Bajaj Auto reports 10% sales growth in December

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CHENNAI: Vehicle manufacturer Bajaj Auto, backed by its popular brands Pulsar and Discover, has reported 10 per cent growth in its sales in December 2010.

The company had sold 276,803 units during the month, up by 10 per cent during the same period of previous year.

Bajaj Auto Ltd has reported sales of 252,004 units in December 2009, the company said in a statement here.

On the motorcycles segment, the company had sold 243,675 units in December 2010 registering an increase of 11 per cent as against 2,19,920 units sold in the same month of previous year, it said.

Brands from the company the Pulsar and Discover registered 70 per cent of its sales, it said.

On the commercial vehicle category, the company witnessed a marginal increase of five per cent. Bajaj Auto had sold 33,128 units in December 2010, as against 31,575 units in the same month of previous year, it said.

Besides, the company witnessed a slight increase of 4 per cent on the exports segment. The company had sold 95,388 units in December 2010 as against 91,369 units sold in the same month of previous year in the overseas market.