
SUVs drive April auto sales up 4% as entry-level buyers hold back
As per data released by industry body
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
(
SIAM
), as many as 348,847 units were dispatched from factories to dealerships in April, which is an increase of 3.9% over 335,629 units sold in the year-ago period. This is the highest-ever sales in absolute volumes recorded for the month of April in the local market.
Automakers in India mostly report wholesale dispatches from factories and not retail sales to customers.
Sales of three-wheelers in the month under consideration dipped marginally - by 0.7% to 49,441 units. Those of two-wheelers too were in the red dropping by about 17% to 1,458,784 units in April. While sales of motorcycles declined by 22.7% to 871,666 units, those of scooters fell by 5.7% to 548,370 units.
Rajesh Menon, Director General, SIAM confirmed, 'Passenger vehicles segment posted its highest ever sales of April in 2025 of 3.49 lakh units, with a growth of 3.9% as compared to April 2024. Three-wheelers de-grew marginally by (-) 0.7% compared to April of previous year, with sales of 0.49 lakh units. The two-wheeler segment de grew by (-) 16.7% in April 2025, as compared to April 2024, with sales of 14.59 lakh units, due to high base effect of April last year, while it is likely to pick up in coming months.'
Senior industry executives expect car sales to remain muted and grow by about 2% in the ongoing financial year, albeit on a high base, due to adverse macro-economic factors in the ongoing financial year.
'Without revival of the small car market, growth in the domestic industry will remain muted. To buy a carpriced over Rs 10 lakh, you need to have annual household income of more than Rs 12 lakh. How can the car market get to high growth when 88% of households earn less than $14,000 a year',
Maruti Suzuki
Chairman R C Bhargava said in a post-earnings call recently, adding that 60-70% of consumers today do not have the option to buy a carbecause of affordability issues.
Two-wheeler sales, though, are expected to fare better driven by consumer demand in rural areas. Market leader
Hero MotoCorp
in it's post-results call said it expects two-wheeler sales this fiscal to grow by 6-7% on back of favourable monsoons, strengthening of the rural economy, revision in income tax slabs which are expected to put more money in hands of motorcycle buyers. To be sure, vehicle prices in the segment have risen recently - by about 2% - on account of implementation of OBD2 (onboard diagnostic norms), but industry watchers do not expect much impact of demand because of the price revision on this count.
'Auto industry smoothly transitioned to the new regulatory regime of 2nd stage of On Board Diagnostics (OBD) 2 regulation for two and three-wheelers from April 2025 onwards, in addition to rolling out E-20 compliant gasoline vehicles across the country from this month', Menon said.
CategoryApril 2024April 2025% ChangePassengerVehicle / 3,35,629/3,48,847/3.9Three-wheelers/49,774/49,441/-0.7%Two-wheelers/17,51,393/14,58,784/-16.7%Domestic sales only
Source :
Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM)
Hashtags

Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles


Time of India
22 minutes ago
- Time of India
Tesla Model Y online bookings go live in India: Check price range, priority cities and step-by-step booking guide
Tesla finally arrived in India last week after years of speculation in a grand inauguration at Mumbai's BKC. With a physical entry into the market, tech billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle company has kicked off online orders in India as well. Moreover, the global EV giant has started accepting online orders on its website, with priorities given to the four major cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Gurugram. The significant development was announced on Tuesday, July 22, Tesla India, which wrote a post on X (formerly called Twitter) that read, "Now everyone in India can order directly on our website," giving a list of locations from where customers can place orders while highlighting the priority delivery locations." However, amid this, it seems that the arrival of the most anticipated car brand in India has triggered frustration rather than expected excitement. But why? Let's find out. Tesla's pre-booking triggers frustration among buyers According to Afaqs, many of those who had put a $1,000 (Rs 83,000) deposit nearly a year ago allegedly reported not having received their Tesla and received back their deposited money. TechCrunch reports similar cases of frustration among customers, while early Tesla backer Varun Krishnan, who runs FoneArena, a tech blog, said that it is frustrating to see Tesla take so long in the delivery process. On the other hand, the founder and CEO of a fitness tech company, Vishal Gondal, pre-booked a Model 3 in 2016 just hours after the registrations went live, but after he visited the Tesla showroom in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Gondal felt a bit underwhelmed, as per the report. Tesla in India: List of online delivery and priority locations Priority delivery in: Mumbai Pune Delhi Gurugram Now everyone in India can order directly on our website Tesla in India: Price range, car model, and more According to NDTV Profit, the Elon Musk-led EV has launched its Model Y with a price range starting from Rs 59.89 lakh on the day of its physical showroom opening in Mumbai. While Musk had earlier cited that India's high tariffs were the reason the company had not entered the country earlier, it has only an imported Model Y as a completely built unit (CBU) from Tesla's Shanghai manufacturing facility in China. Step-by-step guide to booking a Tesla Model Y online Step 1: Go to the official website- Step 2: Then choose the Model Y. Step 3: Pick your preferred colour, interiors, wheels, and other features like Enhanced Autopilot. Step 4: Now pay the Rs 2 lakh refundable booking fee online. Step 5: Once the booking is done, Tesla will assign a delivery advisor to help you with the next steps. FAQs Q. How to book a Tesla in India? Bookings are exclusively online via Tesla's India website. Q. What are the initial booking and payment requirements? A Rs 22,220 non-refundable booking fee is required, and the remaining Rs 3 lakh is due in seven days. Q. What is the delivery timeline? It is anticipated that deliveries of the Model Y will begin in the third quarter of this year; precise dates will be disclosed later.


