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Auto Retail Sales Rise Just 2.9% in April: Fada
Hindustan Times Pune
|May 06, 2025
Overall automobile retail sales in India grew a modest 2.95% in April this year to 22,87,952 units with completion of purchases by customers around Chaitra Navratri, Akshay Tritiya, Bengali New Year, Baisakhi and Vishu helping April end on a positive note, Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations said on Monday.
NEW DELHI:
Total automobile sales in India in April 2024 stood at 22,22,463 units, Federation of Automotive Dealers Associations (Fada) said in a statement.
All categories except commercial vehicles (CV) closed in the green, with two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles (PV) and tractor up 2.25%, 24.5%, 1.5%, and 7.5%, respectively, while CVs declined 1%, Fada said.
Two-wheeler retail sales in April this year stood at 16,86,774 units as against 16,49,591 units in the same month last year, up 2.25%. PV retail last month stood at 3,49,939 units as compared to 3,44,594 units in April 2024, up 1.55%, it added.
This story is from the May 06, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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