April car sales up 11%, motorcycles slip 10%

Domestic passenger car sales grew by 11.25 per cent in April at 82,934 units as against 74,542 units in the same month a year ago.

According to figures released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers in New Delhi on Thursday, domestic motorcycle sales during the month stood at 4,63,091 units as against 5,12,695 units in the same month a year ago, down by 9.7

per cent.

Overall two wheeler sales also dipped by 6 per cent to 5,70,381 units for the month ended April as against sales of 6,06,495 units registered in the corresponding month a year ago.

Domestic commercial vehicles sales during the month grew by 6.5 per cent at 30,836 units as against 28,967 units in the corresponding month a year ago.