Car sales down 12.5%; bikes up 4.8% in December

New Delhi: Domestic car sales fell 12.51 per cent to 1,41,083 units in December last year compared with 1,61,247 units in the same month in 2011

According to the data released today by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales last month went up by 4.83 per cent to 8,44,113 units from 8,05,198 units in December 2011. Total two-wheeler sales rose 4.45 per cent to 11,37,148 units (10,88,746). Sales of commercial vehicles were down 13 per cent to 62,786 units from 72,166 units, SIAM said.

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered an increase of 2.77 per cent at 14,51,517 units last month against 14,12,372 units in December 2011, it added.

SIAM is expecting a growth of 0-1 per cent in domestic sales during the current fiscal. The overall growth in domestic sales during April-December, 2012 was 4.57 per cent over the same period last year.