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PANAJI
A press release of Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has highlighted that the decline in auto registrations in Goa was second highest in the whole of India in September 2019.
As per the information disclosed, the number of vehicles registered in the State fell by a massive 48% in September 2019 compared to September 2018. Only Jammu & Kashmir, at 57% drop, saw higher decline in auto sales in the month.
A total of 4,334 vehicles were registered in Goa in September 2019, which was 48% lesser than 8,294 vehicle registrations in September 2018. The number of passenger vehicles getting registered fell by 49% from 2,086 in Sep 2018 to 1,069 in Sep 2019.
The number of two wheelers getting registered declined by 48% from 6,007 in Sep 2018 to 3,105 in Sep 2019. The number of commercial vehicle registrations fell by 19% from 194 in Sep 2018 to 157 in Sep 2019.
Other markets, which witnessed massive drop in vehicle registrations in September 2019, were Chandigarh (47% drop), Gujarat (34% drop), Nagaland (31% drop), Maharashtra (28% drop), Karnataka (27% drop), Daman & Diu (25% drop), Tamil Nadu (24% drop) and Uttarakhand (20% drop).
The press release said that the decline continued all over India despite festive season, which started with Onam and was followed by Ganpati, Vishwakarma Puja and many other festivals.
FADA President, Ashish Harsharaj Kale said, “The continued heavy monsoons in major geographies and the Shraddh period also contributed to this sales lag.”
Overall in India, vehicle registrations fell by 12.9% in September 2019. But, there were few markets, which actually witnessed high growth even when industry is going through such a slowdown.
The number of vehicle registrations increased by 83% in West Bengal, 67% in Sikkim, 49% in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh each, 21% in Manipur and Rajasthan each and 16% in Bihar.
