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Coming in second was entry level model Alto with sale of 16,394 units as against 21,890 units in year-ago month, retaining the same spot.

Eight Maruti Suzuki models among top 10 best selling PVs in May

The company's popular hatchback Swift was the best-selling model last month clocking 17,039 units.

24 Jun 2019 2:58 PM

A reduction in the GST rates would go a long way in maintaining the price competitiveness of the industry.

Auto industry united in seeking GST rate cut on vehicles: SIAM

Commercial vehicle as well as two and three-wheeler manufacturers are united in seeking lower GST on vehicles.

22 Jun 2019 11:56 AM

Domestic car sales were down 26.03 per cent to 1,47,546 units as against 1,99,479 units in May 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday.

Passenger vehicle sales drop 20 pc in May; car sales down 26 pc

Motorcycle sales last month declined 4.89 per cent to 11,62,373 units as against 12,22,164 units a year earlier.

11 Jun 2019 11:33 AM

SIAM proposed an incentive based vehicle scrappage scheme to get polluting, unsafe and old vehicles off the road. (Representational Image)

GST cut on auto, incentive to scrap old vehicles on SIAM's budget wish list

In April, passenger vehicles sales witnessed the steepest decline in nearly 8 years with sales dropping by 17.07 per cent.

02 Jun 2019 11:31 AM

Two-wheeler sales dropped 16.4 per cent to about 1.6 million vehicles.

India's monthly passenger vehicle sales drop most in 7 years

Sales of passenger vehicles dived to 247,541 in April versus 298,504 a year earlier.

13 May 2019 12:46 PM

Five of the top six carmakers such as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra,Tata Motors and Toyota reported a fall in volumes during April hit by tight liquidity, high insurance costs and the general elections. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

PV retail sales drop 2 per cent in April, says FADA

Five of the top six carmakers reported a fall in volumes in April hit by tight liquidity.

09 May 2019 3:28 AM

Market leader Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) sold 36,80,403 units in FY19 as against 38,21,542 units in the previous year, a decline of 3.7 per cent, as per SIAM data.

TVS, Suzuki, Piaggio gain scooter market share in FY19

TVS Motor co, which is the second largest scooter maker in India by sales sold 12,41,366 units in FY19.

14 Apr 2019 4:06 PM

Automobile industry fears that with the increase in prices, the demand for their products would be impacted. (Photo: Representational)

SIAM urges govt to reduce GST on automobiles to 18 pc

Currently, automobiles attract peak GST rate of 28 per cent with additional cess ranging from 1 per cent to 15 per cent.

08 Apr 2019 6:15 PM

Domestic car sales in 2018-19 were at 22,18,549 units as against 21,74,024 units in 2017-18, displaying a growth of 2.05 pc.

Passenger vehicle sales hit speed breaker in 2018-19, grow just 2.7 pc

Passenger vehicles sales were at 33,77,436 units in 2018-19 beating the previous record of 32,88,581 units in 2017-18.

08 Apr 2019 6:07 PM

For 2018-19, passenger vehicle sales rose by 2.7 per cent to 33,77,436 units from 32,88,581 units in 2017-18. (Photo: File)

Passenger vehicle sales dip 2.96 per cent in March

Domestic car sales declined 6.87 per cent to 1,77,949 units during the month as compared to 1,91,082 in March 2018.

08 Apr 2019 12:37 PM

Alto overtook MSI's compact sedan Dzire which was the best selling model in the same month last year.

Alto best selling PV model in Feb; Maruti makes clean sweep of top six spots

According to the latest data by SIAM, Alto had sold 19,941 units.

22 Mar 2019 2:15 PM

In the April-February period this fiscal, PV sales have grown 3.27 per cent at 30,85,640 units as against 29,87,859 units in the year-ago period.

Passenger vehicle sales down 1.11 pc in Feb; to miss FY forecast: SIAM

Domestic PV sales were at 2,72,284 units in February, down from 2,75,346 units in the same month previous year.

08 Mar 2019 2:04 PM

Swift sold 22,191 units last month as against 13,337 units in the year-ago.

Maruti Swift tops best-selling PV model list in Nov, Hyundai Santro at 10th spot

Hyundai Motor India Ltd's (HMIL) premium hatchback Elite i20 sold 10,555 units in November coming at seventh position.

24 Dec 2018 1:49 PM

Vehicle sales across categories registered a growth of 15.33 per cent to 24,94,426 units from 21,62,869 units in October 2017.

Car sales flat in Oct, passenger vehicles up 1.55 per cent

Car sales grew marginally by 0.38 per cent to 1,85,400 units last month as against 1,84,706 units in October last year.

09 Nov 2018 10:51 AM

The company's compact hatchback Alto was at the second position with 21,719 units as against 23,830 units a year ago.

Maruti leads PV segment in September; seven models in top ten list

MSI's premium hatchback Swift stood at the first position with sale of 22,228 units in September.

22 Oct 2018 5:17 PM

Tata Motors is narrowing the gap with homegrown rival Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) to challenge the position of third biggest passenger vehicle maker in India by sales.

Tata Motors closes gap with Mahindra in race for 3rd biggest PV maker

Tata Motors is just 1,313 units shy of M&M during April-August this fiscal in the PV segment.

16 Sep 2018 1:15 PM

Auto industry body SIAM on Thursday asked the government for long-term policy for promoting electric mobility in the country, saying absence of such guidelines is not helpful to the industry to plan future investments.

SIAM seeks long-term govt policy on electric vehicles, lower taxation

Abhay Firodia regretted the government's decision to stay away from framing an electric vehicle policy.

06 Sep 2018 12:41 PM

Alto on the other hand moved to second spot with 23,371 units last month from first position in the corresponding month last year, when it sold 26,009 units.

Maruti's Dzire overtakes Alto as best selling PV model in July

Dzire occupied the top slot by selling 25,647 units in July as compared to 14,703 units a year ago.

20 Aug 2018 2:09 PM

Sales of commercial vehicles were up 29.65 per cent to 76,497 units in July, SIAM said. (Photo: PTI)

Passenger vehicle sales dip 2.71 pc in July; cars also take a hit

Domestic car sales also declined marginally to 1,91,979 units compared to 1,92,845 in July 2017.

10 Aug 2018 11:25 AM

Automobile manufacturers in India follow a voluntary recall policy adopted by industry body SIAM in July 2012.

Maruti to recall 1,279 units of new Swift, Dzire for possible fault in airbag

Recall campaigns are undertaken globally to rectify faults that may be potential safety defects.

25 Jul 2018 10:43 AM

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