Total Vehicle Sales For Feb’23 Grew By 16%: FADA

BW Online Bureau Mar 06, 2023

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today released Vehicle Retail Data for February’23.

Commenting on how February’23 performed, FADA President, Manish Raj Singhania said, “February’23 continued to witness double digit growth of 16 per cent YoY but was still down by -8 per cent, when compared to pre-covid month of February’20. All categories also witnessed double digit growth with 2-Wheeler, 3-Wheeler, Passenger Vehicle, Tractor and Commercial Vehicles growing by 15 per cent, 81 per cent, 11 per cent, 14 per cent and 17 per cent respectively on YoY basis."

Category	Feb'23	Feb'22	YoY % (2022)
2W	12,67,233	11,04,309	14.75%
3W	72,994	40,224	81.47%
PV	2,87,182	2,58,736	10.99%
TRAC	68,988	60,536	13.96%
CV	79,027	67,391	17.27%
Total	17,75,424	15,31,196	15.95%

The 2-Wheeler category witnessed a growth of 15 per cent YoY but was down by -14 per cent when compared to pre-covid month of February’20. The change in OBD norms which comes into effect from April along with marriage season kept the sales ticking. On the overall, high inflation and poor sentiment has kept the customers at bay.

The 3-Wheeler segment has seen 81 per cent growth YoY and has also grown by 3 per cent when compared to pre-covid month of February’20. This category has seen a drastic growth due to Central & State Government’s subsidy along with good scheme promotion done by the states. Along with this, aggressive finance schemes continues to aid growth for this category.

The Passenger Vehicle segment saw a growth of 11 per cent YoY and 16 per cent when compared to pre-covid month of February’20. Launch of new models, continuously improving supply coupled with healthy booking to cancellation ratio and wedding bells kept the momentum going for this already well to do segment.

The Commercial Vehicle category has also shown robust growth by growing 17 per cent YoY though it fell by -10 per cent when compared to pre-covid month of February’20. Walk-in enquiries improved during the month. Apart from this, demand has also increased due to change in OBD norms which is will see price hikes. On the Government’s side, infrastructure spending has been healthy. This is also aiding better sales.