M&M total sales up 20% in June

Auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today reported an increase of 19.84 per cent in total sales to 27,562 units in the month of June.

The company had sold 22,999 units in the corresponding month of 2009, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said in a statement.

In the domestic market, sales of the company jumped by 16.50 per cent last month to 26,243 units against 22,526 units in the same month last year, it added.

Total sales of M&M utility vehicles, including Scorpio, Xylo, Bolero and pick-ups, stood at 17,010 units against sales of 17,653 units in June, 2009, a fall of 3.64 per cent.

Sales of the Logan sedan from Mahindra Renault went up by 12.38 per cent to 563 units during the month, compared to 501 units in the same month a year ago.

The company said sales of three-wheelers and Gio and Maxximo mini-trucks during June jumped over two-fold to 7,559 units against 3,357 units during the same month last year.

Light commercial vehicle sales from Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd during the month stood at 1,111 units against 1,015 units in the same month a year ago, a growth of 9.46 per cent.

M&M's exports during the month jumped over twofold to 1,201 units against 473 units during June, 2009.