New Delhi: The country's second largest
two-wheeler maker, Bajaj, on Monday reported a 52.38 percent
increase in its motorcycle sales at 2,49,681 units in October.
The company had sold 1,63,850 units in October last year,
Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) said in a statement.
"Bajaj motorcycles grew 52 percent in October, 2009,
despite several supply constraints. Bajaj is confident of
maintaining this growth rate for the rest of 2009-10," it
added.
Total two-wheeler sales during the month also increased
by 51.06 percent to 2,49,974 units compared with 1,65,477
units in the same period a year ago, it added.
BAL's exports went up by 11.88 per cent to 84,012 units
in October from 75,092 units a year ago. This was the highest
ever monthly export reported by the company.
Total vehicle sales of the company last month stood at
2,80,455 units compared with 1,91,840 units in the same period
a year ago, up by 46.19 percent, the statement said.
However, BAL said its commercial vehicle sales were
hampered by "production constraints", but did not give any
detail.
The company sold 127 units of Kawasaki Ninja 250R, which
was launched on October 7 in the country.
BAL sold 95,139 units of its new 100cc Discover DTS-Si in
October. Besides, it also sold 55,413 units of Pulsar.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, November 02, 2009, 12:52