vehicle registrations

Passenger, commercial vehicle registrations fall in August as floods, rainfall disrupt sales

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Passenger, commercial vehicle registrations fall in August as floods, rainfall disrupt sales

Registrations of passenger as well as commercial vehicles fell last month with excess rainfall, floods disrupting retail sales in several states in the local market. While passenger vehicle sales declined by 4.5% to 309,053 units, commercial vehicle retails slid 6.05% to 73,253 units on back of weather-related disruptions and weak industrial demand. Overall, vehicle registrations … Read more

Maruti to follow registrations on Vahan for monthly sales reporting

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Maruti to follow registrations on Vahan for monthly sales reporting

In a first, Maruti Suzuki has started preparations for reporting its monthly sales based on vehicle registrations, shifting from the current practice of announcing factory despatches to dealers every month, said people aware of the development. India’s largest carmaker plans to report sales data based on its vehicle registrations on the Ministry of Road Transport … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise 13.84% in July driven by rural demand, discounts

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Vehicle registrations rise 13.84% in July driven by rural demand, discounts

Registrations of cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles – a proxy for retail sales – rose by 13.84% to 2,034,116 units last month as dealers liquidated stocks driven by demand from rural markets and attractive discount schemes floated by companies to draw buyers. Dispatches of passenger vehicles last month, though, declined by about 2% with automakers … Read more

Footfalls at auto dealers fall in June, so do RTO registrations

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Footfalls at auto dealers fall in June, so do RTO registrations

New Delhi: Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as heatwave conditions in several parts of the country forced potential buyers to defer their purchases. Data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, a 0.73% … Read more

India auto sales: Auto sales muted as extreme heatwave cools demand in July

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India auto sales: Auto sales muted as extreme heatwave cools demand in July

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as extreme heatwave in several parts of the country impacted retail sales. According to data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA), as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, which is a marginal increase of 0.73% … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3 per cent in May

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Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3 per cent in May

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – went up by a modest three percent to 2.09 million units last month with consumers delaying purchases due to election-related uncertainties and extreme heat. Passenger vehicle registrations dipped marginally during the month under review by 0.96% to 303,358 units. As per data collated by industry body … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3% in March

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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

Vehicle registrations increase by 13% to two million units in February, according to FADA

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Vehicle registrations increase by 13% to two million units in February, according to FADA

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – increased in healthy double-digits by 13% to over two million units last month amid better supplies and sustained consumer demand across rural and urban markets. As many as 2,029,541 vehicles were sold last month, which is an increase of 13% over 1,794,866 units sold in February … Read more