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Car sales in July ride on green shoots of recovery

OEMs benefit from pent-up demand after lifting of second round of lockdowns as well as bountiful monsoon that has triggered rural bounce-back.

By Mayank Dhingra calendar 02 Aug 2021 Views icon8233 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Car sales in July ride on green shoots of recovery

In what is welcome news for the Indian passenger vehicle industry, sales in July 2021 have registered a strong increase in volumes. Clearly, they are benefitting from the pent-up demand after the second Covid wave-induced lockdowns earlier this year, as well as a good monsoon that is getting rural demand back on track.

PV market leader Maruti Suzuki India’s sales, at 133,732 units and a year-on-year increase of 37 percent (July 2020: 97,768 units) indicate that the marketplace momentum is returning. Industry experts tell that despite the high petrol and diesel prices, the need for personal mobility over public transport ...

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