Domestic car sales tumble 4.21 percent in February

New Delhi: Domestic passenger car sales declined 4.21 per cent to 1,64,469 units in February, from 1,71,703 units in the same month last year. [caption id=“attachment_2542130” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Motorcycle sales last month jumped 11.05 per cent to 8,59,624 units, from 7,74,122 a year earlier, according to the data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Total two-wheeler sales in February rose 12.76 per cent to 13,62,219 units as against 12,08,084 in the year-ago period. Sales of total commercial vehicles increased 19.93 per cent to 62,359 units as against 51,998 in the year-earlier month, SIAM said. Vehicle sales across categories registered a growth of 11.76 per cent at 17,03,688 units in February compared with 15,24,395 in February 2015, it added. PTI