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Green shoots of recovery seen in PVs, July sales bring the smiles back

With cumulative sales of 14 OEMs at 198,310 units, the 99 percent market recovery to July 2019 sales indicates the buzz is back in the passenger vehicle market.

By Mayank Dhingra calendar 02 Aug 2020 Views icon10387 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Green shoots of recovery seen in PVs, July sales bring the smiles back

Finally, the buzz is back in the passenger vehicle (PV) industry. After months of depressing news, pandemic-induced loss of demand, truncated manufacturing operations due to lockdowns and  social distancing, the uptick in monthly sales as announced by most PV manufacturers in their July numbers comes as welcome news.

A fortnight ago, apex industry body SIAM had released the Q1 FY2021 (April-June 2020) sales numbers and the picture looks grim to say the least. With all vehicle segments and 13 sub-segments badly in the red and  overall industry numbers down year on year by a massive 75%, India Auto ...

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