The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (Fada) on Tuesday said overall vehicle registrations fell 42 per cent year-on-year in the month of June.

Passenger vehicle retail sales in June fell 38.34 per cent to 1,26,417units compared with the same month last year as Covid-19 continued to impact the sentiment of buyers, the automobile dealers’ body said.

Fada, which collected vehicle registration data from 1,230 out of the 1,440 regional transport offices, said passenger vehicle sales stood at 2,05,011 units in June 2019.

Two-wheeler sales declined 40.92 per cent to 7,90,118 units last month compared with 13,37,462 units in June 2019. Commercial vehicle sales plunged 83.83 per cent to 10,509 units against 64,976 units in the year-ago period. Three-wheeler sales fell 75.43 per cent to 11,993 units last month compared with 48,804 units in June 2019.

Total sales across categories slipped 42 per cent to 9,84,395 units in June 2020 against 16,97,166 units in the year-ago month.

Commenting on the June retail sales, Fada president Ashish Harsharaj Kale said the overall weak economic sentiment coupled with rising number of Covid-19 patients has impacted consumer confidence, especially in bigger cities. He, however, noted that rural markets, led by a robust crop harvest and timely arrival of monsoons, witnessed demand recovery.