New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS): Automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Monday reported an overall sales growth of 4.7 per cent in September.

According to the company, its total sales for last month stood at 59,211 units -- up from 56,539 units sold in the corresponding month of 2015.

The automobile manufacturer's domestic sales grew by 0.2 per cent to 42,605 units, from 42,505 units sold during the like period of last year.

Exports during last month rose by 18.3 per cent to 16,606 units from 14,034 units shipped out during September 2015.

"We hope that the festive season will see a benchmark growth in the industry with the evenly spread monsoon along with the 7th Pay commission building to positive sentiments in the market," said Rakesh Srivastava, Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing, Hyundai Motor India. 

Currently, the company has ten car models across segments -- Eon, i10, Grand i10, Elite i20, Active i20, Xcent, Verna, Creta, Elantra and Santa Fe.