New Delhi: Car sales in the domestic market overcame sluggish demand in the inauspicious 'shradh' period and grew a healthy 22.4 per cent in September this year at 94,734 units against 77,384 units in the same month last year.
Led by the upsurge in the auspicious 'Navratra' period that began on September 23, as many as nine of the eleven car makers saw sales going up in September, General Motors and Hindustan Motors being the exceptions, according to figures released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
Those witnessing a surge in sales included market leader Maruti Udyog, Hyundai India, Tata Motors, Ford India, Honda Siel and SkodaAuto India.
Car sales generally slow down in the 'shradh' period, considered inauspicious for new purchases, forcing companies to dole out attractive discounts and schemes to pull in customers. However, the demand picks up from the 'Navratra' period that follows it, heralding the onset of the festive season in India where the peak demand is realised in the market.
Car sales in the first half of this fiscal have grown 22.8 per cent at 5,03,249 units against 4,09,681 units in April-September 2005 period, SIAM said.
On the two-wheeler side, Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto led the charge as bike sales in September grew 24.8 per cent at 6,72,570 units against 5,38,889 units in the same month last year.
The growth rate was the highest for Bajaj Auto which saw bike sales rise by a whopping 48 per cent at 2,45,759 units against the 10 per cent surge for Hero Honda. TVS Motors also saw numbers rise in September as sales stood at 99,401 units against 70,652 units in same month last year.
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