Archive · 19 May 2025
April Auto Sales: Passenger Vehicles Rise; Two-Wheelers Dip Sharply
In India, the car market is doing well, with more cars being sold than ever before.
But, fewer people are buying motorcycles and scooters.
The car sales went up by 4% in April compared to last year.
Motorcycle and scooter sales went down a lot, about 17%.
This is partly because the car market did really well last year, so it's harder to beat those numbers.
The whole auto industry is also making changes to meet new rules.
Passenger vehicle dispatches rose 4% year-on-year to 3,48,847 units in April.
Two-wheeler dispatches declined 17% year-on-year to 14,58,784 units.
Motorcycle dispatches declined 23% year-on-year.
Three-wheeler sales saw a marginal dip.
The auto industry transitioned to new regulatory regimes in April 2025.
- Who
- Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
- What
- Mixed auto sales performance with record-high passenger vehicle sales and a decline in two-wheeler sales.
- When
- April 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Passenger vehicle sales hit record highs, while two-wheeler sales declined due to a high base effect from the previous year.
- Passenger Vehicle Dispatches (April 2025)
- 3,48,847 units
- Passenger Vehicle Growth (YoY)
- 4%
- Two-Wheeler Dispatches (April 2025)
- 14,58,784 units
- Two-Wheeler Decline (YoY)
- 17%
- Three-wheeler sales
- 49,441 units
- Three-wheeler sales (YoY)
- 0.7%
