Wedding season pushed vehicle retail sales up by 26% in November: FADA

All categories were in the green with two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, tractors & commercial vehicles growing by 24%, 80%, 21%, 57% and 33%, respectively

India's vehicle retail sales jumped 26 per cent in November compared to the corresponding period in 2021, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). The rise in sales came on the back of the Great Indian Wedding Season (from November 14 to December 14) that has so far seen around 3.2 million weddings.

"November 2022 has clocked highest retail sales in the history of the Indian automobile industry with March 2020 as an exception when retail sales were higher due to BS-4 to BS-6 transition,” said Manish Raj Singhania, president, FADA. According to the association,