Automobile sales in J&K see moderate growth of 5% in November

Srinagar, Dec 14: With the onset of winter, the economic activity in Jammu & Kashmir is witnessing a subdued sentiment, which traditionally impacts the business and commerce activity, including sales of automobiles. After recording a double-digit growth between May and October, automobile sales have been able to maintain a marginal growth momentum with the Union Territory recording 4.92 per cent year-on-year growth in November this year, as per industry data.

The marginal growth recorded in J&K, is almost in line with the all-India average growth of 2 per cent. Considering the winter season, especially the coldest period of ‘Chilai Kalan’ set to begin in almost one week, growth of 4.92 per cent last month, shows the consistency in buying sentiment as far as automobiles are concerned, said auto experts.

As per Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), a national-level umbrella body of automobile retail dealerships, neighbouring Himachal Pradesh logged 43.16 per cent growth in automobile sales, while Punjab recorded 57.78 per cent spurt in automobile sales during November, 2025 as compared to the same month last year. Chandigarh recorded 35.80 per cent growth while Uttar Pradesh saw auto sales fall by 5.91 per cent during November.

In terms of category wise sales of vehicles, J&K recorded 36.05 per cent growth in retail sales of passenger vehicles in November. However, sales of commercial vehicles during the same period this year have been abysmal, witnessing a sharp decrease registering minus 7.19 per cent dip as compared to November, 2024. Apart from these commercial vehicles, the drop in sales trajectory has also been noticed in three-wheeler sales which have seen a fall of minus 10.02 per cent in November, 2025.

However, as per FADA data, an increase in sales has been witnessed in retail sales of tractors, which registered a year-on-year growth of 6.96 per cent in J&K. Interestingly, the two-wheeler segment, which had been a front-runner in automobile sales during the last one decade, on the back of the hot-selling segment of gearless scooters, has now gone into the red. The two-wheeler retail data released by FADA suggests a fall in sales in J&K which stood at minus 8.48 per cent.