Automobile retail sales across the domestic market witnessed a 21% year-on-year increase in the 42-day festive season, led by record registrations of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, aided by the GST rejig-enabled drop in prices across segments, dealer' body FADA said on Friday.

Overall retail sales rose to 52,38,401 units in the festive period this year as compared with 43,25,632 units in the same period last year, registering an increase of 21%.

"The 42-day festive period of 2025 stands as a defining milestone for India's auto retail, delivering the highest-ever sales and growth across categories," Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President C S Vigneshwar said in a statement.

Passenger vehicle registrations rose to 7,66,918 units during the period as against 6,

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