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.
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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