Bus body manufacturing companies produced 5,510 units from January to March, a result 15.5% higher than in the first quarter of 2024

All except for the high voume heavy-duty truck segment grew.

Sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t GVW and above) in India declined by 7% in the first three quarters (April-December) of fiscal year 2024-25, dropping to 168,233 units from 180,820 units in the same period of 2023-24.

36,497 light duty buses were registered in the first threequarters of FY 2024-25.

Haulage tractor sales declined by 5.1% in the first three-quarters (April-December) of FY 2024-25 to 46,553 units.

In the previous nine month period some 400,013 light trucks were registered.

Sales in Q3 totalled 13,627 units compared with 10,828 units.

Q3 tractor unit sales totalled 16,490 units compared with 17,025 units.

Sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t GVW and above) in India declined to 60,215 units in Q3 (63,469).

Minibuses (GVW ≤ 5t, with fewer than 13 seats) recorded a 26.8% increase in sales.

The LCV segment in India goes up to 7.5 tonnes.

Eduardo Freitas, vice president of Anfavea, said: “We had a special year in 2024 for bus and coach chassis production, with the 34.7% increase was driven by the urban segment, which grew 41.3%, and the intercity segment, which grew by 5.4%.”