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| Car sales up 20% in March; bike 36% |
| Press Trust of India / New Delhi Apr 09, 2010, 17:35 IST |
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The total passenger car sales in the domestic market increased by 20.08 per cent in March to 1,55,600 units compared to the same month last year.
Motorcycle sales for the period were up 35.70 per cent to 7,08,349 against 5,21,993 units in the corresponding period a year ago, according to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today.
Total two-wheeler sales in March also jumped by 40.69 per cent at 9,20,133 units compared to 6,54,010 units last March.
Commercial vehicle sales during the month rose by 61.16 per cent to 67,362 units against 41,797 units for the year-ago period, SIAM said.
Vehicle sales on the whole in March soared by 37.23 per cent to 12,26,944 units against 8,94,079 units in the same month last year.
In the financial year 2009-10, the domestic passenger car sales rose by 25.10 per cent to 15,26,787 units from 12,20,475 units in the April-March period of the earlier fiscal.
Motorcycle sales in the country during the year were up by 25.88 per cent at 73,41,139 units against 58,31,953 units in 2008-09, SIAM said.
Total two-wheeler sales in FY10 also increased by 26 per cent at 93,71,231 units compared to 74,37,619 units in FY09.
The sale of commercial vehicles in 2008-09 increased by 38.31 per cent to 5,31,395 units from 3,84,194 units for the previous fiscal, SIAM said.
Total automobile sales in India went up by 26.41 per cent during the fiscal year 2009-10 at 1,22,92,770 units compared to 97,24,243 units in the last financial year.
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