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Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches up 27% in May: SIAM
Jun-15-2026

The industry body -- Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has said that the domestic passenger vehicle (PV) dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 4,38,854 units in May 2026, marking a 27.3 per cent increase compared to 3,44,656 units in May 2025. The rise in dispatches contributed to rise in demand due to reduced GST rates and impact of easier financing reflected in higher offtake.

SIAM stated that utility vehicles continued to be the volume driver in the PV segment clocking a growth of 24.8 per cent at 2,45,549 units in May 2026 as compared to 1,96,821 units in May last year. Passenger car dispatches also rose 28.8 per cent at 1,20,975 units in May 2026 as compared to 93,951 units in the year-ago period. Sales of vans in the domestic market were at 13,240 units in May 2026 as compared to 12,327 units in May 2025, up 7.4 per cent. 

It further said total two-wheeler sales increased 14.8 per cent to 19,02,209 units in May 2026 as against 16,57,116 units in May last year. Within  two-wheeler, motorcycle sales in May 2026 were up 7.2 per cent at 11,13,973 units as against 10,39,156 units in the year-ago month. Similarly, scooter sales grew by 27.4 per cent at 7,39,667 units in May 2026 as compared to 5,80,696 units in the same period last year. 

Three-wheeler dispatches to dealers rose 31.1 per cent in May 2026 at 70,720 units as against 53,942 units in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, overall vehicle wholesales across categories in May grew 16.8 per cent at 23,52,693 units as compared to 20,14,158 units in the same month last year. 


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