Automobile sales brush aside COVID blues, post record growth in February Market leader Maruti Suzuki saw a 8.3 per cent growth at 144,761 units while Hyundai witnessed a 29 per cent jump at 51,600 units Sumant Banerji | March 1, 2021 | Updated 18:23 IST Barring Ford and Skoda, every car maker in the country witnessed a growth in sales year on year Highlights Passenger vehicle segment posts strong 23 per cent growth to log highest ever sales for the month of February. Tally was only a shade lower than the all-time high monthly sales achieved during the festive month of October last yea. The strong growth comes despite supply-side issues due to a global semiconductor shortage that handicapped production at some companies.