India, Feb. 2 -- Carmakers in India have kicked off 2024 on a very strong note clocking nearly four lakh sales. January has been particularly significant for carmakers like Tata Motors and Mahindra who have rejigged India's largest carmaker list. While Maruti Suzuki continues to lead auto companies in terms of sales with a share of more than 40 per cent, Tata Motors became the second largest carmaker last month followed by Mahindra at third. Both these carmakers have overtaken Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor for the first time ever since it had stamped its place as India's largest carmaker after Maruti.

Car sales in January saw Tata Motors clock overall sales of 84,276 units. In India, Tata sold more than 54,000 cars last month. This has...