Information compiled by the FADA present that whereas passenger car registrations went up 6.53% from a yr earlier to 315,153 items, these of two-wheelers elevated by 6.29% to 1,254,444 items and business autos by 3.23% to 75,294 items.
FADA president Manish Raj Singhania mentioned car registrations indicated regular development throughout the section in contrast with final yr. “When put next in opposition to pre-Covid benchmarks, auto retail sector indicated a modest 0.8% enchancment, led by two-wheelers recouping misplaced floor,” Singhania mentioned.
Regardless of a rise in gross sales of two-wheelers final month, shopper sentiments remained ambivalent impacting conversion charges and intensifying competitors amongst key gamers. Stock of two-wheelers within the channel at present stands at 23-25 days.
Within the passenger car section, easing of provides, and promotional schemes prolonged by carmakers, helped preserve a optimistic demand momentum. “Regardless of such advances, provide chain bottlenecks persist, significantly in well timed deliveries. The market has responded favourably to the introduction of recent hybrid and CNG fashions; nevertheless, a constrained product vary in in style segments, similar to mid-size SUVs, continues to restrict general potential,” Singhania mentioned.Stock of PVs now ranges from 58-63 days. “It’s alarming that stock ranges have exceeded a 60-day provide for the primary time, even earlier than the onset of the Navratri-Diwali festivities – a pattern that necessitates vigilant monitoring by PV OEMs,” he mentioned. Within the business car section, regardless of headwinds similar to sluggish cargo motion, verticals like cement, iron ore, and coal exhibited strong demand.