India's monthly passenger vehicle sales recorded the steepest fall in August, as per Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers' (SIAM) data released today. Passenger vehicle sales plunged 31.57% year-on-year to 1,96,524 units in August, falling for the 10th straight month, while passenger car sales fell 41.09% to 1,15,957 units. It's the worst-ever fall since SIAM began recording data in 1997-98.