Passenger vehicle dispatches rise 19% YoY in Nov as demand remains strong: SIAM

Total passenger vehicle sales stood at 412,405 units last month, up 18.7% as compared with 347,522 units in the year-ago period.

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India dispatched 170,971 units to dealers last month as compared with 141,312 units in the same month last year, an increase of 21%.

Mahindra & Mahindra dispatched 56,336 units last month as compared with 46,222 units in the year-ago period, an increase of 22%.

Hyundai Motor India billed 50,340 units to dealers, up 4% as against 48,246 units in November last year.

Two-wheeler dispatches to dealers rose 21% year-on-year to 1,944,475 units in November as against 1,604,749 units in the same month last year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said in a statement.

Scooter sales rose 29% year-on-year to 735,753 units in November as against 568,580 units in the year-ago period.

Motorcycle dispatches, on the other hand, increased 17.5% to 1,163,751 units last month as against 990,246 units in November 2024.

Moped sales, however, witnessed a dip of 2% at 44,971 units last month as against 45,923 units in the year-ago period.

Total three-wheeler sales rose 21% year-on-year to 71,999 units in November.

"Following the festive demand and support from the government's progressive GST 2.0 reforms, the Indian auto industry continued with the sales momentum in November 2025," SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon stated.

Passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and three-wheelers marked the highest-ever sales of November in 2025, he added.

"Industry is optimistic that the continued supportive policy reforms and improved market sentiments would continue this growth trajectory well into 2026," Menon stated.