Hero Honda Jan sales up 8%

Hero Honda reported an 8.3 per cent rise in sales in January 2006, including exports, at 2,49,450 units.

Bike market leader Hero Honda on Wednesday reported an 8.3 per cent rise in sales in January 2006, including exports, at 2,49,450 units against 2,30,280 units in the same month last year.

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The company said sales in the domestic market saw a similar growth, rising 8.1 per cent to 2,42,974 units last month against 2,24,593 units in January 2005.

Sales in the domestic market in the 10 months ending January 31, 2006, grew 13.2 per cent to 23,984,53 units against 21,171,33 units in the same period last fiscal. Exports in the April '05-January '06 period were up 61.3 per cent at 79,291 units against 49,128 units in the same period last fiscal.