The Hindu Business Line : Car sales up 28.5% in Nov

In top gear
Car sales in the eight months of this fiscal were up a healthy 22.6 per cent at 6,84,105 units against 5,57,929 units in the same period last fiscal, SIAM said.

New Delhi , Dec. 8

Domestic passenger car sales rose 28.5 per cent to 88,473 units in November this year compared to 68,841 units in the same month last year.

As many as eight of the 11 carmakers, including market leader Maruti, Hyundai India, Tata Motors, Honda and Ford, saw a healthy jump in sales.

Buoyed by the healthy demand, car sales in the eight months of this fiscal were up a healthy 22.6 per cent at 6,84,105 units against 5,57,929 units in the same period last fiscal, SIAM said.

Two-wheelers maintain momentum

On the two-wheeler side, motorcycles maintained their steady growth momentum as sales jumped 15 per cent at 5,56,612 units in November against 4,83,957 in the same month last year, SIAM said.

Scooter sales in November stood at 88,831 units, growing by 16 per cent over 76,406 units sold in the same month last year, buoyed by higher numbers from segment leader Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India and TVS Motors, SIAM said.

Total sales of two-wheelers, including motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, grew 14.75 per cent to 674,692 units compared to 587,938 units in the same month a year ago.

CV sales up

Commercial vehicle sales were up a healthy 43.1 per cent in November at 40,317 units against 28,174 units in the same month last year, SIAM said. Sales of medium and heavy-commercial vehicles were up 38.4 per cent at 22,862 units (16,514 units), the increased infrastructure development projects spurring the demand.

On the other hand, light commercial vehicles demand in the month was up almost 50 per cent as sales stood at 17,455 units as against 11,660 units in November 2005.