India’s auto sales by dealers to customers grew by about 12% during this year’s festive season compared to the previous year, led by two-wheeler sales on the back of strong rural demand, data from a dealers’ body showed on Friday. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said festive period sales from Oct. 3 to … Read more
Carmakers and their dealers are battling each other over inventory levels amid slowing demand. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) says their members are carrying stock equivalent to over two months of sales, that is, 730,000 units. Carmakers argue it’s about half that — 400,000-410,000 units. FADA has written to the Society of Indian … Read more
Passenger vehicle sales in the local market rose in modest single-digit in June mainly due to a high base and easing of post-pandemic pent-up demand. As per data available with industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger vehicle sales increased by 3% to 337,757 units last month, compared to 327,788 units sold in … Read more
Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as extreme heatwave in several parts of the country impacted retail sales. According to data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA), as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, which is a marginal increase of 0.73% … Read more
Sales of passenger vehicles in the local market increased by 8.4% to its highest-ever mark at 4.22 million units in the financial year concluded March 31, 2024 powered by better supplies and sustained consumer demand. Two-wheeler sales too recovered, growing by over 13% to 17.9 million units in the year under review. However, overall volumes … Read more
