April car sales in low gear

TWO-WHEELERS: In the two-wheeler segment, total sales in April grew by 11.67 per cent to 13,04,447 units as against 11,68,100 units in the same month last year, SIAM said. Motorcycle sales last month grew by 8.06 per cent to 911,908 units from 843,909 units in the year-ago period. Motorcycle market leader Hero MotoCorp saw its bike sales grow by 14.57 per cent to 4,95,701 units in April this year. Rival Bajaj Auto, however, saw its sales dip by 16.49 per cent at 1,66,874 during the month. The scooters segment continued its robust growth at 3,29,680 units, up 26.08 per cent from 2,61,475 units in April last year, SIAM said.