India's second largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor has said that its domestic sales for the month of September was 24.6 per cent at 27,803 units as against 22,311 units in the same month last year.

Hyundai's senior marketing and sales vice president Arvind Saxena said, "The festive season has been encouraging as customers have returned to the showroom. We hope this will be the turning point for the automotive industry."

Saxena expecting double-digit figures said, "If sales remain strong during Diwali, then we can look at double-digit growth figures for the current year."

The company’s total sales last month increased 16.41 percent to 53,804 units against 46,218 units in September last year.

Export market met with a slowdown, "The export market slowed down with the scrappage incentive coming to an end in most European markets," said the car major.

The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of September, 2009 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 49,482 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,269 units; A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 52 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 1 unit.