Bajaj Auto sales up 12pc in March

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MUMBAI, April 4 (The Economic Times): The country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Monday said it clocked a 12 per cent jump in sales in March this year to 3,07,738 units from 2,74,277 units in the same month last year. The company's exports went up seven per cent to 69,884 units in March this year from 65,134 units in March, 2010, Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) said in a statement. The company had sold 2,74,389 units of motor-cycles in March, as against 2,44,870 units in the same month last year. Its Pulsar and Discover brands contributed 71 per cent to total sales. BAL reported a rise of 14 per cent in three-wheeler sales in March to 33,349 units from 29,345 units in the same month last year. The company has already scaled up its three-wheeler capacity to 45,000 per month, it said.