Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has said that automobile retail sales in India rose to a record high this festive season driven by robust demand, with all segments, barring tractors, reporting year-on-year growth. It noted that overall automobile sales rose 19 per cent to 37,93,584 units in the 42-day festive period this year as compared with 31,95,213 units last year.
It stated that this year’s festive season started on the first day of Navratri and ended 15 days after Dhanteras i.e. from October 15 to November 25, which is comparable to the period between September 26 and November 6 in 2022. During the period, passenger vehicle retail sales rose to 5,47,246 units, up 10 per cent from 4,96,047 units in the same period last year.
Similarly, two-wheeler registrations rose 21 per cent year-on-year to 28,93,107 units this year from 23,96,665 units in 20222. Commercial vehicle sales rose 8 per cent year-on-year to 1,23,784 units in the 42-day window. Three-wheeler registrations witnessed 41 per cent increase to 1,42,875 units during the period under review from 1,01,052 units in the year-ago period. Tractor sales however declined marginally to 86,572 units from 86,951 units in the festive period last year.
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