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PV dispatches rise 27 pc in Dec 2025: SIAM
The Statesman
|January 14, 2026
Passenger vehicle dispatches from manufacturers to dealers rose 27 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, driven by strong demand for utility vehicles, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Tuesday.
Total passenger vehicle sales stood at 3,99,216 units in December, compared with 3,14,934 units in the same month last year, registering a growth of 26.8 per cent.
This story is from the January 14, 2026 edition of The Statesman.
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