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Domestic car sales up by 38%, bikes 43% in Oct

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 37.99 per cent to 1,82,992 units in October compared to 1,32,615 units in the same month last year.

According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales in the country during the month grew by 43.31 per cent to 8,76,810 units from 6,11,828 units in the same month last year.

Total two-wheeler sales in October increased by 50.38 per cent to 11,27,827 units from 7,49,965 units in October 2009.

Sales of commercial vehicles jumped by 18.17 per cent to 50,835 units from 43,018 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

 

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 45.93 per cent to 14,60,655 units in October as against 10,00,953 units in the same month last year, it added.

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First Published: Nov 10 2010 | 10:13 AM IST

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