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Informist, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

 

--SIAM: India Aug passenger vehicle sales 321,840 units vs 352,921 year ago
--SIAM: India Aug total vehicle sales 2.19 mln, up 4.8% on year
--SIAM: India Aug 2-wheeler sales 1.83 mln units, up 7.1% on year
--SIAM: India Aug scooter sales 683,397 units, up 12.7% on year
--SIAM: India Aug motorcycle sales 1.11 mln units, up 4.3% on year
--SIAM: India Aug 3-wheeler sales 75,759 units, up 8.3% on year
--SIAM: Aug total vehicle exports at 557,446 units, up 28.5% on year
--SIAM: Aug passenger vehicle output 361,341 units, down 4.1% on year
--SIAM: Aug 2-wheeler output 2.21 mln units, up 10.0% on year
--SIAM: Aug 3-wheeler output 119,855 units, up 15.8% on year
--SIAM: India Apr-Aug passenger vehicle sales 1.59 mln units, dn 2.3% on yr 
--SIAM: India Apr-Aug 2-wheeler sales 8.08 mln units, down 0.8% on year 
--SIAM: India Apr-Aug motorcycle sales 4.90 mln units, down 4.1% on year 
--SIAM: India Apr-Aug scooter sales 2.99 mln units, up 5.8% on year 
--SIAM: India Apr-Aug 3-wheeler sales 310,373 units, up 5.5% on year 
--SIAM: Apr-Aug total vehicle exports at 2.54 mln units, up 25.3% on year 

 

NEW DELHI – Wholesale sales of automobiles in August were mainly led by a year-on-year growth in the two-wheeler segment, even as companies held back despatches of passenger vehicles ahead of the new goods and services tax regime, which will come into effect on Sept. 22, data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers showed Monday.

 

Automobile companies despatched 2.19 million units in August, up nearly 5%. Total exports grew almost 29% to 557,446 units. Ahead of the festival season, production of two-wheelers and three-wheelers saw a ramp-up as overall automobile production grew over 8% to 2.69 million units, the data showed.

 

Companies sold 1.83 million two-wheelers to dealerships in India last month, up over 7%. Overseas two-wheeler sales grew nearly 28% to 432,033 units. Domestic wholesale sales of two-wheelers were led by growth in scooter sales as despatches grew nearly 13% to 683,397 units last month. Motorcycles, which form over 60% of the overall two-wheelers sold in India, saw despatches grow by just over 4% to 1.11 million units. Production of two-wheelers grew 10% in August to 2.21 million units as companies began preparations for the festival season.

 

In August, passenger vehicle sales fell nearly 9% to 321,840 units. Excluding data from Tata Motors Ltd., passenger vehicle sales fell 9% to 280,839 units. SIAM excludes data from the Safari-maker as a detailed breakup is unavailable with the lobby body. 

 

Despatches of passenger cars in India fell nearly 7% to 90,466 units, but exports grew a rapid 24% to 43,650 units. Companies sold 179,588 utility vehicles to dealerships in August, down nearly 11% on year. However, exports of these variants grew nearly 26% to 37,522 units last month. Production of passenger vehicles fell just over 4% on year to 361,341 units. Overall exports of passenger vehicles grew nearly 25% to 82,246 units.  

 

Wholesale sales of three-wheelers in India grew to a record high in August to 75,759 units, rising over 8% on year. Growth was supported by robust sales in passenger carriers and goods carriers. Exports of three-wheelers were even better, as companies shipped 42,765 units abroad, up over 48%. Production of three-wheelers last month increased nearly 16% to 119,855 units.

 

APR-AUG
Indian automobile companies sold 9.98 million units to dealerships in India during the Apr-Aug period, down nearly 1%. Exports continued to be robust, as companies sold 2.54 million units overseas, up over 25% on year. Production in this period was better than domestic sales, as companies manufactured 12.79 million units, up nearly 5% on year.

 

Domestic sales of two-wheelers mirrored overall sales in Apr-Aug, as despatches fell nearly 1% to 8.08 million units. Of this, the only sub-segment to report growth was scooters as companies sold 2.99 million units in India in Apr-Aug, up nearly 6% on year. In contrast, motorcycle sales fell over 4% to 4.90 million units.

 

Overall passenger vehicle sales till the end of August fell over 2% to 1.59 million units while three-wheeler sales shone as companies sold 310,373 units in India, up 5.5% year on year.

 

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers detailed domestic vehicle sales figures for August as follows:

Segment	August-25	July-25	August-24	Year-on-year change (in %)
Passenger vehicles	280,839	301,251	308,779	(-)9.0
Passenger cars	90,466	96,147	97,198	(-)6.9
Utility vehicles	179,588	192,763	200,596	(-)10.5
Vans	10,785	12,341	10,985	(-)1.8
Two-wheelers	1,833,921	1,567,267	1,711,662	7.1
Scooters	683,397	643,169	606,250	12.7
Motorcycles	1,106,638	890,107	1,060,866	4.3
Mopeds	43,886	33,991	44,546	(-)1.5
Three-wheelers	75,759	69,403	69,962	8.3
Quadricycles	-	-	6	-

* Data does not include sales numbers of BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Auto. Tata Motors domestic sales data is included only in 'Total PV', detailed break-up is not available.

 

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers detailed vehicle production figures for August as follows:

Segment	August-25	July-25	August-24	Year-on-year change (in %)
Passenger vehicles	361,341	398,071	376,726	(-)4.1
Passenger cars	124,882	143,844	135,585	(-)7.9
Utility vehicles	225,195	240,617	229,349	(-)1.8
Vans	11,264	13,610	11,792	(-)4.5
Two-wheelers	2,211,424	2,187,867	2,010,556	10.0
Scooters	731,199	711,216	623,277	17.3
Motorcycles	1,439,351	1,430,344	1,339,213	7.5
Mopeds	40,874	46,307	48,066	(-)15.0
Three-wheelers	119,855	112,241	103,526	15.8
Quadricycles	429	340	455	(-)5.7

 

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Reported by Anand JC

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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