Lok Sabha Question No. 1543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Decline in Auto Sales
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1543

ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## DECLINE IN AUTO SALES

## 1543. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  sales  of  automobiles  in  both  commercial  and  passenger  vehicle  segments declined rapidly for the straight ninth month, resulting in significant job losses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, segment-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  declare  a  revival  package  for  the  auto industry; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  reported  by  Society  of  Indian  Automobile  Manufacturers  (SIAM),  domestic sales for passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles segments from January-August  2019 and 2020 are as below:
- *Data for commercial vehicles is available on quarterly basis since April 2020.

| Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   | Domestic Sales (in Numbers)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Category                      | Year                          | Jan                           | Feb                           | March                         | April                         | May                           | June                          | July                          | Aug                           |
| Passenger                     | 2019                          | 280,091                       | 272,243                       | 291,861                       | 247,541                       | 226,975                       | 209,522                       | 190,115                       | 189,129                       |
| Vehicles                      | 2020                          | 263,164                       | 251,516                       | 140,910                       | 0                             | 33,546                        | 105,617                       | 182,779                       | 215,916                       |
| Commercial vehicles           | 2019                          | 87,591                        | 87,436                        | 109,022                       | 68,680                        | 68,847                        | 70,771                        | 56,866                        | 51,897                        |
| Commercial vehicles           | 2020                          | 75,289                        | 58,670                        | 13,027                        |                               | 31,636*                       |                               | NA                            | NA                            |

No confirmed data on job losses is available with the government.

- (c)  &  (d):  The  Government,  as  a  policymaker,  always  attempts  to  sustain  and  improve momentum of the economy through a package of measures for comprehensive and continued development of the sector.

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