Maruti Suzuki, announced that it has posted its highest ever monthly sales in August this year.

India's top manufacturer of cars has registered an increase of 23.6% in its car sales during the last month (August 2010).

The company sold around 104,791 units during August 2010 as against 84,808 vehicles during the corresponding period of 2009.

The company's sales in the domestic market climbed 32.5% at 92,674 units in August this year as against 69,961 units in the like period of 2009.

In a declaration, Maruti said, "This is the highest ever monthly sales recorded by the company."

Maruti followed a cutthroat marketing plan with the aim to get back its 50% share of the domestic car market with the introduction of 6 novel car models that comprises Alto-K10 and 5 CNG models across segments.

The company saw a fall of 18.4% in its monthly exports, which stood at 12,117 units as against 14,847 units in August 2009.

Under the compact car A2 section that includes Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift, Ritz and A-Star, Maruti's monthly sales surged 25.7% at 65,953 units as against the same period of last year.

Maruti also recorded an increase of 34% in sales of its mid-sized (A3) section.