Domestic car sales tumble 4.21% in February: SIAM

Domestic passenger car sales declined 4.21% to 1,64,469 units in February, from 1,71,703 units in the same month last year.

However, Motorcycle sales last month jumped 11.05% to 8,59,624 units, from 7,74,122 a year earlier, according to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

Total two-wheeler sales in February rose 12.76% to 13,62,219 units as against 12,08,084 in the year-ago period.

Sales of total commercial vehicles increased 19.93% to 62,359 units as against 51,998 in the same month last year, SIAM said.

Vehicle sales across categories registered a growth of 11.76% at 17,03,688 units in February compared with 15,24,395 in February 2015, it added.