Car sales edge up in November, passenger vehicles up 1.82%

Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 1.82 percent to 2,40,979 units in November, from 2,36,664 in the same month last year.

Domestic car sales ticked up to 1,73,606 units as against 1,73,111 in November last year, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

Motorcycle sales last month declined 10.21 percent to 7,78,178 units, from 8,66,696 a year earlier.

Total two-wheeler sales in November fell 5.85 percent to 12,43,251 units compared with 13,20,552 units in the year-ago month.

Sales of commercial vehicles were down 11.58 percent at 45,773 units in November, SIAM said.

Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 5.48 percent at 15,63,665 units, from 16,54,407 in November 2015, it added.