MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Passenger vehicle sales in India declined in February amid a deepening economic slowdown. The new coronavirus outbreak in China that disrupted supply chains also caused automakers to lower production of certain models.
Sales of passenger vehicles fell 7.6% to 251,516 units last month, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, or SIAM, said in a statement on Friday. Cars witnessed an 8.8% decline to 156,285 units, while sales of sport-utility vehicles remained almost unchanged from last year. SIAM's automobile sales are counted as factory dispatches, not retail sales.
