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Domestic passenger vehicle sales fall 50% in June

Domestic passenger vehicle sales halved in June compared to the same period of last year, due to the economic turbulence caused by coronavirus crisis

Representative Image (Photo Courtesy: IANS)
Representative Image (Photo Courtesy: IANS) 

Domestic passenger vehicle sales halved in June compared to the same period of last year, due to the economic turbulence caused by coronavirus crisis.

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Accordingly, a total of 105,617 passenger vehicles were sold in June 2020 in India, 49.59% lower than the 209,522 units sold during the like period of 2019.

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According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), car sales in the country plunged 57.98% to 55,497 units last month, compared to 132,077 units during the year ago period.

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In a technical footnote, SIAM said the data does not include sales figures from some key players such as Tata Motors.

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