Domestic car sales rise 3 per cent in January, motorcycle sales fall 5.85 per cent

Domestic passenger car sales increased by 3.14 per cent to 1,69,300 units in January 2015 as compared with 1,64,149 units in the year-ago period.

Vehicle sales across categories registered a 1.66 per cent increase to 16,50,382 units from 16,23,429 units in January 2014, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

While total two-wheeler sales in January climbed up by 1.07 per cent to 13,27,957 units, motorcycle sales in the month under review fell by 5.85 per cent to 8,68,507 units as compared to January 2014, auto industry body SIAM said.

Sales of commercial vehicles rose 5.30 per cent to 52,481 units in January 2015.