By Shashank Didmishe
The expansion in car loans issued by the banks continued on a downward trajectory in Might as semiconductor shortages weighed on manufacturing which additionally impacted gross sales. Banks’ car loans excellent as on Might 31 was at Rs 4.2 trillion, which was up by 1.2% month-on-month. The expansion within the car phase has slowed for 2 consecutive months, in line with the newest Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) information.
In April, car credit score excellent grew by 2.7% on month. In distinction, banks’ car mortgage portfolio improved by a strong 22.2% on-month in March and 17.1% in February.
“The semiconductor scarcity nonetheless persists and has impacted the unique tools producers’ (OEM) potential to satisfy demand,” H T Solanki, common supervisor of mortgages & different retail property at Financial institution of Baroda stated. Whereas expressing the identical view, Krishnan Sitaraman, senior director and deputy chief rankings officer of CRISIL Scores stated that the semiconductor scenario is unquestionably bettering and that’s starting to be mirrored within the volumes.
Gross sales of passenger automobiles declined sharply by almost 10% month-on-month in April and marginally by 0.2% month-on-month in Might. With this fall on a month-on-month foundation, the gross sales of the passenger car phase remained beneath the 2018 degree in Might, in line with Society of Indian Car Producers (SIAM).
Banks have 70-75% market share in passenger car loans as it’s an rate of interest delicate phase, however have a decrease share of round 40% within the business car (CV) mortgage phase. “Therefore, development tendencies in car loans within the banking sector are extra pushed primarily by what occurs within the automobile mortgage phase,” Sitaraman stated.
Moreover, pent-up demand for car loans might have led to February and March posting larger mortgage excellent within the phase and there may be the standard yr finish push from lenders in March which supplies tailwinds to volumes on the finish of a monetary yr, Sitaraman stated.
Automobile loans type a serious chunk of the non-public mortgage portfolio of the banking sector, contributing 19% of the overall private loans. Private loans, that are at the moment driving the overall credit score development for banks, represent greater than 25% of the overall financial institution credit score excellent, RBI information exhibits.
Regardless of the slowing development within the car mortgage phase, there are expectations of banks’ car loans regaining momentum. Financial institution of Baroda expects the upcoming festive season to be a powerful one. In Q3FY22, the lender posted 19.5% on yr development in its auto mortgage e book. With the decision of provide facet points and a few new launches within the pipeline, Sitaraman expects a structural shift driving automobile gross sales and demand for finance.