Lok Sabha Question No. 1382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Automobile Sales
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1382

ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## AUTOMOBILE SALES

## 1382. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  quantum  of  automobile  sales  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year, month-wise;
- (b) the value of automobile sales in the country, month-wise since 2017 to the present day;
- (c) the number of automobile manufacturing units that have closed down during the said period, State-wise including Assam;
- (d) the number of units in the automobile supply chain (including ancillary units) that have closed down since 2017 to the present day, State-wise including Assam?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a):   As per the information received from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), month-wise domestic sales of all categories of vehicles for last three years and current year is as below:

| Quantum of Sale of Vehicles of all categories (number in lakhs)   | Quantum of Sale of Vehicles of all categories (number in lakhs)   | Quantum of Sale of Vehicles of all categories (number in lakhs)   | Quantum of Sale of Vehicles of all categories (number in lakhs)   | Quantum of Sale of Vehicles of all categories (number in lakhs)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Month                                                             | 2017-18                                                           | 2018-19                                                           | 2019-20                                                           | 2020-21                                                           |
| April                                                             | 20.3                                                              | 23.8                                                              | 20.0                                                              | 14.9                                                              |
| May                                                               | 20.4                                                              | 22.8                                                              | 20.9                                                              | 14.9                                                              |
| June                                                              | 18.2                                                              | 22.8                                                              | 20.0                                                              | 14.9                                                              |
| July                                                              | 20.8                                                              | 22.5                                                              | 18.3                                                              |                                                                   |
| Aug                                                               | 23.0                                                              | 23.8                                                              | 18.2                                                              |                                                                   |
| Sep                                                               | 24.9                                                              | 25.8                                                              | 20.0                                                              |                                                                   |
| Oct                                                               | 21.6                                                              | 24.9                                                              | 21.8                                                              |                                                                   |
| Nov                                                               | 19.4                                                              | 20.4                                                              | 17.9                                                              |                                                                   |
| Dec                                                               | 16.7                                                              | 16.2                                                              | 14.0                                                              |                                                                   |
| Jan                                                               | 21.2                                                              | 20.2                                                              | 17.4                                                              |                                                                   |
| Feb                                                               | 21.1                                                              | 20.3                                                              | 16.5                                                              |                                                                   |
| March                                                             | 22.2                                                              | 19.1                                                              | 10.5                                                              |                                                                   |

From April 2020, only quarterly data for commercial vehicle segment is available. (b):  Turnover of the industry from the domestic sales of vehicles for the previous three Financial

Years (FY) is as follows:

| Turnover Estimates through domestic Sales of all categories of vehicles(in crore)   | Turnover Estimates through domestic Sales of all categories of vehicles(in crore)   | Turnover Estimates through domestic Sales of all categories of vehicles(in crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18                                                                             | 2018-19                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                             |
| 4,64,447                                                                            | 4,90,849                                                                            | 3,96,002                                                                            |

(c) & (d):  No closure of any automobile or ancillary manufacturing units has been reported to the Government.

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