May 10, 2021 FADA says second wave hitting rural markets, too; timely onset of monsoon, the only hope Auto registrations in April skidded a whopping 28 per cent over March, as most States started imposed strict restrictions and local lockdowns to break the raging Covid second wave. On a yearly basis, the total vehicle registrations fell 30 per cent to 1,52,71,519 units in financial year 2020-21, the lowest in the last eight years, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Monday. In 2019-20, 2,17,68,502 vehicles were registered. According to the monthly FADA report, all categories closed April on a low, with two-wheelers (down 28 per cent, three-wheelers (3W) by 43 per cent, passenger vehicles (PV) by 25 per cent, tractors 45 per cent and commercial vehicles (CV) 24 per cent month-on-month.