The Mumbai Regional Transport Office (RTO) data revealed that over 650 new vehicles were registered on a single day, ahead of Diwali.
It is pertinent to note that this trend is reflective of the festive season, during which many families opt to purchase new vehicles as part of their celebrations.
The RTOs across the city on October 29 alone registered around 652 new vehicles, including cars, two-wheelers, and commercial vehicles, reports stated.
According to the RTO data, 115 vehicles were registered with the Borivali RTO, the Mumbai Central-93, Mumbai East-180, Mumbai West- 201 and an additional 63 vehicles were registered with the Mumbai West RTO.
Prior to this, vehicle registrations saw a spike during the Navratri period. Over 7,000 vehicles were registered across three key RTO offices in the city: Mumbai Central, Wadala, and Andheri. The vehicles included cars, bikes, taxis, and goods carriers.
This year, there was an increase of about 210 vehicles compared to last year’s Navratri, which recorded 6,902 registrations. Vehicles are commonly purchased during the festive season as part of the tradition of buying valuable items
From October 3 to 12, a total of 7,111 vehicles were registered at these three RTOs. A strong preference for bikes and scooters was noticed. From the total, 4,902 were two-wheelers, whereas 2,209 were four-wheelers registered.
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