For sustainable growth

Producing a total of 21,415,719 vehicles including passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, three wheelers, two wheelers and quadricycle in April-December 2017, the Indian auto industry sustained growth in the month of December 2017. It registered a growth of 11.27 per cent when compared to production of 19,247,352 in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 1,929,183 vehicles were produced, up 34.99 per cent when compared to the production of 1,429,159 vehicles produced in December 2016. In December 2017, 74,583 commercial vehicles were produced, up 40.73 per cent, when compared to the production of 52,996 CVs in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 602,745 CVs were produced, up 3.42 per cent, compared to the production of 582,810 CVs in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 82,362 CVs were sold, up 52.62 per cent, compared to 53,966 CVs sold in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 574,337 CVs were sold, up 15.19 per cent, compared to 498,584 CVs sold in April-December 2016. In April-December 2017, 226,194 M&HCVs were produced, down (-) 6.83 per cent, compared to the production of 242,768 M&HCVs in AprilDecember 2016. In April-December 2017, 222,831 M&HCVs were sold, up 9.27 per cent, compared to 203,925 M&HCVs sold in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 39,439 M&HCVs were sold, up 73.07 per cent, compared to 22,788 M&HCVs sold in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 376,551 LCVs were produced, up 10.74 per cent, compared to 340,042 LCVs in April-December 2016. In April-December 2017, 351,506 LCVs were sold, up 19.29 per cent, compared to 294,659 LCVs sold in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 42,923 LCVs were sold, up 37.67 per cent, compared to 31,178 LCVs sold in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 438,227 threewheelers were sold, up 7.89 per cent, compared to 406,178 three-wheelers sold in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 56,980 three-wheelers were sold, up 90.54 per cent, compared to 29,904 three-wheelers sold in December 2016.

Exports

In April-December 2017, automobile exports grew by 13.01 per cent. CV exports declined by (-) 18.10 per cent at 68,110 units compared to 83,158 units over the same period last year. In April-December 2017, 31,495 M&HCVs were exported, down (-) 0.43 per cent, compared to 31,631 units in AprilDecember 2016. In December 2017, 4,676 M&HCVs were exported, up 15 per cent, compared to 4,066 units in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 36,615 LCVs were exported, down (-) 28.94 per cent, compared to 51,527 units in AprilDecember 2016. In December 2017, 5,927 LCVs were exported, up 50.70 per cent, compared to 3,933 units in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 282,901 three-wheelers were exported, up 30.27 per cent, compared to 217,166 units in April-December 2016. In December 2017, 38,622 three-wheelers were exported, up 145.03 per cent, compared to 15,762 units in December 2016. In April-December 2017, 1,228 quadricycles were exported, down (-) 16.80 per cent, compared to 1,476 units in April-December 2016. In November December 2017, 72 quadricycles were exported, up 94.59 per cent, compared to 37 units in December 2016.