Passenger Car Sales

Tata Motors sales up 6% in August at 43,062 units, exports surge 27%

The company's exports were at 6,595 units in August, up 27 percent from 5,201 vehicles sold in the year-ago period

Tata Motors sets March 2019 target to be among top 3 car brands in India

Surprisingly, investors are bullish on Tata Motors's stock despite taking hit on its earnings for the quarter ended June 30

Sep car sales disappoint again, up just 0.7%; bikes jump 17%

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in last month grew by 17.44 percent to 8,85,117 units from 7,53,693 units in the same month previous year.

Maruti a favourite as June sales rise 20% on utility vehicles

Utility Vehicle (UV) sales (Gypsy, Grand Vitara & Ertiga) skyrocketed to 5,638 units from just 185 units in June last year.

Maruti Suzuki sales down 5% in May on falling exports

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki today reported 4.99 percent fall in total sales at 98,884 units for May.

April car sales rise 3.4% yoy, biggest monthly rise in a year

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered 10.01 percent growth to 14,72,385 units in April 2012 from 13,38,430 units in the same month last year.

Domestic car sales fall by 24%, bike sales marginally up in Oct

Domestic passenger car sales declined by 23.77 percent to 1,38,521 units in October, from 1,81,704 units in the same month last year.

August car sales fizzle out, but bikes ride along

Total two-wheeler sales zoomed 16.1 percent to 1,111,340 units last month from 957,236 units in August, 2010.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Cost of owning a car shoots up, so inventory piles up

A sharp rise in fuel costs and an upward revision in interest rates is said to be the reason for the pile of the inventory. Over the past one year the cost of car ownership has increased by up to 16% say analysts.

Auto sales: 5.6 mn by 2017, but it's still a rocky run

Vehicle manufacturers as well as component players need to plan their investment and capacity expansion strategy to meet this demand, the industry representative, SIAM, has said.