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Domestic PV sales increase by 4% to 350,257 in May amid elections, heat

The share of hatchbacks in total PV sales has reduced from 47 per cent in 2020 to about 25 per cent in 2024

Maruti considering launching electric hatchback: MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi

Customers moving from two-wheelers to cars key to revitalising hatchback growth, says MD & CEO Takeuchi

Domestic sales of 4 major two-wheeler manufacturers zoom in April

Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, TVS Motor, and Bajaj Auto collectively dominate approximately 80 per cent of the total two-wheeler market in the country

Small (car) is beautiful

If you look at the sales numbers of various models, they tell an interesting story

Domestic passenger vehicle sales rise 11% in February, shows Siam data

Two-wheeler sales jump 34%; PV exports up 20%

PV volume to rise by 5-7%, touch new peak in next fiscal: CRISIL report

Passenger vehicle (PV) volumes are expected to log 5-7 per cent growth, touching a new peak for the third straight time in the next fiscal driven by the SUV segment, credit rating agency Crisil said on Monday. This anticipated growth is expected to come on the back of an estimated high base of 6-8 per this financial year even as demand for cars and exports remain muted, it said. A significant change in consumer preference has cranked up demand for SUVs leading to its market share doubling to around 60 per cent of total domestic volume this fiscal from around 28 per cent before the pandemic in fiscal 2019, the ratings agency said. This preference is expected to grow further, backed by a healthy pipeline of new model launches across price points, including electric variants, and normalised availability of semiconductors after a prolonged period of short supply, it said. "While the overall PV volume is seen rising 5-7 per cent next fiscal, we expect demand for SUVs to accelerate at .

Passenger vehicles wholesales grow 14% in Jan, retail catches up

'Positive consumer sentiment' leads to best number for that month, says SIAM

PV sales surge past 4 mn, fueled by SUV demand, record December wholesales

Interest rate hikes, high base of 2023 may result in muted volume growth in 2024

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

PV wholesales touch all-time high for October even as car sales dip

The growth of the Passenger Vehicle (PV) segment is coming from the utility vehicles which clocked a Y-o-Y growth of 40 per cent to 198,356 units in October

Automobile dealers flag 'distress' if Diwali sales fail to dazzle

The country's largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) agreed that inventory levels are inching up in some models

Oct auto retail sales dip 8% due to Shraddh period; Navratri sales up 18%

Navratri of 2023 marked a milestone, with retail sales soaring by 18 per cent year-over-year, surpassing the figures of Navratri 2017

Festival season momentum lights up domestic PV sales, GST collection

PV sales climb new peak for 3rd straight month; GST mop-up at Rs 1.72 trn

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

Riding on fresh demand, Hyundai Motor sees around 9% growth in FY24

Between January to December 2022, HMIL had sold 552,511 units, a 9 percent YoY growth

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 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

Trade deal with UK: India may give UK access to PV market, with riders

India has proposed a tariff rate quota (TRQ) that will impose a ceiling on the number of PVs (under 100,000 units) that will be allowed to be imported on a concessional tariff

Tata Motors joins rivals, will hike PV prices from May 1 by 0.6%

Company earlier raised prices of its commercial vehicles by 5% as auto industry transitions to new emission norms

Domestic passenger vehicle sales jump by 26.71% in FY23 to 3.889 million

Highest ever passenger vehicle sales in a financial year