Estimate passenger vehicles sales to grow 8-9 per cent in the current financial year, provided monsoon plays out well, said Subrata Ray, analyst with ICRA
India was projected to become third-largest PV market by 2020; it stood fifth in 2017 after China, US, Japan, Germany
Data showed that except for India and Japan, sales in most top countries have either moderated or at best remained flat in 2017
India stood at 29,66,637 units in 2016 as against 27,72,270 units in 2015
Increase in auto sales would also strengthen India's GDP growth, touted at 6.9% at FY16 and 7.7% in FY17
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