Car sales slip 8.25 percent in November

11 Dec 2012 Evaluate

A gloomy economic growth outlook, high interest rates along with rising ownership costs are taking a toll on Auto industry, as Car sales in India has slumped to 8.25 percent in November. Sales which grew at their fastest pace in 22 months in October, during the annual festive season that began in September and peaked in November, only to leave them highly disappointed for the succeeding months.

According to November sales data of automobiles released by SIAM, total sales of vehicles across categories registered growth of 1.79 per cent at 15.16 lakh units as against 14.89 lakh units in the same month last year. The overall growth in domestic sales during April-November 2012 was 4.80 percent over the same period last year.

Total passenger vehicles sales grew by only 3.86 percent in November 2012 over same month last year, while for cumulative period of April-November 2012, it grew at 9.62 percent over same period last year. In the passenger car segment, sales fell by 8.25 per cent to 1.58 lakh units last month from 1.72 lakh units in the same month last year. Passenger cars, which include sedans and hatchbacks, grew by a mere 1.28 per cent as compared to the same period last year, while vans grew by 1.04 per cent. Utility vehicles (including SUVs and MUVs), grew by a robust 61.69 per cent over last year. Nine of the 19 carmakers reported shrinking volumes and these included heavyweights like Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors. Car sales grew just 1.3 percent in the April-November period from a year previously.

The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered growth of 2.73 percent in April-November 2012 as compared to the same period last year. While Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCVs) registered decline at (-16.34) percent, Light Commercial Vehicles grew at 16.98 percent. In November 2012 M&HCVs sales declined by (-33.22) percent over November 2011.

Further, three Wheelers sales grew by 4.84 percent in April-November 2012, while, two Wheelers sales registered a growth of only 4.05 percent during April-November 2012. Scooters, mopeds and motorcycles sales grew by 20.06 percent, 2.92 percent and 0.29 percent respectively over same period last year. In the month of November 2012 Scooters, Mopeds and Motorcycles grew by 6.64 percent, -2.15 percent and 0.05 percent respectively over same period last year.

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