Auto sales in the country continued to remain under pressure in the month of September, as data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed that domestic passenger vehicle sales declined by 23.69 percent in September to 2,23,317 units, down from 2,92,660 units in the year-ago period, making it the 11th consecutive month of decline in vehicle off-take.
As per SIAM data report, domestic car sales also saw a fall of 33.4 percent to 1,31,281 units last month as against 1,97,124 units in September 2018. Besides, motorcycle sales in September declined 23.29 percent to 10,43,624 units as against 13,60,415 units a year earlier. Total two-wheeler sales in September fell 22.09 percent to 16,56,774 units compared to 21,26,445 units in the year-ago month.
Further, the report showed 39.06 percent fall in sales of commercial vehicles to 58,419 units in September as compared with 95,870 units in the same period of last year. Also, vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 22.41 percent to 20,04,932 units from 25,84,062 units in September 2018.