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Festive demand restores growth in two-wheeler despatches in October 2018

Sales numbers from six leading OEMs indicate year-on-year growth of nearly 19 percent. Industry looks forward to auspicious day of Dhanteras and the Diwali festival to provide accelerative force.

By Amit Panday calendar 03 Nov 2018 Views icon7842 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Festive demand restores growth in two-wheeler despatches in October 2018

Initial reports from the major two-wheeler companies clearly suggest that the anticipated demand in the festive season has already restored year-on-year (YoY) growth in vehicle despatches to showrooms across India.

As per the reports on the wholesale volumes shared by the top six two-wheeler manufacturers, total despatches stand at about two million units or 19,77,174 units precisely. This has marked a YoY growth of 18.77 percent over last year’s October’s wholesale numbers, which stood at 16,64,640 units (cumulative volumes of the same six OEMs).

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