Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the Indian arm of Suzuki Motor Corp., said its domestic sales in September grew 12.7 percent from a year earlier to 88,801 new cars after a sharp 35 percent drop in August affected by worker violence.

Sales have recovered as assembly lines resumed operating in late August at the violence-hit Manesar factory in the northern state of Haryana, while another factory operated at full capacity, Maruti Suzuki said Monday.

Maruti Suzuki said the factory's production has reached half the level before the rioting and is expected to reach full output later this month.