The Indian automobile industry reported mixed results for April 2025, with record-breaking sales in the passenger vehicle segment offset by a sharp decline in two-wheeler sales.
According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), total production across all vehicle categories—including passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles—stood at 2,318,882 units for the month.
Domestic sales of passenger vehicles reached 3,48,847 units, marking a 3.9 per cent growth compared to April 2024. This figure represents the highest-ever sales recorded in the month of April for the segment. Notably, this data includes Tata Motors but excludes figures from luxury brands such as BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Volvo.
Commenting on the April 2025 performance, Rajesh Menon, Director General of SIAM, said, “The auto industry smoothly transitioned to the new regulatory regime of the second stage of On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) 2 regulation for two and three-wheelers from April 2025 onwards, in addition to rolling out E-20 compliant gasoline vehicles across the country from this month.”
Sales of three-wheelers stood at 49,441 units, showing a marginal year-on-year decline of 0.7 per cent. Within the segment, passenger carrier sales grew slightly by 2.0 per cent to 40,167 units, while goods carrier sales slipped 7.7 per cent to 8,135 units.
Electric sub-segments reported mixed results. E-rickshaw sales fell sharply by 36.5 per cent, while E-carts registered healthy growth of 16.6 per cent.
In a notable downturn, two-wheeler sales dropped 16.7 per cent to 1,458,784 units, compared to 1,751,393 units in April 2024. This includes scooters, which recorded 5,48,370 units in sales (a 5.7 per cent decline), motorcycles at 8,71,666 units (down 22.7 per cent), and mopeds at 38,748 units (down 7.6 per cent). SIAM attributed the decline to a high base effect from April last year and expressed optimism about a potential recovery in the coming months.
The quadricycle segment witnessed a sharp fall, with sales dropping to just 3 units compared to 19 in the same month last year.
(ANI)
