Passenger vehicle retail sales shot up 35% during the nine-day Navratri period this year: FADA

Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has said that passenger vehicle retail sales shot up 35% year-on-year during the nine-day Navratri period this year, helping the overall registrations grow 6% in September 2025, as offtakes remained muted in the first 21 days of the month and only took off after the roll-out of new GST rates on September 22, 2025. It said overall passenger vehicle retails in the auspicious period stood at 2,17,744 units as compared with 1,61,443 units in the Navratri period last year.

FADA said the bumper sale led to the passenger vehicle retail sales rise to 2,99,369 units in September, a modest growth of 6% as against 2,82,945 units in the same month last year, as customers eyed price cuts after the new GST rate roll-out post September 22, postponed buys in the first half of the month.

It said the reduction in GST rates, coupled with festive demand, led to renewed enquiries and bookings, although limited billing days restricted the full potential of the rebound. The momentum built in the closing days of September will carry forward into Deepawali, marking a promising end to the 42-day festive period.

It also said two-wheeler retail sales last month stood at 12,87,735 units, an increase of 7% year-on-year against 12,08,996 units in September 2024. In the Navratri period, sales grew 36% to 8,35,364 units as compared with 6,14,460 units in the same period last year.

Two-wheeler retails were powered by affordability improvements, festive offers, and pent-up demand, finally translating into retail joy. Three-wheeler retail sales last month stood at 98,866 units, a dip of 7% as compared with 1,06,534 units in September last year. Navratri period saw retails of 46,204 units, a jump of 25% as against 37,097 units in the year-ago period.

It further said commercial vehicle sales rose 3% to 72,124 units in September 2025, as against 70,254 units in the same month last year. The segment sales during the Navratri period saw a jump of 15 per cent year-on-year to 33,856 units. Tractor retail sales grew 4% annually to 64,785 units in September.

Navratri period witnessed a 19% jump in retails at 21,604 units as against 18,203 units in the year-ago period. Overall sales last month, across segments, stood at 18,27,337 units, an increase of 5% against 17,36,760 units in September 2024. Likewise, overall Navratri sales rose 34% to 11,56,935 units as against 8,63,327 units last year.