Passenger vehicle sales rise 7.77% in February; commercial vehicles up 31.13%: SIAM data

New Delhi: Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 7.77 percent to 2,75,329 units in February from 2,55,470 units in February 2017.

Vehicle sales up 23% in February. Representational image. Reuters.

Domestic car sales were up 3.7 percent to 1,79,122 units as against 1,72,737 units in February 2017, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

Motorcycle sales last month rose 26.48 percent to 10,53,230 units as against 8,32,695 units a year earlier. Total two-wheeler sales in February rose 23.77 percent to 16,85,814 units compared with 13,62,043 units in the year-ago month.

Sales of commercial vehicles were up 31.13 percent to 87,777 units in February, SIAM said. Vehicle sales across categories registered a rise of 22.77 percent to 21,11,383 units from 17,19,806 units in February 2017, it added.