India Full Year 2013: Maruti Alto #1, Swift, DZire and Wagon R break records

The Maruti DZire sold a record 198,317 units in India in 2013.

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In 2013 the Indian new car market surprisingly halts its explosive growth, down 7% year-on-year to an estimated 2.47 million registrations, still the second best-ever year in the history of automobile in India. Brand-wise, Maruti-Suzuki is more than ever obliterating the competition, with its market share up 3 percentage points on 2012 thanks to stable sales at 1,063,964 and 43.1%. Hyundai limits its fall to 3% and improves to 15.4% share at #2 while Mahindra evolves like the market and jumps onto the podium with 242,405 sales and 9.8% share. Toyota is down 16% but up one spot to #4 while Tata loses more than half its sales year-on-year at -51% to just 142,045 units and 5.8% vs. 10.9% in 2012. Honda is up 47% to #6, Renault up 83% to #9, Audi becomes the first luxury brand to sell more than 10,000 annual units (+11%) and Mercedes is up 26%.

The Alto 800 helped the nameplate deliver a 9th consecutive pole position.

The Maruti Alto is the most popular car in the country for the 9th year in a row, evolving exactly like the market at -7% to 265,777 sales and 10.8% share. The 3 next best-sellers are all Marutis for the 2nd year running, and they all beat their annual volume record this year! The Maruti Swift is up 7% to stop only 743 units off the symbolic 200,000 annual sales barrier at 199,257 and 8.1% share, the Maruti DZire is up a whopping 29% to 198,317 units and 8% share vs. 154,273 and 5.8% in 2012 which was already a record year for the nameplate. In March, the DZire became the third model in the history of automobile in India to sell more than 20,000 monthly units after the Maruti Alto (March 2007) and Swift (February 2012). It also took the lead of the monthly charts for the very first time in May…

The Maruti Wagon R reaches a record 159,233 sales in India in 2013.

In 4th place, the Maruti Wagon R is up 18% to reach a best-ever 159,233 sales and 6.5% share, with its previous volume best being 156,509 back in 2010. Like in 2012, the Mahindra Bolero is the best-selling non-Maruti at #5 despite sales down 3% to 110,470 units, while the Hyundai Eon becomes the most popular foreign car, up two spots to #6 with 89,964 sales, ahead of the Hyundai i10 (-21%), i20 (-16%) and Toyota Innova (-17%). The Honda Amaze is by far the most successful new launch in India in 2013, landing directly at #13 with 59,461 sales and peaking at #7 and 9,764 sales in November.

The Amaze is the most successful Honda model in India, ever.

The Renault Duster is up 117% and 18 spots to land at #14 with 51,411 sales for its first full year in market, breaking into the monthly Top 10 twice this year, the Hyundai Grand i10 arrives at #18 and 41,861 units in just 5 months and established itself inside the Top 5 towards the end of the year, the Ford Ecosport makes its first appearance at #23 with 33,702 sales, peaking at #9 in September, the Chevrolet Enjoy ranks #37 and the Sail sedan #38 while the Nissan Terrano, a badge-engineered Renault Duster exclusive to India, is #49 with 7,390 sales, peaking at #20 in November.

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Previous year: India Full Year 2012: Maruti Swift and DZire beat records

Two years ago: India Full Year 2011: Maruti Alto leads for the 7th consecutive year

Full Year 2013 Top 80 models and Top 18 brands Ranking Tables below.