Passenger vehicle sales in India down 13% in December: SIAM – Times of India

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesale sales in India declined by 13 per cent to 2,19,421 units last month, auto industry body SIAM said on Friday.
sales of passenger vehicles There were 2,52,998 units in December 2020.
Two-wheeler sales also fell 11 per cent to 10,06,062 units as compared to 11,27,917 vehicles in December 2020, according to the latest data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
Motorcycle sales declined by 2 per cent to 7,26,587 units as against 7,44,237 units in December 2020. Scooter sales also declined by 24 per cent to 2,46,080 units from 3,23,757 units a year ago.
Passenger vehicle sales declined 15 per cent to 7,61,124 units in the October-December period of the current fiscal from 8,97,908 units in the year-ago period.
Two-wheeler sales declined by 25 per cent to 35,98,299 units during the December quarter from 47,82,110 units in the same period a year ago.
However, sales of commercial vehicles saw a marginal growth of 1,94,712 units in the quarter under review as against 1,93,034 units in October-December 2020.
Vehicle sales across categories declined 22 per cent year-on-year to 46,36,549 units from 59,46,283 units during the third quarter.

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