Auto components industry to register 13-15% growth in FY18: ICRA

The auto components industry is expected to register a higher growth of 13-15 per cent in the current fiscal on the back of robust demand from domestic original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), rating agency Icra said.

The demand for auto components from domestic OEMs, especially high-volume two-wheeler (2W) and passenger-vehicle (PV) industry which together constitute about two third of overall ancillary industry size, has remained strong in the third quarter of the current fiscal, it said.

The rating agency said given the indicative trends, the growth momentum is expected to sustain in the fourth quarter of FY 2018 as well.

"The rating agency's sample of 48 auto ancillaries, comprising around 26 per cent of theAindustry's turnover, grew 18.5 per cent revenue-wise during third quarter FY2018. The same appeared stronger on low base of last fiscal, where overall performance was impacted by demonetisation.

Overall, during nine months of FY2018, the sample space grew by 12.3 per cent which was better than the earlier 9-11 per cent growth estimate for FY2018. Given strong revenue growth the growth estimates have been revised upward for FY2018 to 13-15 per cent," the agency said in a statement.

"During third quarter FY2018, auto component vendors dependent on CV (commercial vehicle) and two-wheeler segment witnessed double digit growth in volume, which along with improved realisation due to increase in commodity prices resulted in strong revenue growth," agency's Senior Group Vice President (Corporate Sector ratings) Subrata Ray said.

According to him, while domestic PV (passenger vehicle) demand remained strong, muted PV exports has dragged overall PV production volume growth during the last two quarters.

"We expect PV exports related aberration to abate during coming quarters, and it will be more than offset by robust demand momentum in domestic market, effectively supporting auto component demand," he added.

--IANS

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