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29-06-2010 |
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Govt. expects 15 pc growth in auto exports this year |
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In the wake of rise in demand in European markets, the government has said the country's total vehicle export is likely to increase by up to 15 percent in the current fiscal.
"We may see a 10-15 percent increase in auto exports over and above the last fiscal's export," said Joint Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry Ambuj Sharma.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the overall vehicle export from India grew by 17.90 percent at 18,04,619 units in the last financial year, while the same stood at 15,30,594 units in 2008 09.
Sharma said most of the European nations that are growing will lead to an increase in consumer spending and demand for auto sales in those regions.
The European nations are a major destination for the Indian auto industry's passenger car export.
The country's car export registered a robust growth of 33.23 percent in the last fiscal, at a time when many major global auto markets witnessed a decline.
The growth was fueled by a scrappage scheme rolled out by many European nations during last fiscal to boost small car sales. Under the scheme, various governments had offered incentives to buy new cars in exchange of old ones.
Hyundai Motor India and Maruti Suzuki India made the most of this scrappage incentive programme.
The scheme, however, got exhausted and Indian car exporters are now exploring new destinations like the Latin American nations.
Export growth in the last financial year was good also in the two-wheeler category, which registered 13.54 percent rise. The surge in two-wheeler exports was led by Bajaj Auto, and Hero Honda, with sales of their motorcycles.
SIAM had earlier requested the Indian government to give impetus to overseas sales by various measures such as expanding the list of focus markets, which give duty benefits.
Source : smetimes.tradeindia.com
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