Passenger vehicle dispatches rise 4%; two-wheelers see 17% dip in April: SIAM
The Hindu
April 2025 saw a 4% increase in passenger vehicle dispatches, while two-wheeler dispatches declined by 17%.
Passenger vehicles dispatched from factories to company dealerships in the country increased 4% year-on-year to 3,48,847 units in April, industry body SIAM said on Thursday (May 15, 2025).
Passenger vehicle dispatches stood at 3,35,629 units in April last year.
"The passenger vehicles segment posted its highest-ever sales of April in 2025 of 3.49 lakh units, with a growth of 3.9% as compared with April 2024," SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said.
Total two-wheeler dispatches, however, declined 17% year-on-year to 14,58,784 units in April, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said in a statement.
The bike, scooter and moped wholesales in April 2024 stood at 17,51,393 units.
Last month scooter sales stood at 5,48,370 units, down 6% from 5,81,277 units in April 2024.
Motorcycle dispatches declined 23% year-on-year at 8,71,666 units in April.
