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April 2012
Vehicle production grows by 15%
The overall sales growth rate recorded for April-Febru-
ary 2012 was 12.46 per cent. In February 2012, domestic
sales registered growth at 12.07 per cent as compared to
February 2011.
Passenger vehicles recovered marginally at 2.95 per cent
during April-February over the same period last year. In
February, passenger cars, vans and utility vehicles recorded
growth of 13.12 per cent, 25.34 per cent and 30.04 per cent
respectively, and growth in overall passenger vehicles was
16.07 per cent in February 2012.
The overall commercial vehicles segment registered
growth of 18.63 per cent during April-February 2012 as
compared to the same period last year. While medium &
heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCVs) registered growth
of 9.23 per cent, light commercial vehicles grew at 26.85
per cent. However, in February 2012 over February 2011,
the growth in sales of the overall CV segment was 18.70
per cent.
Three-wheelers sales recorded further de-growth of (-)
1.78 per cent in April-February 2012. While passenger car-
riers registered decline of (-) 4.12 per cent during April-Feb-
ruary 2012, goods carriers registered growth of 8.32 per cent.
Two-wheelers registered a growth of 14.77 per cent dur-
ing April-February 2012. Mopeds, motorcycles and scoot-
ers grew by 10.86 per cent, 13.12 per cent and 23.28 per
cent respectively. The growth for two-wheelers in February
was 11.96 per cent. Three-wheelers registered de-growth of
(-) 13.58 per cent in the month of February.
During April-February 2012, overall automobile exports
registered a growth rate of 26.12 per cent. Passenger vehi-
cles registered growth at 16.17 per cent in this period. Two-
wheeler, commercial vehicle and three-wheeler segments
recorded growth of 26.86 per cent, 28.17 per cent and 37.05
per cent respectively during the period. In February 2012
as compared to February 2011, overall automobile exports
registered a growth of only 5.70 per cent.
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The cumulative vehicle production data
for April-February 2012 shows overall
output growth of 14.56 per cent over
the same period last year. Production
in February 2012 registered growth of
14.62 per cent as compared to February
2011, according to the figures released
by SIAM.
While medium & heavy commercial vehicles
(M&HCVs) registered growth of 9.23 per
cent, light commercial vehicles grew at 26.85
per cent.