Car, bike sales zoom in June

Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 30.79 per cent to 1,41,184 units in June, 2010, compared to 1,07,948 units in the same month last year, said an Indian automobile body.

According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), motorcycle sales in the country during the month grew by 29.98 per cent to 7,15,985 units from 5,50,830 units in the same month last year.

The total two-wheeler sales in June, 2010, increased 31.99 per cent to 9,33,101 units from 7,06,934 units in June, 2009.

Sales of commercial vehicles jumped by 44.14 per cent to 52,211 units in June, 2010, from 36,222 units in the corresponding period of the previous year, SIAM said.

The total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 31.42 per cent to 12,05,990 units in June against 9,17,645 units in the same month last year, it added.