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January 2010 saw the highest ever sales in a single month at over 11 lakh units. A major contributor for the successful month was our very own Maruti Suzuki. Including the 14,562 units of exports, Maruti Suzuki sold a total of 95,649 vehicles in January 2010, as compared to the 67,005 vehicles sold in the domestic market in January 2009. Maruti registered a growth of 21.2 per cent in Jan 2010 as compared to the same a year ago.

If you thought January was the best, think again, because February was even better for Maruti Suzuki. It reported total sales of 96,650 vehicles, (including export of 11,885 vehicles), which is the highest ever total monthly sales in its history. Maruti Suzuki increased its sales by 20.02 per cent. Exports surged by 38.76 per cent to 11,885 units from 8,565 units sold in the last year.

Hyundai started the New Year 2010 on a positive note as both domestic and overseas sales recorded a positive growth. While domestic sales registered a growth of 40.8%, exports increased by 42.6% and overall growth stood at 41.6% for the month ending January, 2010. Hyundai India's total sales for January, 2010 stood at 52,635 units as compared to the 37,171 units sold in January, 2009 registering 41.6% cumulative growth. The domestic sales growth accounted for 29,601 units (which is the highest since 1998 when HMIL launched the Santro in September) as against 21,016 units in January, 2009 while the exports grew from 16,155 units in January, 2009 to 23,034 units in January, 2010.

India's second largest car manufacturers, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, touched a new high when total sales rose by 42.85 per cent at 54,617 units against 38,235 units sold in February 2009. The total domestic sales for February 2010 stand at 31,001 units which was 21,215 units in the same month a year ago.

As the recently launched Chevrolet models were doing well, it did not come much as a surprise when Chevrolet announced January 2010 as a dream month with sales growth reaching a record 139%. In January 2010, General Motors' sales numbers were 3973 units as compared to this years 9421 units overall.

February brought another high to Chevrolet when it registered a record growth of 126 per cent, as compared to the same month a year ago. Recording an all time high in monthly sales, it sold 11,111 units in February 2010 against 4,921 units in February last year. This is the first time that the company has crossed ten thousand units' sales in a month since the inception of the company in India in 1996.

Indian automaker, Tata Motors, total sales (including exports) of commercial and passenger vehicles in January 2010 stood at 65,478 vehicles, a growth of 77 per cent over 36,931 vehicles sold in January 2009. Domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for January 2010 were 62,202 vehicles, a 74 per cent growth over 35,704 sold in January last year.

Tata Motors has sold 69,427 vehicles over 43,811 vehicles sold in February 2009, lifting the sales figure up by 58%. Tata Motor's domestic sales went up by 56% at 66,190 vehicles compared to 42,493 sold in February 2009. Export of Tata vehicles stood at, 237 vehicles, up by 146%.