Mahindra, a part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, today announced its auto sales performance for July 2019.
In the Passenger Vehicles segment (which includes UVs, Cars and Vans), Mahindra sold 16,831 vehicles in July 2019, compared to 19,781 vehicles in July 2018.
In the Commercial Vehicles segment, the company sold 15,969 vehicles in July 2019, as against 19,284 vehicles in July 2018.
In the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles segment, Mahindra sold 417 vehicles for the month. Exports for July 2019 stood at 2,668 vehicles.
The company’s Auto Sector overall sales (Domestic + Exports) stood at 40,142 vehicles in July 2019, compared to 47,199 vehicles during July 2018.
Commenting on the performance, Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief of Sales and Marketing, Automotive Division, M&M Ltd. said, “The headwinds faced by the automotive industry continue as a result of subdued consumer sentiment, triggered by various factors. The industry needs stimuli to help revive consumer demand and conversions. We hope that the overall buying sentiment will improve in the run-up to the festive season and with the monsoon turning out to be better than initially anticipated.”
| Sales Summary July 2019 | ||||||
| Category | July | YTD July | ||||
| F20 | F19 | % Change | F20 | F19 | % Change | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 16831 | 19781 | -15% | 76231 | 80560 | -5% |
| Utility Vehicles | 16003 | 17879 | -10% | 72098 | 73953 | -3% |
| Cars* + Vans | 828 | 1902 | -56% | 4133 | 6607 | -37% |
| Commercial Vehicles | 15969 | 19284 | -17% | 67563 | 76224 | -11% |
| LCV < 3.5T | 14874 | 17785 | -16% | 62342 | 69168 | -10 |
| LCV > 3.5T | 678 | 633 | 7% | 2988 | 3026 | -1% |
| MHCV | 417 | 866 | -52% | 2233 | 4030 | -45% |
| 3W | 4674 | 5540 | -16% | 17810 | 18545 | -4% |
| Total Domestic Sales | 37474 | 44605 | -16% | 161604 | 175329 | -8% |
| Total Exports | 2668 | 2594 | 3% | 10227 | 11970 | -15% |
| Total Sales (Domestic + Export) | 40142 | 47199 | -15% | 171831 | 187299 | -8% |
SOURCE: Mahindra
