According to data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the company's entry level car Alto topped the list, selling 22,237 units in August.

Mahindra has sold 100,318 units between April and August because of its best-selling models like Bolero, Scorpio, XUV500.

Tata Motors has launched Tiago's crossover called Tiago NRG. The NRG variant of Tiago caters to the growing demand for crossovers and compact SUVs. Tata has opted to classify this new car as an 'Urban Toughroader'.

Car sales declined 1.03% to 1,96,847 units last month, as against 1,98,892 units in August 2017, while utility vehicles posted a drop of 7.11%.

Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Saturday reported fall in domestic passenger vehicle sales in August, with floods in Kerala affecting demand for automobiles, although Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra saw healthy growth.

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The highest ever growth rate since Independence was recorded at 10.2 per cent in 1988-89 when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister.

The high base effect due to GST is likely to impact sales growth for the next couple of months though the onset of festive season later this month may offset it partially.

Tata Nano will be produced only if the manufacturing facility receives a confirmed order from a buyer, says reports. Just one unit of Nano was produced in June and the company sold just three cars in the domestic market.

The company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 230.85 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2017.

According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales rose to 2,73,759 units last month from 1,99,036 units in June last year.

The group is looking to create up to 5,000 direct and indirect jobs through setting up of the engineering centre and creation of additional capacities in the two plants.

The increased sales figures posted by the Indian auto companies depict a cheerful picture. But, the main reason behind such higher sales this June was weaker demand in June 2017.