Registers a 21% growth in Passenger Vehicles segment
Mumbai, August 1, 2017: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, today announced its auto sales performance for July 2017 which stood at 41,747 vehicles, compared to 39,458 vehicles during July 2016, representing a growth of 6%.
The Passenger Vehicles segment (which includes UVs, Cars and Vans) sold 20,962 vehicles in July 2017, as against 17,356 vehicles during July 2016, registering a growth of 21%. The company’s domestic sales stood at 39,762 vehicles during July 2017, as against 35,305 vehicles during July 2016, a growth of 13%. In July 2017, the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment sold 657 vehicles, a growth of 72%. Exports for July 2017 stood at 1,985 vehicles.
Commenting on the performance, Rajan Wadhera, President, Automotive Sector, M&M Ltd. said, “We are happy with the overall performance for the month of July 2017. We have registered a growth of 21% in the Passenger Vehicle segment and a growth of 13% in overall domestic vehicle sales. The benefit of a good monsoon, the successful rollout of GST and a good run up to the festive season, starting from August, give us confidence of continuing a robust growth in Q2”.
Sales Summary July 2017
| July | YTD July | |||||
| F18 | F17 | % Change | F18 | F17 | % Change | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 20962 | 17356 | 21% | 76747 | 76716 | 0% |
| Utility Vehicles | 19152 | 15962 | 20% | 72234 | 71871 | 1% |
| Cars + Vans | 1810 | 1394 | 30% | 4513 | 4845 | -7% |
| Commercial Vehicles | 15023 | 13168 | 14% | 61475 | 52762 | 17% |
| LCV < 3.5T | 13761 | 12230 | 13% | 56770 | 47871 | 19% |
| LCV > 3.5T | 605 | 556 | 9% | 2632 | 3019 | -13% |
| MHCV | 657 | 382 | 72% | 2073 | 1872 | 11% |
| 3W | 3777 | 4781 | -21% | 13832 | 16786 | -18% |
| Total Domestic Sales | 39762 | 35305 | 13% | 152054 | 146264 | 4% |
| Total Exports | 1985 | 4153 | -52% | 6661 | 14722 | -55% |
| Total Sales (Domestic + Export) | 41747 | 39458 | 6% | 158715 | 160986 | -1% |
About Mahindra
The Mahindra Group is a USD 19 billion federation of companies that enables people to rise through innovative mobility solutions, driving rural prosperity, enhancing urban living, nurturing new businesses and fostering communities. It has a leadership position in utility vehicles, information technology, financial services and vacation ownership in India and is the world’s largest tractor company, by volume. It also enjoys a strong presence in agribusiness, components, commercial vehicles, consulting services, energy, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, steel, aerospace, defence and two wheelers. Headquartered in India, Mahindra employs over 200,000 people across 100 countries.
