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Domestic car sales down 12%, bikes sale dip 0.72 in May

According to SIAM total sales of commercial vehicles declined by 10.6%.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
  Domestic passenger car sales declined by 12.26% to 1,43,216 units in May this year from 1,63,222 units in the same month of 2012.
    
According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in last month declined by 0.72% to 8,81,288 units from 8,87,646 units in the same month previous year.
    
Total two-wheeler sales in May 2013 rose by 1.13% to 12,06,173 units from 11,92,700 units in the same period of previous year.
    
Total sales of commercial vehicles declined by 10.6% to 55,458 units from 62,032 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.
    
Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 0.93% to 14,98,909 units in May 2013 as against 15,12,986 units in the same month of 2012, it added.
 

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First Published: Jun 11 2013 | 9:55 AM IST

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