Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Thursday reported robust sales in March as a shift towards personal mobility and pent-up demand continued to help companies push dispatches.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda Cars and Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) also reported strong sales last month compared with the year-ago period, when dispatches were adversely impacted because of the impending transition to BS-VI from April 2020 and the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales stood at 1,49,518 units last month against 76,976 units a month ago. Both dispatches and production were hit last year because of the pandemic.
Sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, stood at 24,653 units last month against 15,988 units sold in March 2020.
Sales of compact segment vehicles, including Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, stood at 82,201 units last month compared with 40,519 cars a year ago.
Rival Hyundai Motor India said its domestic sales last month stood at 52,600 units. The company had dispatched 26,300 units in March 2020.
“This performance has been backed by our super performer brands such as the Creta, Venue, Verna, Nios and the all-new i20,” Hyundai Motor India Director (Sales, Marketing & Service) Tarun Garg said in a statement.
Tata Motors’ passenger vehicle sales last month rose to 29,654 units from 5,676 units in March 2020.
