Car sales declined 1.03% to 1,96,847 units last month, as against 1,98,892 units in August 2017, while utility vehicles posted a drop of 7.11%.

Scaling up efforts to push eco-friendly transportation in the country, the government has decided to do away with permits for electric vehicles (EVs) and those that run on alternative fuels.

Vehicles using electricity or ethanol, biodiesel, CNG, methanol and biofuel need not apply for permits, said Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

The high base effect due to GST is likely to impact sales growth for the next couple of months though the onset of festive season later this month may offset it partially.

In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas also said that it would not be possible to segregate pricing of diesel or have a differential pricing mechanism for the fuel for private vehicles.

According to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales rose to 2,73,759 units last month from 1,99,036 units in June last year.

Ford India is also writing to owners of 1,018 EcoSport vehicles, made between November 2017 and December 2017, to inspect their cars for driver and front passenger seat recliner locks.

Passenger cars that comprises the majority of vehicle sales in the country grew by 19.64 percent at 199,479 units while utility vehicles grew at 17.53 percent during the month at 82,086 units. Sale of vans grew by 29.54 per cent at 19,673 units.

The production has stopped and the last few units are being supplied.

The growth was led by the commercial vehicle industry that posted a strong 75.95 per cent jump in sales at 72,993 units albeit on a low base of April 2017.

A total of 44,982 units of new Swift, which was launched in February this year, and 7,704 units of Baleno are being covered under the service campaign.

A new breed of marketing and distribution companies is using tech to connect brands with villages.

There are a lot of favourable economic policies that have been implemented. Things like GST (Goods and Services Tax) are good for business, says Tanit Chearavanont, Managing Director of CP Wholesale India Pvt Ltd (LOTS Wholesale Solutions).

Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 7.77 per cent to 2,75,329 units in February from 2,55,470 units in February 2017.