India.com
22 minutes ago
- India.com
Meet man, an Indian, who manages the finances of the world's richest person Musk, earns Rs 11500000000 salary, not from IIT, IIM, name is....
Meet man, an Indian, who manages the finances of the world's richest person Musk, earns Rs 11500000000 salary, not from IIT, IIM, name is.... Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. His electric car company, Tesla, has recently entered the Indian market. While Musk's companies have thousands of employees, he chose Indian-origin Tesla executive Vaibhav Taneja as treasurer and custodian of records for Musk's newly launched political party, called the 'America Party'. Before getting the role f Treasurer, Taneja was the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Tesla. This means that Vaibhav is in charge of all the finances, not just for Tesla, but also for Musk's political ambitions. He has been working with Musk since 2017, and over the years, Musk has kept giving him more and more key responsibilities. Who is Vaibhav Taneja, the Indian behind Tesla's finances Vaibhav Taneja comes from India. He studied Commerce at Delhi University and finished his degree in 1999. The next year, in 2000, he became a Chartered Accountant (CA). In 2006, he moved to the United States for higher studies and earned a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) qualification. Before joining Tesla in 2017, Vaibhav worked at SolarCity, which later became part of Tesla. Earlier, he spent almost 17 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he helped over 500 clients with financial planning and IPO filings. In 2023, he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tesla. In 2024, he earned a total salary of about USD 139.5 million, which is roughly Rs. 1,157 crore in Indian currency. What's interesting is that his base salary was just USD 400,000, but most of his earnings came from Tesla stock options and equity awards, which made his total income much higher. Apart from being Tesla's CFO, Vaibhav is also the Director of Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt. Ltd. He plays a big role in growing Tesla's presence in India, and was closely involved in opening the company's first showroom in the country. Vaibhav also handles finances for Elon Musk's political party, called the America Party. As the Treasurer, he looks after donations, ensures financial transparency, and makes sure all money matters follow legal rules. From regular expenses to managing election funds, Vaibhav is responsible for it all. Elon Musk launches 'America Party' after breaking ties with Donald Trump After falling out with his former ally Donald Trump, Elon Musk has launched a new political group called the America Party. He shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), saying the party was created to challenge what he called America's 'one-party system.' Musk wrote, 'Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.' He also added, 'When it comes to wasting money and corruption, both parties act the same. It's not a real democracy — it's a one-party system.' On July 1, just after the Senate passed a new tax and spending bill, Musk posted: 'If this crazy bill is passed, I'll launch the America Party the very next day. Our country needs a real choice, not just Democrats and Republicans pretending to be different.'


India.com
22 minutes ago
- India.com
Meet World's second richest person, a college dropout who surpassed Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg in earnings, his net worth is…
New Delhi: Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder, has now become the second-richest person in the world. According to the reports, in July 2025, Ellison's total net worth surged to USD 275.9 billion (approximately Rs 23 lakh crore). Driven by Oracle's massive stock price rise of 32 percent, Ellison witnessed this incredible rise. However, it is important to note that Ellison still owns 41 percent of the company, which helped him earn USD 56 billion in June alone. He has now surpassed Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to take the second spot after Elon Musk. The Larry Ellison value today reflects not just wealth—but enduring vision, control, and influence in tech and AI infrastructure. Net worth soared due to Oracle's 32% stock surge in June 2025 Currently ranks second richest in the world, ahead of Zuckerberg The Larry Ellison Story Larry Ellison was born in 1944 to an unmarried Jewish mother, Florence Spellman. His biological father was an Italian-American U.S. Air Force pilot. His mother gave him up for adoption to her aunt and uncle, Lillian and Louis Ellison. He was raised in a modest environment in Chicago with his uncle and aunt. He dropped out of college twice and later worked as a programmer at companies like Amdahl and Ampex. Raised in the Bronx and fueled by a drive to build, he co-founded Oracle, landed landmark deals, and transformed enterprise computing forever. Along the way, he also acquired a taste for big bets—from fighter jets to Hawaiian islands. All You Need To Know about Larry Ellison: In 1977, he started Oracle with just $2,000 and two friends, Bob Miner and Ed Oates. The company's first big break came when the CIA gave them a contract for a special database project called 'Oracle.' Oracle launched the first SQL-based commercial database software, which revolutionized the world of data management within two years. Ellison has transformed Oracle from just a database company into a giant in AI and enterprise technology. Even after stepping down as CEO in 2014, he has remained active as Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. He steered Oracle to focus on AI-ready infrastructure and cloud services, giving tough competition to giants like Amazon and Microsoft. Oracle acquired major companies like Sun Microsystems and NetSuite, and made significant investments in AI How Much Share Does Larry Ellison Have in Oracle? Ellison owns approximately 40–42 percent of Oracle's outstanding shares—a rare level of founder control in today's era. This concentrated ownership not only fuels his wealth but also cements his influence on Oracle's board decisions and strategic direction. That equity stake, combined with Oracle's stock rally, rapidly propelled his net worth past USD 290 billion.