Domestic passenger car sales continued to post healthy double digit growth in August at 17.92 per cent led by market leader Maruti Udyog, while the downhill ride for motorcycles continued with a dip of 11.09 per cent.
According to the monthly sales figures released by the Society of Automobile Manufacturers, the total vehicle sales in the country witnessed a dip of 1.67 per cent at 7,39,157 units as against 7,51,775 units in the same month a year ago.
Domestic passenger car sales in the country in August stood at 98,893 units against 83,864 units in the corresponding month a year ago, SIAM said.
Market leader MUL posted a healthy 24 per cent increase in sales during the month at 52,055 units as against 41,728 units in the same period