New Delhi, (Samajweekly) Pent-up demand along with base effect and low interest rates accelerated India’s domestic PV (passenger vehicle) sales on a year-on-year and sequential basis in July.
Accordingly, sales of passenger vehicles increased to 2,64,442 last month compared to 1,82,779 units sold during the same period of 2020.
The data furnished by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed that PV sales were higher than the 2019 level of 1,90,115 units.
Even on sequential basis, July sales were higher than 2,31,633 units sold during June.
Besides, SIAM said the data does not include sales figures from some key players such as Tata Motors.
The PV sales data comprises of cars, utility vehicles and vans.
Segment-wise, a total of 1,30,080 passenger cars were sold in the domestic market in July, up from 1,02,773 units in the like period of 2020 and 1,16,814 units in 2019.
Similarly, the sales of other sub-categories such as UVs and vans grew on a year-on-year basis.
As per the data, UV sales rose to 1,24,057 units from 71,384 units, while the off-take of vans rose to 10,305 units from 8,622 units in the year ago period.
In terms of two-wheelers, sales were lower in July 2021 at 12,53,937 units from 12,81,354 units sold in the like month of 2020 and 15,11,717 in 2019.
The overall domestic automobile sectors’ off-take representing the sales of passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and three-wheelers rose to 15,36,269 units from 14,76,861 units sold during the same period of last year.
In addition, the data showed a YoY rise in exports. The overall exports including PVs, two-and three-wheelers rose to 4,74,940 units from 2,35,201 units sold during the same period of last year.
