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Economy

Recovery Underway: Auto Sales For January Show That The Worst May Be Over 

R JagannathanFriday, February 3, 2017 12:49 pm IST


Land Rover Freelander II SUV vehicles are seen on the assembly line at the Jaguar - Land Rover manufacturing plant at Pimpri, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/GettyImages)


Land Rover Freelander II SUV vehicles are seen on the assembly line at the Jaguar - Land Rover manufacturing plant at Pimpri, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/GettyImages)
Land Rover Freelander II SUV vehicles are seen on the assembly line at the Jaguar - Land Rover manufacturing plant at Pimpri, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/GettyImages)
  • The after-effects of DeMo will be limited to this financial year.
  • Even this segment is putting the worst behind, despite some month-on-month blips.
  • It is now more than likely that the negative impact of demonetisation will be limited to the third quarter (October-December 2016) and the fourth (January-March 2017).

    A critical bellwether industry – automobiles – seems to have shrugged off bad days in January 2017, with most car manufacturers, and some two-wheeler makers, reporting either a revival or demand, or flat sales. Of the 13 car and bike makers to report sales data so far, eight are in positive territory, with Maruti Suzuki reporting a sharp 26 per cent hike in sales compared to January 2016. Hyundai, Tata, Ford, Nissan and Toyota have all reported double-digit sales growth, with only Mahindra and Honda reporting minus nine per cent each.

    But a turnaround is visible – albeit in a limited way – even in the more cash-sensitive two-wheelers sector. In December, two-wheeler sales were down 18 per cent for the industry as a whole, but in January, Honda Motorcycle has reported positive growth of 3 per cent, while TVS Motor had flat sales. Only Bajaj Auto (-16 per cent) and Hero Motocorp (-13 per cent), the top two domestic majors, appear to be still suffering the after-effects of DeMo. But Eicher Motors, which makes the Royal Enfield bike, reported a 23 per cent growth in sales in January, after a rollicking 42 per cent in December.

    In commercial vehicles, while Tata Motors reported a 7 per cent drop, Ashok Leyland grew 7 per cent in January. In December 2016, when the cash crisis peaked, Tata Motors reported 2 per cent growth and Ashok Leyland a drop of 12 per cent.

    So, clearly, even this segment is putting the worst behind, despite some month-on-month blips. You would not be buying trucks if you don’t see demand for cargo movement in the near future.

    The following tentative conclusions can thus be drawn.

    #1: The after-effects of DeMo will be limited to this financial year.

    #2: The demand scenario is beginning to stabilise, though this is not something one can say about all products, but automobiles are an early signal.

    #3: The budget, which focuses a lot on rural spending, including higher allocations to MNREGA, will prop up demand at the bottom end of the market for most consumer durables and non-durables, including lower-priced two-wheelers.

    We are headed for a revival from the DeMo setback by the first quarter of 2017-18.

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