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Passenger vehicles in fast lane: 2024 begins with 75% surge in inventory

2023 saw 11% growth in automobile retail sales, setting the momentum for the year ahead

Rise in auto loan interest rates could impact PV sales: Maruti Suzuki

Passenger vehicle sales in India could be weighed down by increase in interest rates for auto loans, if there is no reduction in repo rates going forward as the industry gears up for a single-digit growth this year, according to Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava. With a high base of record 41.08 lakh units in 2023, passenger vehicle (PV) sales this year could grow in single digit with the overall economic growth of the country being a positive factor, he said. "The auto industry growth is largely dependent on the growth in the overall economy, the GDP per capita growth that's projected 6-6.5 per cent. There's a very high correlation between the two... so that is a positive side," Srivastava told PTI. However, he said, "We have reached a very high level of base, and on that base a continuous high growth may be a little difficult. We saw in 2021 the growth to be almost 27 per cent, in 2022 it was 23 per cent. In 2023 it is 8.3 per .

Passenger vehicles cruise to a record, small car sales skid 21% in Nov

Rajesh Menon, Director General of SIAM, said, "Passenger Vehicles posted the highest ever sales in November 2023 of 3.34 lakh units, albeit with a growth rate of 3.7 per cent

Passenger vehicle wholesales grow 4% in November on robust demand: Siam

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales rose by around 4 per cent year-on-year in November, driven by robust demand for utility vehicles, industry body SIAM said on Tuesday. Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose to 3,34,130 units last month, the best ever figure for the month of November, from 3,22,268 units in same month last year. Two-wheeler sales rose to 16,23,399 units last month, a growth of 31 per cent as compared to 12,36,282 units in November 2022. Similarly, three-wheeler dispatches also rose to 59,738 units last month, registering an increase of 31 per cent over 45,664 units in last November. "All segments of the automobile industry witnessed robust growth during the festival season which ended in the first part of November," Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Vinod Aggarwal said in a statement. Supported by strong economic growth, the automobile industry is optimistic in ending the year 2023 on a high note and expects the tr

Retail automobile sales at new peak in Nov, car stocks loom large

3.8 mn weddings in Nov 23 and Dec 15 helped business, says dealers' association

Festive demand, better production lead to highest-ever Nov PV wholesales

Passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches rose to the highest-ever level for November month as the companies pushed supplies to dealers to cater to the enhanced demand in the festive season. The overall passenger vehicle wholesales rose to 3.35 lakh units last month, up 3.9 per cent from 3.22 lakh units in November 2022. "It is the highest-ever November wholesale figure for the passenger vehicle segment," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava told reporters in a virtual call. He noted that factors like enhanced demand during the festive period and better production due to the availability of electronic components played a role in robust wholesales last month. Srivastava noted that the industry is expected to close the current financial year with the best-ever yearly wholesales of over 41 lakh units. He, however, noted that the industry is witnessing a drop in retail and bookings post November 15. He said that hybrid vehicle sales hav

Passenger vehicles, 3-wheelers report highest ever sales in October: Siam

The domestic sales for all vehicles in India were up 20% to 2,314,197 units in October this year as compared to 1,923,721 units last year

M&M total sales jump 17% at 75,604 units in September, PV sales up 20%

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Sunday reported a 17 per cent year-on-year growth in overall auto sales at 75,604 units in September 2023. Passenger vehicles sales were at 41,267 units last month as against 34,508 units in September 2022, a growth of 20 per cent, M&M said in a statement. The company further said its utility vehicles sales were at 41,267 units as against 34,262 units in the year-ago month, up 20 per cent. M&M had nil sales of cars and vans last month although it sold 246 units in the category in September 2022. "While demand for our key SUV brands continues to be strong, we are keeping a close watch on the availability of semi-conductors and select components to meet the strong festive season demand," M&M President, Automotive Division, Veejay Nakra said. M&M said its total exports declined 5 per cent last month at 2,419 units as compared to 2,538 units in September 2022.

