Sales Figures News

Ford Indias combined domestic wholesales and exports in December reached 24,420 vehicles compared to 29,795 vehicles in the same month last year. The company sold 5840 vehicles in December 2018 as against 5087 units in the same period last year. Exports dropped by a considerable margin as the company exported 18,580 vehicles compared to 24,708 units in December 2017.

TVS Motor Company registered a positive end to the last calendar year with a 6 per cent growth in December 2018 sales. The company sold 271,395 units last month, as against 256,870 units sold in December 2017. The manufacturer's sales performance was on the rise across all segments including two-wheelers by 4 per cent, three-wheelers by 37 per cent, while and 26 per cent for export operations. The company also recorded a 19 per cent hike in volumes for the third quarter (October-December 2018) for the current financial year, over the same period last year.

Bajaj Auto today released its sales numbers for the month of December 2018, registering a total growth of 31 per cent in two-wheeler sales. The company sold a total of 298,855 units in the last month of 2018, against the 228,762 units sold in December 2017.

Having posted consistent growth month-after-month throughout 2018, Royal Enfield ended the year with a decline in total sales for the month of December. The bike maker sold a total of (domestic + exports) 58,278 units in December 2018, a 13 per cent drop in volumes as opposed to 66,968 units sold during the same month in 2017. Royal Enfield's domestic sales stood at 56,026 units, a decline of 14 per cent over 65,367 sold in December 2017.

Tata Motor's commercial and passenger vehicles sales dropped by 8 per cent at 50,440 units in December 2018 as against 54,627 in 2017. The liquidity crisis in the industry, higher interest rates and rising fuel costs continued to impact the commercial vehicle sales, with M&HCV and I&LCV segment witnessing a decline while the passenger vehicle business bounced back. The cumulative sales for the domestic market (April-December 2018) was at 497,972 units compared to 398,764 units over last year, a growth of 25 per cent.

The Passenger Vehicles segment (which includes UVs, Cars and Vans) sold 15,091 vehicles in December 2018, as against 15,543 vehicles in December 2017 showing a dip in sales of nearly 3 per cent.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor domestic sales in the period Jan -Dec 2018 has grown by around 9 per centcompared to same period in 2017.

According to a study by Jato, Subcompact SUVs or Sub 4 metre SUVs earned the lions share when it comes to sales. More than 2 lakh units of subcompact SUVs were sold in the country between April to September 2018.