The domestic car sales figures have seen an increase of 12.18 percent in January 2012 as compared to the previous year. The overall sales growth rate recorded for April-January 2012 was 12.51 percent.
Passenger Vehicles segment recovered marginally at 1.45 percent during April-January 2012 over same period last year. Passenger Cars recorded de-growth of (-) 1.19 percent, Utility Vehicles grew by 13.03 percent and Vans grew by 8.40 percent in this period. In January 2012, Passenger Cars, Vans and Utility Vehicles recorded growth at 7.20 percent, 14.15 percent and 15.72 percent respectively. And growth in overall Passenger Vehicles was at 8.86 percent in the month of January 2012.