INDIA SALES ANALYSIS: FEBRUARY 2016
Carmakers with new models in their stable have benefited the most as consumers look to purchase a new set of wheels. But the newly imposed 1-4% infrastructure cess is set to play spoilsport for industry in the coming year.
Car sales skid in February, UVs act as buffer
The Indian passenger car industry has seen a sales decline for the second consecutive month in February 2016, as a host of factors like production loss due to the Jat agitation in Haryana, selective ban on diesel SUVs and luxury cars in Delhi and cautious buyer sentiment ahead of the Budget, slowed down despatches.
According to sales data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger car sales in February fell 4.21 percent YoY to 164,469 units. This is the second decline after January when car sales ...
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