Domestic car sales up 6.85%, bikes down 8.22% in Feb

Commercial vehicles sales up 10.1%; sale of vehicles across categories up 0.15% to 15,26,125 units

Domestic passenger car sales grew by 6.85 per cent to 1,71,727 units in February this year as compared to 1,60,717 units in the same month of 2014.

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in last month were down by 8.22 per cent to 7,74,122 units from 8,43,436 units in the same month previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in February 2015 were down by 0.99 per cent to 12,08,084 units from 12,20,141 units in the same period a year ago.

Total sales of commercial vehicles were up 10.1 per cent to 52,843 units from 47,982 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 0.15 per cent to 15,26,125 units in February 2015 as against 15,23,823 units in the same month last year, it added.