fell by 18 per cent. Thus, the combined sales increase was only 39.2 per cent at 118,908 vehicles. While the compact car segment contributed over 45 per cent to the sales of MSIL, sales of multi-utility and multi-purpose vehicles grew 91.8 and 151 per cent, respectively.
Bucking the trend, exports of Tata Motors doubled to 5,950 units during October. As a result, the passenger vehicles sales grew 19 per cent over last year. Tata Motors sold 26,503 passenger vehicles last month. However, sales of Nano fell to 3,650 units, compared to 5,250 units in September 2010. Mahindra & Mahindra’s passenger vehicle sales grew 21 per cent to 15,908 vehicles.
PASSENGER VEHICLES DOMESTIC SALES FOR OCT 2010 Company Oct-09 Oct-10 Increase (%) Maruti Suzuki
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Tata MotorsPassenger | 360.15 |
| Maruti Suzuki | 13452.25 |
| Mahindra & Mahindra | 3199.35 |
| Hyundai Motor India | 1901.25 |
| Mercury Metals | 35.39 |
| View more.. | |
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: