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INDIA SALES ANALYSIS: February 2017

From the looks of it, the Indian automobile industry, lead by the passenger vehicle segment, is putting the demon of demonetisation behind it.

By Amit Panday & Kiran Bajad calendar 07 Mar 2017 Views icon28645 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
INDIA SALES ANALYSIS: February 2017

The buying sentiment is back in the Indian automobile industry. As per data released by apex industry body SIAM, growth is gradually edging upwards to reach pre-demonetisation levels.

Total sales at 1,719,699 units, across all vehicle segments in February 2017, point to flat growth (0.94 percent) but an improvement over January 2017 (1,620,045 units, -4.71 percent), December 2016 (1,221,929 units, -18.66%) and November 2016 (1,563,665 units, -5.48%). Sales in October 2016 (2,201,571 units, 8.14%) and September 2016 (2,260,992 units, 20.16%), ahead of the demonetisation exercise, were the highest this fiscal.

How the segments fared in February
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