GM India sales up 3 pct in Dec

Car-maker General Motors India saw sales grow by 2.54 per cent to 8,468 units in December ,2010, from 8,258 units in the same month of the previous year.

The company also saw its annual sales cross the one lakh units-mark for the first-time ever in 2010.

"Achieving these levels of growth also clearly reflects customers' confidence in our products. We are pleased to see such robust growth for all our car lines and we believe these world-class products will further propel theChevrolet brand in the market," GM India Vice-President P Balendran said in a statement.

In December last year, the company sold 2,691 Spark hatchbacks, 623 Cruze sedans and 2,523 units of its latest compact car offering, Beat, the statement said.

It also sold 271 units of its premium hatchback, Aveo U-Va, 258 units of entry-level sedan Aveo, 288 units of mid-sized sedan Optra, 1,694 units of multi-utility vehicle.