Mahindra’s Auto Sector sells 44,002 units during February 2016

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Registers a 26% growth in Passenger Vehicles and an overall growth of 16%

Mumbai, March 1, 2016: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, today announced its auto sales numbers which stood at 44,002 units during February 2016 as against 38,030 units during February 2015, representing a growth of 16%.

The Passenger Vehicles segment (which includes UVs, Cars and Vans) sold 23,718 units in February 2016 as against 18,817 units during February 2015, a growth of 26%. The company’s domestic sales stood at 41,348 units during February 2016 as against 34,918 units during February 2015. In February 2016, the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment sold 479 units, registering a growth of 47%.

Exports for February 2016 stood at 2,654 units.

Speaking on the auto sales performance for February 2016, Pravin Shah, President & Chief Executive (Automotive), M&M Ltd. said, “At Mahindra we are happy to have achieved  an overall growth of 16% during February 2016 on the back of strong performance by our range of passenger and commercial vehicles. The imposition of an Infrastructure Cess of 1% to 4% for passenger vehicles, as announced in the Union Budget, would increase prices of automotive products immediately. An increasing number of duties levied on automobiles is a cause of concern and we see the need for GST sooner than later. However we need to take it positively, in view of the strong emphasis laid on rural, agri and infrastructure plans for sound, sustainable and inclusive growth in the economy and to spur the much needed demand “

Sales Summary February 2016

  February YTD February
F16 F15 % Change F16 F15 % Change
Passenger Vehicles 23718 18817 26% 209422 201785 4%
Utility Vehicles 22612 17805 27% 196888 186165 6%
Cars + Vans 1106 1012 9% 12534 15620 -20%
Commercial Vehicles 13864 11945 16% 149345 139722 7%
LCV < 3.5T 12919 11214 15% 138924 131884 5%
LCV > 3.5T 466 405 15% 5595 4812 16%
MHCV 479 326 47% 4826 3026 59%
3W 3766 4156 -9% 50331 51956 -3%
Total Domestic Sales 41348 34918 18% 409098 393463 4%
Total Exports 2654 3112 -15% 32282 26177 23%
Total Sales (Domestic + Export) 44002 38030 16% 441380 419640 5%