new delhi most carmakers in the country reported doubledigit sales growth in may sending out signals that the worst negative period in the indian auto market may have come to an end after two years of continuous slide market leader maruti suzuki hyundai honda toyota and ford have all sold more vehicles in the domestic market last month than in may 2013 on the back of improving consumer sentiment as well as the success of several new models in the market some companies such as mahindra mahindra tata motors and general motors however continued to struggle in may maruti suzuki india posted its best monthly domestic sales so far this calendar in may selling 90560 cars 164 more than may last year a 512 jump in exports helped it record cumulative sales of 100925 cars up 192 year on year the company said in a statement issued on monday sales of its compact models swift estilo and ritz rose 539 to 26394 units in may while mini models alto astar and wagonr reported 75 decline in sales at 29068 units sales of popular compact sedan dzire rose 98 to 18953 units in may but sales of midsized sedan sx4 dropped 759 to mere 121 units hyundai the countrys secondlargest car manufacturer on monday reported 128 yearonyear jump in its domestic sales in may at 36205 units the phenomenal success of xcent grand and santa fe increased volumes creating positive momentum said rakesh srivastava senior vicepresident for sales and marketing at hyundai motor india honda cars india on monday announced 18 sales in may on the back of rising demand for the new honda city and amaze compact sedan while us rival ford reported 51 yearonyear jump in sales last month analysts portrayed a better picture for the car industry in the coming months but warned that the sluggish consumer sentiments may prevail for a few more months after a dismal outlook for the industry in the last two years all the segments especially cars and commercial vehicles are expected to post a moderate growth in fy15 said abdul majeed partner with price waterhouse he said positive consumer sentiment will be the key for sales revival in the next six months if the new government retains the excise duty cuts announced in the interim budget it will boost consumer sentiment during the festive season with an anticipated 35 growth for passenger vehicle segment in fy15 majeed said may was not a good month for everybody tata motors the countrys largest automaker by revenues for example continued to face tough times with its domestic passenger vehicle sales dipped 17 year on year at 9230 units sales of its cars nano indica and indigo declined 22 to 6932 while utility vehicles such as sumo safari aria and venture reported a sales growth of 4 at 2298 units american carmaker general motors too reported a 4276 decline in may sales to 4865 units the automobile industry has been passing through challenging