Toyota on track to hit record sales in India helped by Suzuki partnership

Toyota's India business has been the biggest beneficiary of its global partnership with Suzuki which allows the two Japanese carmakers to share technology and vehicles

60-day PV stock not a worry ahead of 'bumper' festival season: Fada

FADA calculates the festival season from the first day of Navratri to 15 days after Dhanteras

Indian PV market to nearly double in size by FY31: Maruti MD Takeuchi

Automobile businesses need to be 'reviewed, re-aligned' for higher scale of operations, he says

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales up 9% in Aug, exports rise: Siam

Highest ever August sales for passenger vehicles and three-wheelers, says report

Passenger vehicle retail sales lag wholesales in August, shows data

In August, PV wholesales were at an all-time high at 360,897 units, beating the previous peak of 355,400 units in September 2022

Bajaj Auto total vehicle sales fall 15% to 341,648 units in August

Bajaj Auto on Friday said its total vehicle sales, including sale of commercial vehicles, declined 15 per cent to 3,41,648 units in August. The company had reported total sales of 4,01,595 vehicles in August last year. The total domestic sales dropped 20 per cent to 2,05,100 units in the previous month as compared to 2,56,755 units sold in August 2022, Bajaj Auto Ltd said in a statement. Total vehicle exports fell 6 per cent year-on-year to 1,36,548 units in August from 1,44,840 units shipped to the overseas markets in the year-ago period, it said. Its total two-wheeler sales declined 20 per cent to 2,85,031 units in the previous month from 3,55,625 units sold in August 2022. Two-wheeler exports, however, increased 2 per cent to 1,24,211 units in August 2023 as against 1,21,787 units in the same month last year.

Passenger vehicle sales set to cross 1 mn mark in festive period this year

Domestic passenger vehicle sales are expected to cross 10 lakh mark in the festive period this year with demand remaining robust, especially for utility vehicles. The 68-day festive period this year falls between August 17 and November 14. Few days in between are not considered auspicious for buying. In an interaction with PTI, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava said that usually the festive season sales account for around 22-26 per cent of the overall sales during a year. "With the overall passenger vehicle sales expected to be in the range of 40 lakh units this fiscal, the festive season is expected to witness sales of around 1 million units," he said. Srivastava said the industry has witnessed strong sales this year and the same is expected to continue in the coming months as well. "We have seen the best ever April, May, June and July in terms of sales this fiscal. July witnessed the second highest sales ever in a month at aro

Domestic PV wholesales rise 2.94% YoY in July at 302,521 units: SIAM

Domestic passenger vehicles wholesales registered a 2.94 per cent year-on-year increase in July at 3,02,521 units, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said on Thursday. As per the latest data issued by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), dispatches of passenger vehicles (PVs) from manufacturers to dealers were at 2,93,865 units in July 2022. Two-wheeler domestic wholesales were down at 12,82,054 units last month, as against 13,81,303 units in July 2022. Three-wheeler wholesales were higher at 56,034 units, as compared to 31,324 units in the year-ago month. Total vehicle dispatches across categories were at 16,40,727 units, as compared to 17,06,545 units in July 2022, SIAM said. "Though the passenger vehicle and three-wheeler segments are performing well, there has been a de-growth of two-wheelers in July 2023, compared to July 2022. "Overall, we expect that the positive economic environment, good monsoons, and upcoming festive season will support ...

Expect to grow at double speed of passenger vehicle industry in 2023: Kia

The South Korean carmaker on Tuesday unveiled the Seltos facelift. Seltos, an SUV, currently contributes 55 per cent to the company's overall domestic sales

India's June passenger vehicle sales climb on account of new launches

Auto sales numbers are keenly watched as they are a key indicator for assessing private consumption, which has more than 50% weightage in calculating the country's economic growth

Domestic PV sales see lukewarm growth of 1.9% due to strong base effect

Noting that the semiconductor chip supply was not up to the mark in the first quarter of 2023-24, Maruti Suzuki's official said that its availability is expected to be better in the second quarter

Tata Motors total sales decline YoY, electric cars give firm a boost

Tata Motors sold 74,973 vehicles in May 2023, down 2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) as the automaker made gains in the electric cars (EV) market