The festival of Dhanteras brought cheers on the faces of those associated with automobile companies as people thronged the vehicle showrooms in large numbers. It is learnt that more than 600 cars were sold on the day from different showrooms of the city.
The AGM sales of DD Motors here Ashish Deora claimed that more than 225 cars were sold on the day. He informed that the sales of vehicles were more than last year. The Maruti officials claimed that about 350 units were sold from different showrooms of state capital on the day. It is not only the Maruti which recorded appreciable sale in Dehradun; the General Manager of Admire Honda located on EC road said that the 40 cars were sold by the company on the day. He informed that the 70 Honda cars were sold in the city on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras.
The showroom selling two wheelers also reported brisk sales on the day. The manager of Mayur Bajaj located on Rajpur road said that more than 130 bikes were sold on the occasion of Dhanteras. Enthusiastic youngsters were seen in large numbers in two wheelers showrooms of the city. One such youngster, Rohan Naithani, a resident of Saraswati Vihar said that his father is fulfilling his promise of gifting a bike today. His father said that he promised to gift a bike to Rohan if he secured good marks in I semester examination, which he did.
The assistant Regional Transport Officer (ATRO) of Dehradun Sandeep Saini said that the department is prepared for registration of large number of vehicles following the festive season.
The shops selling gold and silver jewelry reported very good business on Dhanteras days. These shops remained overcrowded through out the day.
The President of Jila Swarankar Sangh, Pankaj Mosoon told The Pioneer that this year the sale of silver items is more as compared to gold. He said that people are purchasing silver coins and small idols of lord Ganesha and laxmi. Mosoon claimed that roughly more than 1000 kg of silver was purchased by people on Dhanteras day. He said that this year the sale of gold is less than last year and attributed it to the recent increase in prices of gold. Those keeping an eye on the market of state capital are of the view that the people spend up to Rs 450 crores on Dhanteras day which is good for market and shopkeepers.