Car sales plunged 44 per cent followed by a 23 per cent drop in jeeps, SUVs and pickups during the July-September quarter despite a month-on-month (MoM) jump in August and September. Barring tractor sales, other segments also gave a dismal performance led by a drop of 47pc in trucks, 32pc in buses and 10pc in two- and three-wheelers. Total car sales clocked in at 16,021 units in July-Septemb