Lucknow: 1,500 four-wheelers, 500 two-wheelers worth Rs 170 crore sold this Dhanteras

LUCKNOW: The automobile sector in the city recorded almost double business on Sunday compared to last year’s Dhanteras.
According to Sanjay Gupta, the president of UP Adarsh Vyapar Mandal, the market recorded substantial growth in the sales of four-wheelers and two-wheelers this year when compared to last year.
“About 800 four-wheelers and 300 two-wheelers worth Rs 59 crore were sold on Dhanteras last year. However, the market recorded a massive surge in business this year as about 1500 four-wheelers and 500 two-wheelers worth Rs 170 crore were sold in the last two days,” he said.
Sonali Srivastava, (34), a business analyst who bought a sedan from a showroom in Indiranagar, said, “I always wished to buy a car with my own hard-earned money. Holding the key of a car with my name on the purchaser column makes me feel as if I have accomplished a task in my life.” It was after a long wait that Sunil Kumar Chauhan, (45), who works as a delivery boy bought a motorbike for himself. “I used to drive a second-hand two-wheeler which used to cause great trouble from time to time. It is like a dream come true to finally drive my new bike back home,” said. the delivery boy.