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Car demand dips in richer south states
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|May 13, 2025
While growth slowed in the south, the north and west grew 4.4% and 6.6%, during the same period
NEW DELHI: A slowdown in the country's information technology industry and startup economy has hit car sales in four key south Indian states, which together account for about 20% of the country's passenger vehicle market.
Four of the five south Indian states—Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana—reported a 2.5%, 1.5% and 10.9% (AP+Telangana) decline in passenger vehicle sales, respectively, in FY25. Kerala, which accounts for 5% of total car sales in India, saw marginal 2% growth in PV sales in FY25, against 6.3% growth in FY24.
Demand for passenger vehicles has declined year-on-year in the southern states for the past four quarters.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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