Car sales jump 8.5%; bikes up 7.3% in Dec

PTI Updated - January 10, 2012 at 12:58 PM.

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Domestic passenger car sales jumped 8.49 per cent to 1,59,325 units in December 2011 compared with 1,46,856 units in the same month in 2010.

According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) at the 11th Auto Expo here today, motorcycle sales grew 7.27 per cent to 8,07,829 units from 7,53,102 units.

Total two-wheeler sales in December 2011 increased 8.52 per cent to 10,91,982 units from 10,06,289 units in the same period of the previous year.

Total sales of commercial vehicles jumped 14.5 per cent to 72,192 units from 63,048 units. Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 8.45 per cent to 14,13,709 units in December 2011 against 13,03,516 units in the same month of 2010, the data added.

Published on January 10, 2012 07:20