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CV wholesales in December outperformed in both, M&HCV and LCV segments

Demand for M&HCV segment is coming close to the pre-Covid level of 2019 but is still far below the 2018 level

Tata Motors ended 2017-18 with a market share of 45.1 per cent in the CV market, marginally up from 44.4 per cent in the previous year
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Small commercial vehicles (SCV) and LCVs were the first to rebound with unlocking.

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Wholesales of commercial vehicles (CVs) in December recovered strongly on the back of a pick-up in infrastructure, mining activities, irrigation projects, e-commerce, auto and other sectors. M&HCV volumes were flat YoY, while they grew 38 per cent month-on-month. LCV volumes grew by about 14 per cent YoY and 14.5 per cent month-on-month. The overall drop was largely due to pressure on bus sales, which continues.

M&HCV demand is closing in on the pre-Covid level of 2019 but is still far below the 2018 level. However, industry players said it is not wise to compare the numbers with 2018, since in