Domestic car sales down 10.43%, bikes dip 2.06% in April

Domestic passenger car sales declined by 10.43 per cent to 1,50,789 units in April this year compared to 1,68,354 units in the same month of 2012.

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in last month declined by 2.06 percent to 8,43,889 units from 8,61,608 units in the same month previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in April 2013, however, grew by 0.95 percent to 11,68,080 units from 11,57,114 units in the same period of previous year.

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Total sales of commercial vehicles grew by 0.75 percent to 56,678 units from 56,257 units in the year-ago period, SIAMsaid.

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 0.34 percent to 14,67,492 units in April 2013 against 14,72,452 units in the same month of 2012, it added.