Indian auto dealers see stronger sales after record October boost

NEW DELHI, Nov 09 (Reuters): India's retail vehicle sales should remain strong through the rest of 2025, an auto dealers' body said on Friday, as tax cuts and strong rural demand boosted retail sales to a record high in October.

October's overall vehicle sales, the first full-month numbers since goods and services tax (GST) was simplified on September 22, jumped 40.5 per cent year-on-year to more than 4.2 million units, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said.

Vehicle sales had been muted the first three weeks of September.