Domestic car sales dip 8%, bikes up 1.44% in November: SIAM

Domestic passenger car sales declined 8.15 per cent to 1,42,849 units in November this year as compared to 1,55,535 units sold in the same month last year.

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales during last month grew by 1.44 per cent to 8,80,015 units from 8,67,508 units in the same month previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in November 2013 grew by 5.55 per cent to 12,40,732 units from 11,75,441 units in the same period of previous year.

Total sales of commercial vehicles were down by 28.78 per cent to 43,730 units from 61,403 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 0.90 per cent to 15,26,438 units in November 2013 as against 15,12,869 units in the same month of 2012, it added.

As per the SIAM figures, total two-wheeler sales in November 2013 grew by 5.55 per cent to 12,40,732 units from 11,75,441 units in the same period of previous year.

Scooter sales during the month stood at 3,05,586 units, up 25.03 per cent from 2,44,414 units in the same month last year.

Scooter market leader HMSI posted sales of 1,63,679 units in November, up 48.29 per cent, from 1,10,376 units in same period of last year.

Hero MotoCorp posted sales of 54,932 units last month, a rise of 24.28 per cent, from the same period of 2012. TVS Motors reported 2.15 per cent rise in sales of scooters during last month at 36,610 units.

Total sales of commercial vehicles were down by 28.78 percent to 43,730 units from 61,403 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Mr Sen said opening of mining activities and infrastructure projects could at least bring some hope for the battered commercial vehicles segment.

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 0.90 per cent to 15,26,438 units in November 2013 as against 15,12,869 units in the same month of 2012, it added.