Auto sales have slowed down

The cumulative production data (this includes two wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles) for April-June 2011 shows a production growth of 18.43 percent over the same period last year. The production grew at 16.61 percent this June as compared to last June.

The passenger vehicle segment grew at 8.77 percent during April-June 2011 over same period last year in which the passenger cars grew by 7.30 percent, utility vehicles grew by 5.08 percent and vans grew by 29.28 percent in this period. In June 2011, passenger cars and utility vehicles recorded substantially lower growth of 1.62 percent and 4.36 percent. Vans registered growth of 28.42 percent respectively. 

The two wheeler sector registered a growth of 16.89 percent during April-June 2011. Mopeds, motorcycles and scooters grew by 20.99 percent, 17.38 percent and 13.30 percent respectively.