TVS Motor total sales in August up 0.57 pc at 1,55,532 units

NEW DELHI, Sept 1:  Chennai-based TVS Motor Co today reported 0.57 per cent increase in total sales in August at 1,55,532 units as against 1,54,647 units in the same month last year.
The company said its total two-wheeler sales stood at 1,48,469 units in the month against 1,50,740 units in the year ago period, down 1.5 per cent.
Domestic two-wheeler sales were down 6.21 per cent at 1,27,095 units in the month under review against 1,35,513 units in August 2012, TVS Motor Co said in a statement.
Motorcycles sales, however, grew by 14.23 per cent to 61,313 units in August from 53,673 units in the same month last year, while scooters sales declined by 4.49 per cent to 36,478 units as against 38,193 units in the same month last year, it added.
Exports during the month grew by around 53 per cent at 27,425 units in August 2013 as compared to 17,934 units in the corresponding period last year.
Two-wheeler exports increased by 40 per cent to 21,374 units in August this year as against 15,227 units in the same month last year.
In the three-wheeler segment, the company said total sales increased by around 81 to 7,063 units in August 2013 from 3,907 units in the corresponding month last year. (PTI)