Riding high on the success of the popular Chevrolet brand, General Motors India has registered a mind-boggling record growth of 126 % in sales in February 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year.

The company sold 11,111 units in February 2010 against 4,921 units in February last year registering an all time high in monthly sales. This is the first time that the company has crossed ten thousand unit sales in a month since the inception of the company in India in 1996.

The growth was primarily driven by the much sought after Chevrolet Beat and the Spark. The Chevrolet Beat launched recently has become the industry benchmark and a winner among consumers in India, with its best-in-segment design, performance and other product attributes. Other car lines have also registered impressive growth during the month.

The company is now in the process of further ramping up its production by adding the third shift at its Halol plant and second shift at Talegaon plant to meet the increased demand of its products. The company is also rapidly expanding its sales and service network to support the market demand of its cars. It intends to take the network to 300 sales points and an equal number of authorized service outlets by the end of this year from the current 206 sales points and 200 authorised service outlets across the country.