The overall market touched an all time high of 8,45,000 units for the first time in a quarter during this period. The digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera category witnessed a significantly higher uptake, registering a growth of 120% year-on-year during this period. This has been revealed in CyberMedia Research’s India Quarterly Digital Camera Market Review, 4Q 2010, April 2011 release.

India’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India announced a 15.51% up in sales during February 2011. The Maruti Suzuki India has sold 1,11,645 unit vehicles in February 2011 which includes 10,102 units of exports. The company’s sales in the same month last year stood at 96,650 unit vehicles.

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 99,225 vehicles in December 2010. This includes 9,756 units of exports.The company had sold 71,000 vehicles in the domestic market in December 2009.

Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in December 2010 were 67,441 vehicles, a growth of 31% over 51,627 vehicles sold in December 2009. The domestic sales of Tata’s commercial and passenger vehicles for December 2010 were 61,632 units, 28% growth over 48,173 vehicles sold in December last year.

Tata Motors announced to open sales of the Tata Nano in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from November 22, 2010. Residents of these states, who are desirous of driving home a Tata Nano but had not booked the car during 2009, will be able to purchase a Tata Nano now.

Maruti Suzuki Ritz, which had created history by achieving the fastest ever 50,000 sales, added yet another feather in its cap by clocking the fastest ever sales of 100,000 units today in A-2 premium segment. The car which was launched in May 2009 has received an incredible response from the very first day of its launch.

Orders for the all-new Nissan March, Micra have surpassed regional monthly and annual targets in a very short period of time. First released in Thailand in mid-March, it has already topped 25,700 units which is 28% more than its yearly target of 20,000 units for the Thai market in six months.

The Tata Motors Group global sales, comprising Tata, Tata Daewoo and Hispano Carrocera range of commercial vehicles, Tata passenger vehicles along with distributed brands in India, and Jaguar and Land Rover, stood at 85,114 units in August 2010, a growth of 29% over August 2009.

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, sold 18,76 cars from January – August 2010 and has surpassed its last year’s annual sales of 16,58 cars sold. The company has recorded a growth of 66% over the same period in 2009 (1,128 units, Jan – Aug 2009). Audi India recorded sales of 250 cars in August 2010, a 46% growth over August 2009 sales (171 units).

The sales booking of Ford Figo has crossed 25,000 mark in 100 days after the hatchback car was in March in India proving that it is one of the country’s much-demanded compact cars. Targeting more than 70% of the country’s prospective new vehicle buyers, Figo has helped drive growth in all markets (tier I, II and III) across India, stated the company.