new delhi apr 1 maruti suzuki india msi and hyundai motor india today reported their respective best ever annual sales in the fiscal ended march 31 leading the auto sector towards the recovery path mahindra mahindra and honda cars india hcil also posted a sales growth in 201516 for the 201516 fiscal msi posted sales of 1429248 units a growth of 106 per cent this comprises highest ever domestic sales of 1305351 units and 123897 units of exports we posted record domestic sales in 201516 while the industry grew by around 7 per cent we grew 115 per cent during the fiscal msi executive director marketing and sales r s kalsi told rival hyundai motor india ltd saw its sales rise 151 per cent in 201516 at 484324 units compared to 420668 units in 201415 hmil senior vicepresident sales and marketing rakesh srivastava said the company achieved the best ever yearly sales due to strong performance of models like creta elite i20 and grand i10 homegrown utility vehicles major mahindra mahindras domestic sales during the fy16 rose by 5 per cent to 458065 units compared with 434568 units in 201415 mm chief executive auto division pravin shah said the last financial year was significant for the firm considering the number of new product launches which were well received by the customers leading to a positive growth both in domestic and overseas markets going forward we hope to see good opportunity with our wide product portfolio further the likely softening of interest rates in the upcoming rbi monetary policy will help the automotive industry to maintain its growth momentum in fy2017 he added honda cars india ltd hcil said in the fiscal ended march 31 2016 its domestic sales were at 192059 units as against 189062 units in 201415 up 2 per cent commenting on companys sales performance hcil senior vice president marketing sales jnaneswar sen said year 201516 was an eventful and rewarding year for hcil we continued our growth journey in the market making this year as 4th consecutive year of annual sales growth on the outlook he said the new fiscal year holds tremendous opportunity for our further growth as we will enhance our product lineup with the launch of new models and expand our dealer network he said with the upcoming launch of honda brv the company will will mark its entry into a new product segment in march msis domestic sales increased by 146 per cent during the month to 118895 units as against 103719 units in the same month last year more mss rkl mkj