Passenger car sales grow by 22.42 pc in September

New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The domestic sales of passenger cars posted a 22.42 per cent growth at 94,734 units in September 2006 as against 77,384 units during the corresponding period last year, an industry body said today.

According to figures released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), utility vehicles sales rose by 16.76 per cent at 19,476 units in September 2006 as against 16,680 in September 2005.

Sales of commercial vehicles increased to 42,400 units in September 2006 compared to 31,749 units in September 2005, a growth of 33.54 per cent.

Three wheeler sales -- passenger carrier and goods carrier -- grew by 16.78 per cent at 37,126 units in September this year from 31,789 units during the corresponding period last year.

Two-wheeler sales including scooters and mopeds, registered 18.87 growth to 7,78,865 units in September 2006 from 6,55,210 units over the same period last fiscal.

A growth of 9.75 per cent was seen in the passenger cars export to 16,509 in September 2006 from 15,041 units in September 2005.

However, the export of utility vehicles registered 10.83 per cent decline to 346 units in September 2006 as against 388 units during the corresponding period last year.

The export of commercial vehicles posted 25.60 per cent growth to 4,670 units in September 2006 from 3,718 units over the same period last year.

Three-wheelers registered 62.83 per cent increase in export to 11,826 units in September 2006 from 7,263 units in September 2005.

The export of two-wheelers posted 23.11 per cent growth to 55,895 units in September 2006 from 45,401 units in September 2005.

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