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Amid Covid-19 crisis, commercial vehicle sales crash 89% in March

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Mumbai: The commercial vehicle (CV) segment, a major indicator of economic activities, has crashed 89% year-on-year in March as India comes to a screeching halt to deal with Covid-19 crisis.

The segment took a deeper cut when compared to the passenger vehicles, which were down 52% in March. Sales reported by the leading CV manufacturers, including Tata Motors Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) added up to 11,683 units in March, which has declined 89% on an annual basis.

The five CV companies had together sold 107,119 units in March 2019. The segment leader Tata Motors Ltd (TML) on Wednesday reported domestic sales of 5,336 units in March,

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