Ssangyong Motor

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co., the local unit of Indian auto giant Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Monday that its April sales grew 7.4 percent on-year driven mostly by strong domestic demand.

Ssangyong Motor sold 13,462 units last month, compared to 12,531 units a year earlier, the company said in a press release. The figure does not include complete knockdown kits that are assembled abroad.

Domestic sales jumped 12.3 percent to 9,133 units over the cited period, helped by the continued popularity of the Tivoli crossover SUV. Overseas shipments, however, fell 1.6 percent on-year, to 4,329 units last month,

In the January-April period, Ssangyong Motor sold a cumulative 47,128 cars, up 4 percent from a year earlier.

kokobj@yna.co.kr