New Delhi: According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic passenger car sales have increased 32.28 per cent at 145,905 units in January from 110,300 units in the same month last year.

Motorcycle sales in the country during the month also increased by 43.69 per cent at 650,633 units, compared with 452,809 units in the corresponding month last year as per SIAM. Two-wheeler sales in January 2010 grew by 43.43 per cent to 834,383 units from 581,729 units in January 2009. Commercial vehicles sales also rose over two-fold during last month to 53,447 units from 23,154 units in the year-ago period, it added.

Across all categories, total sale of vehicles increased 44.94 per cent to 1,114,157 units in January 2010, against 768,698 units in the January 2009.