Passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches from factories to dealerships in March 2021 stood at 2,90,939 units.
As per the latest data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler sales also fell 21 per cent to 11,84,210 units as compared with 14,96,806 vehicles in March 2021.
Motorcycle sales declined 21 per cent to 7,86,479 units as against 9,93,996 units in March 2021. Scooter sales were also down 21 per cent to 3,60,082 units from 4,58,122 vehicles a year ago.
In the 2021-22 fiscal, total PV wholesales rose by 13 per cent to 30,69,499 units from 27,11,457 units in 2020-21. However, total two-wheeler dispatches declined by 11 pc to 1,34,66,412 units in last fiscal as compared with 1,51,20,783 units in 2020-21.
Three-wheeler sales rose to 2,60,995 units last fiscal from 2,19,446 units in FY21. Total commercial vehicle wholesales also increased to 7,16,566 units last fiscal against 5,68,559 units in 2020-21.
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