Domestic car sales fall 7 per cent in July, bike sales fall too

Domestic passenger car sales declined by 7.4 per cent to 1,31,163 units in July this year from 1,41,646 units in the same month of 2012.

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales too declined by 1.52 per cent to 8,09,312 units in the last month, from 8,21,821 units in the same month previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in July 2013 declined by 0.06 per cent to 11,31,992 units from 11,32,696 units in the same period of previous year.

SIAM said total sales of commercial vehicles declined by 14.93 per cent to 55,301 units from 65,008 units in the year-ago period.

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 2.08 per cent to 14,15,102 units in July 2013 as against 14,45,112 units in the same month of 2012, it added.