Passenger vehicle dispatches last month stood at 2,19,421 units compared to 2,52,998 units in December 2020.
The global vehicle sales fall to 64,436 cars in December, with sales in Europe dropping to 15.1%, and sales in the USA falling to 26.7%.
The passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales last month fell 10.91 per cent to 2,44,639 units from 2,74,605 units in December 2020.
Overall, the four schemes are well-thought-out and deserve praise but converting good ideas to good policies requires a lot of regulatory and financing capacity
Their demand had far exceeded the supply even before Covid-19 but the pandemic-induced lockdowns forced the chip-making facilities across the world to shut down.
Chip shortage in the international market has had a bearing on the sales and revenue of car companies that were hoping to cash in on the pent-up demand from bullish consumers who wanted to purchase new vehicles in the festive season.
Maruti Suzuki said the hike is in response to an increase in input costs observed in the past year. The hike has been planned for January 2022.
Maruti Suzuki said the semiconductor shortage had a minor impact on vehicle production in November. It added that the semiconductor shortage bothered production for the domestic market.
Maruti Suzuki stated that although the situation continues to be dynamic, total vehicle production in its Gujarat and Haryana manufacturing location could be around 80-85 per cent of normal production.
The company informed that its passenger vehicles sales in the domestic market in October increased 44 per cent to 33,925 units. It had sold a total of 23,617 in the segment in October 2020.
Maruti Suzuki informed that the vehicle sales in October were affected by the semiconductor shortage. However, it informed that the company sold more vehicles than the sales volumes expected at the beginning of the month.
Earlier this month, the automobile manufacturer had reported that its total sales in September fell by approx 46.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis to 86,380 units. Domestic sales fell 54.9 per cent to 68,815 units for the same period.
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