Automobile dealers' body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has said that passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales in India witnessed an 11 percent year-on-year decline in December 2021 as semiconductor shortage continued to impact the segment. The PV retail sales fell 10.91 per cent in December 2021 to 2,44,639 units from 2,74,605 units in December 2020.
FADA has stated the month of December is usually seen as a high sales month where OEMs continue to offer best discounts to clear the inventory due to change of the year. However it was not the case this time around as retail sales continued to disappoint, thus wrapping up an underperforming calendar year. It said dealers, however, saw slight ease in vehicle supply, thus giving some hope of improvement.
It further noted that two-wheeler sales also continued to remain in the slow lane last month, with sales of 11,48,732 units, down 19.86 per cent from 14,33,334 units in December 2020. High cost of ownership, bad rural sentiment, work from home and the latest threat of Omicron continued to impact sales. Commercial vehicle retail sales, however, rose 13.72 per cent last month to 58,847 units, as against 51,749 units in December 2020.
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