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Tata Motors and Mahindra make smart gains as demand grows for LCV goods carriers

Within the LCV segment, the goods carrier segment effortlessly takes the lion’s share – 241,795 units out of 268,292 units, accounting for 90.12 percent of total sales.

By Kiran Bajad calendar 17 Nov 2017 Views icon24067 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Tata Motors and Mahindra make smart gains as demand grows for LCV goods carriers

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment is back in the news. While M&HCV sales have been under pressure in October 2017 (26,158 / 0.86%) and also in April-October 2017 ((154,843 / -5.38%), the LCV sector is saving the blushes for the overall commercial vehicle industry.    

Having posted growth for nine straight months since February 2017, the LCV industry has been seeing a consistent uptick in demand. With sales of 43,635 units in October (+10.09%) and 268,292 units in April-October (+13.97%), this segment seems well placed to notch better growth in the coming year. 

Within the LCV segment, the ...

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