Postponing of plans to buy cars expecting excise duty cut in the Budget made domestic sales register almost a flat growth at 1.83% in February this year, but motorcycle sales rose by 17%.
Sales of commercial vehicles jumped by 8.22 per cent to 53,202 units from 49,162 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.
Motorcycle sales in the country during the month grew by 15.61 per cent.
Total two-wheeler sales in July increased 30.41 per cent to 938,514 units from 719,656 units in July 2009.
A 44-year-old woman was allegedly murdered in southwest Delhi by her live-in partner, who throttled her with his elbow and was so drunk that he carried the body to the car but couldn't drive, so he left it there while he went home and slept, police said on Thursday.
Total sales of commercial vehicles were down by 5.59 per cent to 48,473 units from 51,344 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.
Festivals also contribute to the rise in overall automobile retail sales, says dealers association.
According to Society of India Automobile Manufacturers, the passenger car segment is now likely to grow by 9-11 per cent in 2012-13, instead of 10-12 per cent as projected three months earlier.
Vehicle sales across categories registered an increase of 4.99 per cent to 15,23,693 units from 14,51,263 units in February 2013.
A vehicle seller remains legally liable for any accident until the RTO officially updates the registration certificate, even if the vehicle was sold earlier.
A vehicle seller remains legally liable for any accident until the RTO officially updates the registration certificate, even if the vehicle was sold earlier.
Total sale of vehicles across all categories increased 44.94 per cent to 11,14,157 units in January.
Domestic passenger car sales have recorded a 20.61 per cent increase at 1,29,683 units in September from 1,07,517 units in the same month last year.
A Chinese firm this week began trial production of flying cars stated to be the next-generation in the world of transportation, ahead of US firm Tesla and others plans to launch the same shortly.
The holiday season on the New Year eve, regarded as the busiest for car dealers in the Capital turned to be a damp squib as most of them mulled plans to either shut down their business in view of drastic fall in sales.
According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, motorcycle sales in the country during the month was down by 17.68 per cent at 4,25,089 units, against 5,16,410 units a year ago. Commercial vehicle sales during the month increased by 1.69 per cent to 45,059 units from 44,308 units for the year-ago period, SIAM said.
"My understanding is that the rules are weighted in favour of big cars, even though smaller cars emit fewer emissions per passenger, use less material, and consume less fuel," Bhargava said in an interview with Business Standard.
Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
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Sales of commercial vehicles rose 9.01 per cent to 51,000 units in December, SIAM said.
Domestic passenger car sales declined by 18.56 per cent to 1,18,142 units in August 2012 compared to 1,45,066 units in the same month in 2011.
Starting January, the market is expected to welcome models like the Tata Punch 2025 which is expected to be around 6 lakh, Mahindra BE 07 EV around 29 lakh, Maruti WagonR Electric around 8.5 lakh, Toyota 3-Row SUV around 14 lakh, and Volkswagen Tera to be around 8 lakh.
Domestic car sales increased by 7.6 per cent in October to 79,403 units as against 73,772 units in the same month last year.
Bucking a trend of two consecutive months of drop in sales, passenger cars sales in the domestic market witnessed a 14.8 per cent jump in August 2005 at 72,165 units against 62,845 units in August last year.
This is the first decline since June this year when car sales declined by 11%.
Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose 13 per cent year-on-year to 449,616 units in January with demand remaining robust owing to GST rate rationalisation and subsequent dip in prices, industry body SIAM said on Friday.
Car purchases in India are largely limited to the top 12 per cent of households with an annual income exceeding Rs 12 lakh, while even small cars have become unaffordable for the remaining 88 per cent, said R C Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), on Friday. "How can you get high car sales growth if 88 per cent of the country are below the levels of income where they cannot afford these cars costing Rs 10 lakhs and above?
Figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers on Tuesday also show that motorcycle sales in the country grew by 1.15 per cent during the month to 8,50,619 units from 8,40,944 units in the same month last year.
Passenger car sales fell 0.89 per cent in the domestic market in June, the second time in the last six months, to 64,464 units from 65,046 units in the same month last year.
The main problem is that the consumer's purchasing power has been eroded, say RC Bhargava, Maruti's chairman.
According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers on Wednesday, motorcycle sales in the country grew by 14.94 per cent during the month to 7,47,818 units from 6,50,633 units in the same month last year.
According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers on Monday, motorcycle sales in the country grew by 19.92 per cent during the month to 9,33,465 units from 7,78,351 units in the corresponding month last year.
Sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 3.75 per cent to 16,19,689 units in January against 15,61,130 units in the same month of 2013
The passenger car sales stood at 83,121 units in the same month last year. According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers on Tuesday, motorcycle sales were up 42.4 per cent at 6,14,274 units in November compared to 4,31,171 units in the same month a year ago.
Automobile retail sales across the domestic market witnessed a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the 42-day festive season led by record registrations of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers aided by GST rejig enabled drop in prices across segments, dealer' body FADA said on Friday.
For hatchbacks and sedans, offers range between Rs 40,000 and Rs 80,000 while SUVs and multi-purpose vehicles carry benefits exceeding Rs 1 lakh.
Car sales in the domestic market overcame sluggish demand in the inauspicious shradh period and grew a healthy 22.4 per cent in September this year at 94,734 units against 77,384 units in the same month last year.
