August car sales fizzle out, but bikes ride along

New Delhi: Domestic passenger car sales declined 10.08 percent to 144,516 units in August 2011, from 160,713 units in the same month last year.

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According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Friday, motorcycle sales in the country grew 15.43 percent during the month to 839,772 units from 727,542 units in the corresponding month last year.

Total two-wheeler sales grew by 16.1 percent to 1,111,340 units last month from 957,236 units in August, 2010, as per the data. Sales of commercial vehicles grew by 22.62 percent to 64,248 units in the month under review from 52,394 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 11.85 percent to 1,412,945 units in August, as against 1,263,239 units in the same month last year, it added.

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