Fuel price hike will impact demand going forward.
Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda saw their passenger vehicle sales improve in August compared to the same month last year, although Ford and Toyota witnessed a decline.
Sales of commercial vehicles rose 5.30 per cent to 52,481 units in January this year, SIAM said.
Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
Demand for passenger vehicles has been driven by new models, especially in the SUV category with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Creta clocking good numbers
According to the data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in October this year stood at 1,59,036 units as compared to 1,63,199 units in the same month of 2013.
Sales of commercial vehicles rose 8.59 per cent to 56,140 units in September, SIAM said.
With no signs of economic revival under the current political circumstances, SIAM said it expected a turnaround in the fortune of the auto industry only after a new government is formed after the general elections next year.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
Car sales in India surged by 12.87 per cent in December.
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