Domestic car sales down 4.5% in December

New Delhi: Domestic passenger car sales declined 4.52 percent to 1,32,561 units in December compared with 1,38,835 units sold in the year-ago month.

According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales last month fell 4.24 percent to 8,08,281 units from 8,44,046 units in the same period of the previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in December rose 2.32 percent to 11,63,465 units from 11,37,081 units.
Total sales of commercial vehicles were down 25.53 percent to 46,757 units in December from 62,786 units, SIAM said.

Total sale of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 1.21 percent to 14,31,632 units from 14,49,203 units in December 2012, it added.