NEW DELHI: Passenger autos gross sales totalled 2.64 lakh models in July as in comparison with 1.82 lakh models in the identical month of 2020 and 1.9 lakh within the yr earlier than, the Society of Indian Vehicle Producers (Siam) mentioned on Thursday.
Of those, the variety of passenger automobiles was 1.3 lakh in July 2021 versus 1.02 lakh in July 2020 and 1.16 lakh in July 2019. Utility autos totalled 1.24 lakh, 71,384 and 62,681 in identical intervals.
Nevertheless, three-wheeler gross sales had been 17,888 models in July this yr as in comparison with 12,728 in July final yr and 55,719 in July 2019.
Two-wheeler gross sales numbered 12.53 lakh models final month compared with 12.81 lakh in July 2020 and 15.11 lakh in July 2019.
That took general home gross sales of all classes to fifteen.36 lakh in July 2021 versus 14.76 lakh in the identical month of final yr and 17.57 lakh in July 2019.
Siam’s director normal Rajesh Menon mentioned the car business continues to face heavy headwinds within the type of international semiconductor scarcity and steep rise in commodity costs.
On one hand, the business is managing such provide chain challenges whereas making certain the security of its individuals. Alternatively, the business can also be holding an in-depth eye on the onset of the 3rd wave in India and internationally.
“Amid such difficult and unsure enterprise surroundings, the business is making an attempt to maximise manufacturing and gross sales,” mentioned Menon.
Within the April to July interval, home gross sales of passenger autos numbered 9.1 lakh models. Three-wheeler gross sales had been 42,264 models and two-wheeler gross sales totalled 36.57 lakh models.