Bigger India
India overtakes UK in automotive sales to emerge as fifth largest in the world
Closing last calendar year at 3.61 million units with a growth of 8.8 percent, India’s domestic automobile sales were the fifth largest in the world.
India’s automotive sales surged the second fastest in the world in 2017, with total numbers trumping developed markets like UK and France and coming within striking distance of Germany.
Closing the last calendar year at 3.61 million units with a growth of 8.8 percent, India’s domestic automobile sales were the fifth highest in the world behind China (25.8 million), the United States (17.23 million), Japan (5.16 million) and Germany (3.71 million). Auto sales in the UK were at 2.9 million units, and in France were at 2.54 million units.