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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicAuto sales

Topic: Auto sales

Passenger vehicle sales zoom past 20L-mark in 1st half of FY24, but two-wheeler sales sluggish

Highest ever PV sales – both for first half of the year as well as second quarter – was driven by demand for SUVs, says Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.

Auto sector expects vrooming festive sales, but high interest rates & poor monsoon could be dampeners

According to experts, fresh demand & healthy stocks at dealerships now driving up sales. This year, industry expects to sell over one million units — its highest in festival season.

Passenger vehicle sales in June see a spike aided by demand for new models

The commercial vehicles segment also saw an uptick in sales, with industry leaders Ashok Leyland and Eicher Motors posting 5% and 6.5% rise respectively.

Maruti Suzuki to focus on growing SUV segment, aims to double market share to 25% in FY24

Maruti has seen overall market share dented due to lack of SUV products. It hopes new lineup, including new Brezza variant, Grand Vitara & upcoming models, will pick up the slack.

Traders pin hope on festive season sales, focus on cars, home appliances, low-value gold

Production and inventory levels are up. However, traders expect this season to see change in purchase patterns amid the pandemic and missing Chinese goods.

No festive cheer for auto sector, data shows 2% contraction in vehicle registrations

Vehicle registrations contracted by 2 per cent to 24.17 lakh units this festive season. Contraction also seen in two-wheeler segment.

Automakers see marginal growth in September sales — but year-on-year fall continues

Maruti, Mahindra and Bajaj Auto report a slight increase in September sales as compared to August. All eyes are now on the festive season.

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