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Car sales grew at its fastest rate in the last 30 months in April

12 May 2015 Evaluate

Amid signs of improvement in the general economic conditions, car sales grew 18% in April, the fastest rate in the last 30 months. According to data reported by the industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), car sales volumes in April were at 1.6 lakh units, higher than 1.35 lakh units sold in the same month last year. The new models launched by companies have also resulted in creating demand. These include Honda's Mobilio, Tata's Bolt and Zest, Maruti's Ciaz and Hyundai's Elite i20.

As per SIAM’s data, passenger vehicle sales were up 15.83% in the domestic market, the seventh straight month of growth. The industry produced 1,909,327 vehicles (all categories) in April 2015 as against 1,861,874 in April 2014, registering a marginal growth of 2.55 per cent. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle segment (M&HCV) too saw positive growth for its ninth straight month, M&HCV sales were up 24.94% at 19,277 units, while those of LCV were down 3.82% at 26,595 units.

Although, the car sales numbers surged to their 30 months high, they were much lower than the 2.33 lakh units sold at the peak of the industry in March 2012. The condition was even worse for the motorcycle segment. In April, motorcycle sales were down 3% at 8.8 lakh units against 9 lakh units in the same month of the previous year, it was the seventh straight month of decline in sales. The overall two wheeler category witnessed a de-growth of 2.77%  to 8,81,751 units in April 2015 when compared to 9,06,909 units in the year ago period. The impact of unseasonal rains is clearly showing its impact on the demand for the volume-heavy motorcycles, and a sub-normal monsoon can hit the demand for cars too.

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