TVS Motor June sales up 5.83 pct at 115,448 units

Mumbai, July 01: TVS Motor Co Ltd, India’s third largest two-wheeler maker, said on Wednesday vehicle sales in June rose 5.83 percent to 115,448 units from 109,082 units a year ago.

Domestic sales of the company registered a growth of 12 percent, clocking 105,361 units in June as against 94,072 in the year-ago period.

Sales of scooters jumped 21 percent to 25,945 units in June compared with 21,466 units, while total motorcycle sales stood at 46,048 units versus 51,409 units.

However, exports for the month slumped 32.8 percent to 10,087 units, the company said in a statement.

Sales in April-June 2009 rose 5 percent, it said.

TVS Motor added two new motorcycle variants to its portfolio with the Apache RTR 180 in the premium segment and a new model of TVS Flame in the executive segment.

“These new launches are expected to further increase sales in their respective segments,” it said.

—-Agencies