Bajaj Auto March sales up 12%

The country's second-largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto (BAL) today said it clocked a 12% jump in sales in March this year to 3,07,738 units from 2,74,277 units in the same month last year.

The company's exports went up 7% to 69,884 units in March this year from 65,134 units in March, 2010, BAL said in a statement.

The company had sold 2,74,389 units of motor-cycles in March, as against 2,44,870 units in the same month last year. Its Pulsar and Discover brands contributed 71% to total sales.

BAL reported a rise of 14% in three-wheeler sales in March to 33,349 units from 29,345 units in the same month last year. The company has already scaled up its three-wheeler capacity to 45,000 per month, it said.