Chennai, Feb 1 (Inditop.com) India’s second largest car maker Hyundai Motor reported a 42 percent increase in sales last month to 52,635 units as against 37,171 units sold in January 2009.

Last month, Hyundai Motor sold 29,601 units in the domestic market as against 21,016 units sold in January 2009.

Hyundai Motor shipped out 23,034 units last month up from 16,155 units during the corresponding period the previous year.

“We have started the year on a right note and we hope the momentum will continue with the help of the stimulus package offered by the government,” said Arvind Saxena, director – Marketing and Sales.

The segment-wise cumulative sales for the month of January 2010 were as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz and i20) 47,104 units; A3 Segment (Accent and Verna) 5,502 units; A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 29 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 0 unit.