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2013 One Of Those Bad Years For Auto Industry
Press Release
Auto Industry Declines for Four Successive Months
Production
The
industry
produced
1,737,548
vehicles
in
May
2013
as
against
1,811,515
in
May
2012,
decline
of
(-)
4.08
percent
over
the
same
month
last
year.
Domestic
Sales
The
overall
domestic
sales
during
April-May
2013
declined
by
(-)
0.64
percent
over
the
same
period
last
year.
The overall sales in Passenger Vehicles declined by (-) 8.56 percent during April-May 2013 over the same period last year. Within the Passenger Vehicles, passenger cars and vans dropped by (-) 11.33 percent and (-) 10.88 percent respectively, while utility vehicles grew marginally by 4.08 percent during April-May 2013 compared to the same period last year.
The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered de-growth of (-) 5.20 percent in April-May 2013 as compared to the same period last year. Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCVs) registered negative growth at (-) 12.11 percent and Light Commercial Vehicles also dropped by (-) 1.36 percent.
Three Wheelers sales recorded marginal growth of 1.47 percent in April-May 2013 over the same period last year. Passenger Carriers and Goods Carriers grew by 1.48 percent and 1.44 percent respectively in April-May 2013 over April-May 2012.
Two Wheelers registered marginal growth of 1.04 percent during April-May 2013 over April-May 2012. Within the Two Wheelers mopeds and motorcycles declined by (-) 11.45 percent and (-) 1.38 percent respectively, while scooters grew by 13.88 percent in April-May 2013 over April-May 2012.
Exports
During
April-May
2013
overall
automobile
exports
declined
by
(-)
8.62
percent.
Passenger
Vehicles
and
Three
Wheelers
grew
by
7.34
percent
26.53
percent
respectively,
while
Commercial
Vehicles
and
Two
Wheelers
dropped
significantly
by
(-)
19.62
and
(-)
16.50
percent
respectively
in
April-May
2013
over
April-May
2012.