Sales of commercial vehicles, which were on a decline for over a year, are showing signs of a recovery. Two out of the three CV makers reported an increase in sales last month.
Companies expect recovery in second half of fiscal as BS VI approaches, claim banks and NBFCs showing greater interest in financing.
Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.
While the share of diesel vehicles sales in the overall passenger car industry has already fallen sharply, sales of CNG vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 per cent over the past five years.