India, Feb. 14 -- Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose 13 per cent year-on-year to 4,49,616 units in January with demand remaining robust owing to GST rate rationalisation and subsequent dip in prices, industry body SIAM said on Friday. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches stood at 3,99,386 units in January 2025.

The sales growth last month was aided by utility vehicles. The segment wholesales increased to 2,46,844 units last month as compared with 2,12,995 units in the year-ago period, a growth of 16 per cent. Similarly, vans sales rose to 11,914 units in January as against 11,250 units in the same month last year.Passenger car dispatches, however, declined 5 per cent year-on-year to 1,20,636 units in...