Passenger vehicle wholesales dip 8 pc in January as semiconductor woes continue
PTI, Feb 11, 2022, 12:30 PM IST
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Passenger vehicle dispatches from factories to dealers in India fell 8 per cent in January, mainly due to semiconductor shortage, auto industry body SIAM said on Friday.
The total passenger vehicle wholesales dropped to 2,54,287 units in January 2022 as compared to 2,76,554 units in the same month of last year.
Last month, passenger car dispatches stood at 1,26,693 units as compared to 1,53,244 units in the year-ago period. Similarly, van dispatches declined to 10,632 units in the period under review from 11,816 units in January 2021.
Utility vehicle sales, however, increased to 1,16,962 units last month as compared to 1,11,494 units in January 2021.
Total two-wheeler dispatches declined 21 per cent to 11,28,293 units from 14,29,928 units in the year-ago period.
Similarly, three-wheeler wholesales dropped to 24,091 units last month as against 26,794 units in January 2021.
Total dispatches last month fell to 14,06,672 units as compared to 17,33,276 units in the same month last year.
”Sales in January 2022 again declined compared to January 2021, due to both Omicron-related concerns and semiconductor shortage. There is clearly a demand issue for two-wheelers due to lower rural off-take of entry level models,” Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Director General Rajesh Menon said.
On the other hand, the passenger vehicle segment is unable to meet the market demand due to supply side challenges, he added.
”Three-wheelers continue to be severely affected due to lower sales,” Menon said.
Last month the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki dispatched 1,28,924 units as compared to 1,39,002 units in January 2021.
Hyundai Motor India witnessed its dispatches decline to 44,022 units last month as against 52,005 units in January last year.
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