propelled by maruti vitara brezza hyundai venue and kia seltos companies dispatched 84929 suv models in january 2020 against 82803 units turning out to be a silver lining for the industry reeling under stress greater noida automotive sales in january remained sombre with the exception of the sporty utility vehicles suv that posted a 3 per cent growth even as cars and vans remained subdued on weak demand companies dispatched 262 lakh passenger vehicle in january over 280 lakh units of previous januarypropelled by maruti vitara brezza hyundai venue and kia seltos companies dispatched 84929 suv models in january 2020 against 82803 units turning out to be a silver lining for the industry reeling under stress advt passenger vehicles and threewheeler are showing lesser negativity and these are signs of better timesrajesh menon director general siam the society of india automobile manufacturers or siam released the data for january and the ongoing fiscal said passenger vehicles and threewheeler are showing lesser negativity and these are signs of better times amid the auto expo there could be the better times with 70 product unveils and showcasing that should bring a positive turnaround to the market siam director general rajesh menon said on the sidelines of auto expo in greater noida on mondaythe threewheeler segment was positive with a 13 per cent jump in sales to 60903 units sold in january commercial vehicle sales which are often considered a barometer of the economy continued to turn negative with a 35 per cent dip in january to 22534 units dispatched while the light commercial vehicle segment too was in red with a 14 per cent drop to 75289 units sold last monthindian auto industry domestic sales in january 2020segmentjanuary 2019january 2020 changepassenger vehicle280091262714 620commercial vehicle8759175289 1404three wheeler54043609031269two wheeler15975281341005 1606total20192531739975 1383source siamtwowheeler companies continued to remain in stress with a 16 per cent yearonyear decline over last january the smallest of the segment mopeds remained worst with a 28 per cent dip to 52524 units sold last month while scooters declined 16 per cent to 416 lakh units and bikes fell 15 per cent to 871 lakh units the overall auto industry declined 14 per cent to 1739 lakh units in january from 2019 lakh units sold in the same month last year advt amid the decline some apprehensions of spare parts and component disruptions in the market have emerged on the supply chain from china on the woes of coronavirus scare china is the largest supplier of components to the indian automotive sector and offlate large number of indian companies are sourcing parts for their production models across passenger and commercial vehicles and twowheelers that could affect operations across many brands and companiesthe impact could only be witnessed over the next few days on the culmination of chinese new year that is the biggest festival of the region and operations across industries remain closed for the durationwe will only be able to comment in the next few days as our members share their