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Car sales jump 36.7%, bikes up 42.4% in Nov

Domestic passenger car sales jumped 36.7 per cent to 1,13,687 units in November, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said today. - Auto sales: Growth story continues - Car sales see record November surge - Robust auto sales hold promise of good economic showing - Hyundai November sales up 28% - Maruti"s car sales up 60% in November - Bajaj to ramp up Pulsar production The passenger car sales stood at 83,121 units in the same month last year. According to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales were up 42.4 per cent at 6,14,274 units in November compared to 4,31,171 units in the same month a year ago. The total two-wheeler sales in November surged by 39.3 per cent to 7,90,613 units from 5,67,502 units in the same period last year. The sale of commercial vehicles almost doubled to 40,874 units in the last month compared to 20,631 units in the corresponding period last year, SIAM said. The total sales of all vehicles across categories rose by 45.7 cent to 10,37,133 units in November this year, compared to 7,11,363 units in the same month last year, it added.


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