Auto Sales

Two-wheeler sales climbed 6.5% from a year earlier, while passenger vehicle sales grew 5.8%

September auto sales: From slowdown to surge

Robust festive demand and GST impact drive growth across segments

Car sales take hit in May, two-wheeler segment in green: SIAM

Repo rate cuts and above normal rainfall forecast are expected to give a positive push to the auto sector going forward.

Auto sector rides fast in March 2025

Strong sales growth seen across segments helped by festive season, bumper Rabi harvest, and increasing disposable incomes

Retail auto sales belie hopes of broad-based consumption recovery

Recent auto retail numbers are perplexing as 2W and lower-end car sales show declining trend indicating pain at the bottom of the pyramid

Automobile retail sales decline 12% in December; jump 9% in CY2024: FADA

Overall vehicle registrations stood at 2,61,07,679 units last year as compared to 2,39,28,293 units in the 2023 calendar year, recording a growth of 9 per cent

December ’24 auto sales: PVs in fast lane; CVs, tractors pick up momentum

The encouraging numbers came on the back of continuing demand momentum in rural areas and a pick-up in infrastructure spends. Year-end discounts also helped

Leading auto companies Tata Motors, M&M to get incentives worth Rs 246 crore under PLI scheme

As of September 2024, the PLI scheme has already facilitated an investment of Rs 20,715 crore in the sector, leading to incremental sales of Rs 10,472 crore, as per a government official.

Year 2024: Sticky food inflation and stingy consumption

The spike in food inflation coincided with an election year when expenditure by the government typically slows down, a trend seen especially in the first half of the current financial year ending March 2025. This pulled down private consumption, especially in urban areas.

Festive season drives auto sales

Export demand has been showing an uptrend in the last five months. The revival in the global economy is reflecting in the numbers of some of the leading automobile exporters.

Tata Motors overall sales up marginally in Nov at 74,753 units

Total domestic sales were up 1 per cent at 73,246 units last month as against 72,647 units in November 2023, Tata Motors said in a statement.

How to decode the festive sparkle in October auto sales

All the festivals came bunched up in October, which along with hefty discounts, fuelled PV and 2W retail sales. Will this continue?

PV wholesales stay flat in October at 3.9 lakh units, retails zoom 34% YoY at 4.5 lakh units

Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest automaker, expects robust retail sales in November due to the onset of the marriage season

Ola has done well in 2024, even as electric two-wheeler industry has underperformed: MC Analysis

The industry has undergone some rejigging with traditional makers returning to the fray; Ola has retained its top spot by a margin

Economy holds steady in first half of FY25; manufacturing shows a hiccup in Q2: Data

GST collections tapered in September to Rs 1.73 lakh crore compared with Rs 1.75 lakh crore in the previous month; PMI slowed to an 8-month low

Passenger vehicle retails dip 5% in August; FADA raises alarm over rising inventory level

While the festive season and improved rural demand present promising opportunities for growth, ongoing weather uncertainties and high inventory levels may temper the overall recovery, it stated.

Mahindra Auto sales up 9% in August at 76,755 units

The company's total dispatches to its dealers stood at 70,350 units in August 2023.

Hero MotoCorp sales rise 5% to 5,12,360 units in August

The two-wheeler major had dispatched 4,88,717 units to dealers in August 2023.

Passenger vehicle sales decline by 2% to 3.5 lakh units in August

Industry players reckoned that the the YoY sales figures are not comparable as the festive season came in early during August last year

Brokerages forecast sluggish trend in car sales in August as well

Passenger vehicle sales are expected to stay sluggish in August due to soft demand and deferred purchases as buyers anticipate better discounts in September. In contrast, two-wheeler sales are likely to see growth, fueled by new launches and a recovery in rural demand.

Economy momentum continues in July with some mixed signals

GST collections back in double digits, PMI eases. Two wheeler companies perform well, car sales for major auto manufacturers down

Auto sales rise marginally by 3.67% to 3.40 lakh units in June

While the high base effect of last year also resulted in modest growth in volumes, industry players reckon that new launches such as as Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai Creta, etc., continued to contribute to incremental volumes

Hyundai sales dip 1% to 64,803 units in June

The automaker had dispatched 65,601 units to dealers in June last year.

Mahindra sales rise 11% to 69,397 units in June

The company's total dispatches to its dealers stood at 62,429 units in June 2023.

JSW MG Motor India retail sales dip 9% in June to 4,644 units

The company's flagship SUV- ZS EV achieved the highest-ever monthly sales in June 2024, JSW MG Motor India said in a statement.