New Delhi : Two-wheeler maker India Yamaha Motor on March 2 reported 48.02 per cent increase in total sales in February at 25,766 units.

The company had sold 17,407 units in the same month last year, India Yamaha Motor said in a statement. The domestic sales rose by 17.80 per cent to 16,313 units in February 2010 from 13,848 units in the same month in 2009, it added.

During last month, the company exported 9,453 units as against 3,559 units in the year-ago period, a jump of over two-fold. "Our domestic sales continue to be strong for our premium segment products like YZF-R15, Fazer, FZ-S and FZ-16. These models have also received overwhelming response in overseas markets like Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Columbia resulting in increased export sales," India Yamaha Motor Chief Executive Officer and MD Yukimine Tsuji said.