Bajaj Auto Dec sales soar 85%

Bajaj Auto sold 2,20,429 two-wheelers in December 2009, registering an 85 per cent growth in sales over the same month last year, when it sold 1,19,215 units, a company release said.

Motorcycle sales were increased from 1,18,510 units in December 2008 to 2,19,920 units in December 2009, said the country's second-largest two-wheeler maker.

For the April-December 2009 period, its total motorcycle sales increased by 17 per cent at 17,94,359 units, against 15,34,149 units in the corresponding period in 2008.

In December, Bajaj launched the all-new Pulsar 135 LS, with an objective of making Pulsar a million-units per year brand, the release added.

Bajaj's three-wheeler sales also went up by 17 per cent with the company selling 2,44,655 units during April-December 2009, compared to 2,09,699 units during the same period in 2008.

The company also continued strong growth from export market. Export for the company increased 9 per cent to 676,531 during April-December 2009 from 620,880 in same period last year, the release said.