News: Indian car sales in March up 23.68%

(PTI 13/04/2006) New Delhi - Domestic passenger car sales in March 2006 grew by 23.68 per cent at 1,10,978 units as against 89,724 units in the same month last year.

According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, bike sales were also up 22.77 per cent at 5,36,220 units during the period as against 4,36,737 units in the same month last year.

Commercial vehicle sales were up 20.60 per cent at 43,537 units as against 36,100 units in the corresponding month a year ago.

For the fiscal ended March, passenger car sales in the domestic market was up at 7.55 per cent at 8,82,094 units as against 8,20,179 units in the previous fiscal.

Bike sales were also up 17.1 per cent at 58,15,417 units as against 49,64,753 units in the previous fiscal.

Commercial vehicle sales for the fiscal stood at 3,50,683 units up 10.1 per cent from 3,18,430 units in the previous fiscal.