Hyundai sales rise 2.6% in April to 51,505 units

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) today reported 2.6% increase in total sales at 51,505 units in April.

The company had sold 50,222 units in the same month last year, HMIL said in a statement.

In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 38,601 units last month compared with 35,248 units in April 2014, up 9.5%.

However, the company's exports declined by 13.8% to 12,904 units against 14,974 units last year.

HMIL senior vice-president (sales and marketing) Rakesh Srivastava said, "Hyundai with a volume of 38,601 units continued the growth momentum with 9.5% increase over last year on the strength of strong and young product portfolio led by 12,425 units of Elite i20 and i20 Active in a challenging market conditions especially in the rural market."