Production of Commercial Vehicles

As per the information received from the Society Indian Automobile Manufacturers Association (SIAM), the growth of production of medium & heavy commercial vehicles in the country during the last three years including current year, is as under:-                                                                                                                                  (% growth) Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles          2009-10           2010-11           2011-12 Passenger Carriers                                         12.24               18.21               -1.93 Goods Carriers                                                34.92               42.77               13.21 Total                                                                30.09               38.25               10.83             As informed by SIAM, the production of medium & heavy commercial vehicles during the last three years, including current year, is as under:-                                                                                                                                     (in nos.) Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles          2009-10           2010-11           2011-12 Passenger Carriers                                         46,011             54,390             53,340 Goods Carriers                                                204,122           291,428           329,937 Total                                                                250,133           345,818           383,277 The above information was given by the Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.