Hyundai sells record 64,372 units in October

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), on Monday, reported its highest ever monthly sales at 64,372 units last month, up 4.3 %, as compared to October 2015.

The company had sold 61,701 units in the same month last year, HMIL said in a statement. In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 50,016 units last month as compared with 47,015 units in October last year, a growth of 6.4 %. However, exports declined by 2.2 % to 14,356 units as against 14,686 units in the same period last year.

"Hyundai with a highest-ever domestic volume of 50,016 units registered record cumulative sales of 64,372 units in October 2016," Hyundai Motor India MD and CEO Y K Koo said in a statement. The recently launched all new Elantra, received an overwhelming response with 1,509 bookings resulting in 4-5 months waiting period, he added.

On Dhanteras, which falls two days ahead of Diwali, Hyundai India sold 15,153 cars in a single day, up 26% from last year, Hyundai Motors India Vice President Sales and Marketing, Rakesh Srivastava, said earlier in the month.

According to an earlier PTI report, Srivastava had said, "We expect to have 50,000-plus deliveries for the full month, making this festival season as the best in the last couple of years."

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