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In addition to the sale of cars, the sale of two-wheelers has also increased.
Sales of two-wheelers increased by 15 percent in April.
These figures are based on annual sales.
New Delhi. On the one hand, car sales figures showed that sales fell sharply in April. On the other hand, according to one report, car sales increased by 13 percent. Both confused many people. But now we will clear your confusion. Both is true that there was a drop in auto sales in April, and on the other hand SIAM’s report is also absolutely correct that there was a 13 percent increase in auto sales in April.
In fact, compared to March, there has been a decline in car sales. However, according to the SIAM report, the increase is on an annual basis. That is, in April 2023 compared to April 2022, a 13 percent increase in car sales was registered. Let’s see what the numbers say…
According to the SIAM report, 2,93,303 units were sold in April 2022, while in April 2023 the number increased to 3,31,278 units. This was the wholesale number, meaning the number of vehicles that the car manufacturers delivered to the dealers.
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Maruti Suzuki India sent 1,37,320 cars to dealers. In April a year ago it was 1,21,995 units. On the other hand, Hyundai Motors delivered 49,701 units to dealers in April, up from 44,001 units a year earlier.
Two-wheeler sales up 15%
According to SIAM, wholesale sales of two-wheelers increased by 15 percent to 13,38,588 units in April 2022, compared to 11,62,582 units in the previous year. At the same time, wholesale sales of tricycles increased to 42,885 units.
Vinod Agarwal, President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), said good monsoon rains, among other things, could help sustain the sector’s growth going forward. SIAM Director-General Rajesh Menon said sales of passenger cars last month were the highest ever recorded in April of any year.
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