We could see Autobianchi return as early as 2014! * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * With the progression of Chinese carmakers worldwide, the rise and rise of low-cost brands following the tremendous success of Dacia over the last decade is one of the most fascinating…
Honda Amaze * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * Being the last month of the financial year, March is traditionally the year's strongest month for new car sales in India and 2013 doesn't look like it will be an exception. At…
If you have been a reader of this blog for a few months, you will know that the monthly Indian sales figures and commentary from BestSellingCarsBlog are featured on Indian car magazine Auto India. My dear friend Adrian who is spending some time in Delhi right now, was kind enough…
Maruti Dzire * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * This is confirmed: the Indian new car market is taking a break right now, going through its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in February: down a surprising 17% on February 2012…
My dear friend Adrian is currently spending some time in Delhi, India and was kind enough to send me a few videos of the crazy traffic in the streets over there... Among it all you will recognise a few Hyundai Santro and Maruti Swift, as well as a very imposing…
Maruti DZire * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 12 brands by clicking on the title! * The Indian new car market seems to be taking a breather at the moment, down 6% year-on-year in January to 230,204 registrations. The top of the models ranking is very stable,…
Maruti Swift * See the All-brands ranking (incl. Mercedes, BMW and Audi) and Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This Indian update is brought to you by the Nissan Micra. Indian new car sales reach a new frontier in 2012: up 14% year-on-year to a record 2,654,835 registrations,…
Maruti Alto 800 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and All-brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Year-end discounts didn't do much to dynamise an Indian new car market that is starting to lack puff: sales are even down 3% year-on-year…
Maruti Alto 800 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A relatively disappointing month for car sales in India, up just 2% year-on-year to 212,882 registrations and not benefitting from the Diwali celebrations this year. Year-to-date the market is still up a solid 10%…
The November 2012 issue of Auto India features the Maruti Alto 800. * Many thanks to Gautam Sen for initiating this collaboration! * If you live in India and buy India's best-selling and oldest car magazine 'Auto India' you will have noticed a new section called "India's bestsellers" on page…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Extremely robust month for new car sales in India, up a massive 32% year-on-year in October to 231,543 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,224,610 units, up 11% on 2011. After a couple of eventful…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After a month of August disrupted by labour unrest, the Indian new car market is back up 4% year-on-year in September to 214,796 registrations, the highest result since last April and bringing the year-to-date total…
The Hyundai i20 is up to a record #4 in August while the Suzuki Swift is down to #41 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Serious labour unrest at the Manesar Maruti plant means the Indian new car market is turned completely upside down…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Indian new car market is up 11% year-on-year to 192,576 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,606,603 units, up 12% on 2011. Very stable models ranking this month with the Top 5 unchanged vs.…
The Hyundai Eon is the best-selling all-new model over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil and France, India is the third of the Top 10 biggest worldwide car markets we explore in further detail halfway through the year. Sometimes…