units in the vans category with the increase in lockdown restrictions in many parts of the country we foresee continuing supply chainrelated production challenges while demand remains good there would be some impact in the first quarter as a result of low customer movement and dealership activity due to the lockdown restrictionsveejay nakra chief executive officer automotive division mm plants of maruti suzuki along with suzuki motor gujarat will remain shut between may 1 to 9 as it has advanced its annual maintenance shutdown originally planned for june by a month while allowing its large vendor base to divert oxygen for medical requirements the carmakers have done well despite the fact that there were several disruptions during the month the oems are sitting on a large order book the stock is liquidated and inventory levels are low however the second wave of covid19 has created a lot of uncertainty loss of human life in a family and rising medical bills will impact consumer sentiments for a longer period puneet gupta associate director ihs markit saidthis year covid19 cases are being reported from the rural areas which is a concern rural markets had propelled recovery last year he said adding that it is visible that may will be impacted as several states are extending lockdownsindias second largest carmaker hyundais domestic wholesales stood at 49002 units in april against 42005 units in april 2019 and 46735 units in april 2018 continuing to push its production on the back of robust bookings tata motors ltd has reported wholesales of 25095 units in the last month the company had sold 13388 units and 19157 units in the corresponding month in 2019 and 2018 respectively however on a monthonmonth basis passenger vehicle dispatches were down 15 from 29654 units reported in march it said for mahindra and mahindra ltd mm passenger vehicle wholesales were at 18285 units which included utility vehicle sales of 18186 units and 99 units in the car and van categoryaccording to veejay nakra chief executive officer automotive division at mm april recorded a growth of 95 in passenger vehicle wholesales when compared to march with the increase in lockdown restrictions in many parts of the country we foresee continuing supply chainrelated production challenges while demand remains good there would be some impact in the first quarter as a result of low customer movement and dealership activity due to the lockdown restrictions nakra saidkorean carmaker kia reported sales of 16111 units in april while the seltos suv remains the highest contributor with 8086 units sonet and carnival sold 7724 and 301 units respectively the company said toyota kirloskar motor tkm reported wholesales of 9622 units for the last month down from 10112 units in april 2019 and 13037 units in april 2018 the company has announced closure of both of its plants from 26 april 26 to may 14 for annual maintenance despite the challenges we continue to witness good demand owing to personal mobility needs we have been able to partially