From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 01:32 PM IST

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd sold 69,001 vehicles in May 2008, compared to 59,400 in the corresponding period the previous year, an increase of 16.2 percent.

The company sold 64,143 vehicles in the domestic market and exported 4,858 vehicles in May.

Maruti's volume in the domestic A2 segment grew by 14.5 percent, while in A3 segment the volume growth was 18.7 percent over its sales in May 2007.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)