Sales Figures Reviews

In November 2021, Pune RTO registered 12,751 motorcycles and scooters, while the same for the Pimpri Chinchwad RTO stood at 8,563 units. Compared to October 2021, the two RTOs saw a growth of 14 per cent and 45 per cent, respectively.

The sales momentum was primarily driven by the company's entry range - the BMW G 310 R and the BMW G 310 GS motorcycles which commanded a share of nearly 90 per cent of the annual sales.

An aggressive expansion spree in the South has seen Skoda's presence go up from 38 touchpoints in 2020 to 70 touchpoints in 2021, which has contributed immensely to Kushaq's sales.

Compared to the Q2 2021, semiconductor sales saw a growth of about 7.6 per cent in the third quarter. Samsung Electronics managed to surpass United States' Intel to take the leading position in the list of top 10 companies in the global semiconductor market.

The current global shortage of electronic components has taken a hit on production, leading to delivery backlogs. Effectively, the waiting period on Maruti Suzuki cars has also gone up. For petrol cars it's up to 12 weeks and around 18 weeks for CNG models.

Overall, the industry has recorded a decline of 31.78 per cent at 12,88,749 units as compared to 18,89,348 units sold in the same month last year.

Maruti Suzuki India has announced that its premium hatchback, Baleno, has crossed the 1 million or 10 lakh units sales milestone in India. First launched in October 2015, the Baleno has completed 6 years in the Indian market, which effectively makes it the fastest premium hatchback to cross the one million-unit sales mark.

In November's India's overall auto retail sales stood at 18,17,600 units, a marginal 2.7 per cent YoY decline. However, the passenger vehicle segment saw 2,40,234 new registrations, witnessing a decline of nearly 20 per cent, as chip shortage continues to plague the industry.