The domestic car sales surged by 41.3 per cent in November to 58,166 units from 41,146 units in the same month last year.
The domestic car sales rose by 36.5 per cent in December as nine out of 11 carmakers recorded more demand due to lower prices after a budgetary cut in excise, cheap finance schemes and announcements of price hike in January.
Domestic passenger car sales increased by 16.34 per cent at 92,383 units in October this year as compared to 79,407 units in the same month last year.
Passenger car sales in the country, already witnessing a slowdown, may get further bogged down in case of a hike in fuel prices or hardening of interest rates, credit rating agency ICRA has warned.
The industry was expecting to sell 3 million passenger vehicles for the first time in 2016-17, but now it seems a moot possibility.
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Despite India's electric passenger vehicle market experiencing an 83.6% year-on-year surge in FY26, new foreign entrants VinFast and BYD have significantly outpaced Tesla, which struggles with high import duties, a limited retail footprint, and a lack of local manufacturing commitment.
Budget expectations and the subsequent fall in purchases resulted in a 4.23 per cent drop in passenger car sales during February, 2005
While Maruti leads with 30% volume growth, Hyundai sold 18,337 vehicles in rural markets during April-June
With consumer preferences swiftly shifting to cars, the two-wheeler market is expected to decelerate in two or three years, after a dream run of over a decade.
The domestic car sales rose by a modest 6.7 per cent in August 2003 as market leader Maruti, Fiat and Hindustan Motors suffered a decline even as Hyundai and Tata Motors improved their performance.
Domestic passenger vehicle sales declined 0.84 per cent to 2,63,773 units in November from 2,66,000 units in the year-ago period. Motorcycle sales, too, declined 14.87 per cent to 8,93,538 units. Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 12.05 per cent to 17,92,415 units from 20,38,007 units in November 2018.
Domestic passenger vehicle sales dropped by 17.54 per cent to 2.25 lakh units in June from 2.73 lakh units in the same month of previous year, data released on Wednesday by an apex industry body showed.
Declining motorcycle sales remained a cause of worry.
Total two-wheeler sales in June rose 3.55 per cent to 13,07,710 units.
The country's biggest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, has raised concerns about the continuing slide in small car sales.
Skoda India sees growth in automatics and network expansion as key drivers to reach 3 per cent market share, with EV plans and a new SUV also in the works.
Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India in 2025 grew by 7.71 per cent at 2,81,61,228 units as compared to 2,61,45,445 in 2024, with GST 2.0 helping overcome a subdued start to the year, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Tuesday.
Sales of commercial vehicles were down by 24 per cent to 43,080 units in April, SIAM said.
The steel sector, which has spent a lot of money to tap the automobile segment, is nervous on its investments.
Truck rentals saw a positive momentum across most key trunk routes due to an increased pre-kharif agricultural activity and a resilient manufacturing sector. The Kolkata-Guwahati-Kolkata corridor witnessed a month-on-month (M-o-M) rise of 2.4 per cent, while the Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai route grew by 1.9 per cent and the Delhi-Hyderabad-Delhi route saw a 1.6 per cent increase in truck rentals, said June edition of the Shriram Mobility Bulletin.
Between now and 2030, four new models will be designed and assembled in India, including 100 per cent electric and full-hybrid cars.
Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a fall of 7.76 per cent to 14,86,522 units in March 2013 against 16,11,525 units in the same month of 2012, it added.
Healthy sales of passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles enabled Indian automobile industry to grow 15.9 per cent at 78,96,475 units in the domestic market in the fiscal ending March 31, 2005.
India's luxury auto market is rebounding after a slow start to 2025, with GST 2.0 emerging as the main catalyst.
Passenger car sales rose 9.7 per cent in the domestic market in September to 77,411 units against 70,507 units in the same month last year.
Top carmakers led by Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Kia India on Saturday reported record sales in the domestic market riding on festive demand boosted by GST rate cut. Other manufacturers such as Skoda Auto India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor also posted impressive growth in sales in October.
Car sales surged by 31.2 per cent in October 2004 for the seventh consecutive month this fiscal spurred by low interest rates and launch of a spate of new models.
Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 6.7 per cent to 1,43,496 units in July 2012 compared to 1,34,473 units in the same month in 2011.
Total sales of vehicles across categories registered 10.52 per cent growth to 15,13,032 units in May 2012 from 13,69,070 units in the same month last year, it added.
Indian passenger car sales jumped by 10.15 per cent in January to 54,825 units from 49,769 units in the same month last year.
The total two-wheeler sales in June rose 12.99 per cent to 12,61,589 units.
Companies sold 173,420 units in Jan compared to 198,079 units in the same month a year back.
Car sales in India grew 13.11 per cent to 2,11,402 units in February as customers rushed to buy vehicles fearing rise in prices post the Union Budget, to be presented this week.
Car sales in India grew 13.11 per cent to 2,11,402 units in February as customers rushed to buy vehicles fearing rise in prices post the Union Budget, to be presented this week.
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Vehicle sales across categories registered an increase of 5.03 per cent to 16,03,292 units from 15,26,514 units in November 2013.
Reeling under the impact of hardening interest rates, domestic passenger car sales growth came down to single digit in May at 9.07 per cent, while motorcycles suffered badly with a 16.36 per cent slump.
India's domestic passenger car sales rose 7.64 per cent in November, slowing after three months of double-digit growth as buyers postponed year-end purchases to the next year to boost resale values.
