Domestic car sales down 9% in June

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Domestic passenger car sales declined by nine per cent to 1,39,632 units in June this year from 1,53,450 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 9.16 per cent to 7,99,139 units from 8,79,721 units in the same month previous year.

Total two-wheeler sales in June 2013 declined by 4.56 per cent to 11,16,424 units from 11,69,741 units in the same period of previous year.

Total sales of commercial vehicles declined by 13.45 per cent to 56,197 units from 64,928 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said.

Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a decline of 5.10 per cent to 14,07,767 units in June 2013 as against 14,83,443 units in the same month of 2012, SIAM added.