Domestic car sales down 7.4% in July: SIAM

Domestic passenger car sales declined by 7.4 percent to 1,31,163 units in July this year from 1,41,646 units in the same month of 2012.

Motorcycle sales too declined by 1.52 percent to 8,09,312 units in the last month, from 8,21,821 units in the same month previous year, the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed.

Total two-wheeler sales in July 2013 declined by 0.06 percent to 11,31,992 units from 11,32,696 units in the same period of previous year.

Total sales of commercial vehicles declined by 14.93 percent to 55,301 units from 65,008 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 2.08 percent to 14,15,102 units in July 2013 as against 14,45,112 units in the same month of 2012, it added.