Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3% in March

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – went up by a modest 3% last month to 2.13 million units due to subdued demand during the inauspicious period of holastak ahead of Holi, as per data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA). While passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle retails declined … Read more

Passenger vehicles stay ahead of the curve for 2nd month in calendar year

Passenger vehicle makers in February are estimated to dispatch 360,000 units to their dealers, the highest ever for February in any year. Sustained demand, coupled with new model launches, is likely to notch up sales by 8% year-on-year, as per industry estimates. It would be the first time in seven years when February will see … Read more

tyre market: CEAT looks to grab opportunity in replacement tyre market growth fuelled by PV sales

Tyre maker CEAT Ltd is looking to cash in on the growth of passenger vehicles sales in India, which will boost demand in the replacement market going forward, according to the company Managing Director & CEO Arnab Banerjee. The company is also gearing up to enter the passenger vehicles (PV) and truck and bus radial … Read more

passenger vehicle sales: Possible increase in auto loan interest rates could impact PV sales: Maruti Suzuki’s Shashank Srivastava

Passenger vehicle sales in India could be weighed down by increase in interest rates for auto loans, if there is no reduction in repo rates going forward as the industry gears up for a single-digit growth this year, according to Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava. With a high base … Read more