Boosted by Maruti Udyog (MUL) and Hyundai Motor India's (HMIL) sales of solid models, the local market posted 24 per cent development in car sales to 1,04,488 units last month compared with 84,235 units during January 2006.

The sale also marks a surge of 29 per cent from the December sales of 81,026 vehicles.

The country's leading carmaker and market leader MUL clocked it's highest-ever vehicle sales of about 62,248 units in the local market during January, while HMIL, the second-largest domestic car manufacturer, sold 17,460 units last month.