Performance of Auto Industry in 2021-22
Production
The industry produced a total 22,933,230 vehicles including Passenger Vehicles, Commercial Vehicles, Three Wheelers, Two Wheelers, and Quadricycles in April 2021 to March 2022, as against 22,655,609 units in April 2020 to March 2021.
Domestic Sales
Total Passenger Vehicle Sales increased from 2,711,457 to 3,069,499 units. Sales of Passenger Cars decreased from 1,541,866 to 1,467,056 units, while sales of Utility Vehicles increased from 1,060,750 to 1,489,178 units in April 2021 to March 2022 compared to the previous year. During the same period 113,265 units of Vans were sold compared to 108,841 units in April 2020 to March 2021.
The overall Commercial Vehicles sales increased from 568,559 to 716,566 units. Sales of Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles increased from 160,688 to 240,577 units and Light Commercial Vehicles increased from 407,871 to 475,989 units in April 2021 to March 2022 compared to the previous year.
Sales of Three Wheelers increased from 219,446 to 260,995 units in April 2021 to March 2022 compared to the previous year.
Two Wheelers sales decreased from 15,120,783 to 13,466,412 units in April 2021 to March 2022 over same period last year.
Exports
In April 2021 to March 2022, Passenger Vehicle Exports increased from 404,397 to 577,875 units, Commercial Vehicle Exports increased from 50,334 to 92,297 units, Three Wheeler Exports increased from 393,001 to 499,730 units and Two Wheelers Exports increased from 3,282,786 to 4,443,018 units in April 2021 to March 2022 over same period last year.