Domestic passenger vehicle sales fall 6.2% in January

11 Feb 2020 Evaluate

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in its latest report has showed that domestic passenger vehicle sales fell 6.2 percent to 2,62,714 units in January 2020 as compared to 2,80,091 units in the year-ago month, as vehicle demand continued to be stressed by the rising cost of ownership and slower GDP growth.

According to the data, domestic car sales were also down 8.1 percent at 1,64,793 units in the reported month as compared with 1,79,324 units in January last year. Vehicle sales across categories registered a fall of 13.83 percent to 17,39,975 units as against 20,19,253 units in January 2019. Total two-wheeler sales in January fell 16.06 percent to 13,41,005 units from 15,97,528 units in the same month last year. 

Data further stated that motorcycle sales also declined by 15.17 percent to 8,71,886 units in January from 10,27,766 units a year earlier. Scooter sales during the month stood at 4,16,594 units as against 4,97,169 units in January last year, a decline of 16.21 percent. Sales of commercial vehicles were down 14.04 percent to 75,289 units in January as against 87,591 units in the year-ago month.  

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