commercial vehicle sales surged 4664 to 58820 units last month against 40112 units in september last yearnew delhi auto oems have reported mixed retail numbers for september 2021 the federation of automobile dealers associations fada on thursday said retail sales of passenger vehicles pv in september increased by 1632 yearonyear to 233308 unitsaccording to fada pv sales stood at 200576 units in september 2020 experts point out that festival stocking is likely to be affected by chip shortageauto retail in the month of september has taken a pause as overall sales were down by 5 during the first half of this financial year while the overall retails were up by 35 the same was down by 29 when compared to 2019 a precovid year on a long term basis except tractors which grew by 19 and pv which has almost reached precovid levels all the other segments were in the red vinkesh gulati fada president said advt twowheeler sales however slipped 1154 to 914621 units last month compared to 1033895 units in the yearago periodthe semiconductor shortage has intensified with the lockdown in malaysia from june 2021 resulting in a severe crunch in its supply to the indian automotive industry this could potentially hurt demand for pvs premium twowheelers and lcvs during the upcoming festive season the impact was the highest for pvs followed by premium motorcycles and lcvs motillal oswal said in a latest report on the auto sector commercial vehicle sales surged 4664 to 58820 units last month against 40112 units in september last year volume growth was strong in this segment on the back of pickup in demand from infrastructure and construction sectors coupled with improving freight utilization levelsthreewheeler sales saw a rise of 5090 to 36612 units last month from 24262 units in the yearago period domestic sales of bajaj auto mm tvs and atul auto improved in this category majorly due to the gradual easing of lockdown restrictionsthe threewheeler segment is showing clear signs of a tactical shift from ice to evs as the ratio has hit a 6040 split with offices and educational institutions slowly opening up electrification of 3ws will gather a greater momentum in months to come gulati addedthe total sales across categories decreased by 527 to 1296257 units in september as against 1368307 units in the same month last year advt the prices for core commodities have seen some stabilization since q1fy22 and 2050 reduction in the precious metals basket we expect some lag impact to reflect in q2 fy22 and then stabilize thereafter supplyside issues for pvs and premium 2ws weaker 2w demand and slower recovery in cvs would lead to another round of earnings cut for our fy22 estimates the brokerage firm addedoutlookaccording to fada the chip shortage looks less likely to ease within the next two quarters as a result the industry body added pv sales is likely to stagnate going ahead even though oems are coming ahead with new launches to keep the customer excited with the