The Tata Punch breaks its volume and ranking records in March. The Indian new wholesales market is stable in March at +0.3% to 321,375 units, its first year-on-year uptick since August 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -1.5% to 918.899 sales. Once again Maruti Suzuki (-8.4%) and Hyundai (-15.2%)…
The new Neo variant pushes Mahindra Bolero sales to a 7-year high. New car wholesales in India dip -1.9% year-on-year in February to 302,756 units, sending the year-to-date volume down -2.4% to 597,524. Maruti Suzuki (-7.5%) drops faster than the market to 44.2% share, in line with its YTD level…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R signs is first ever annual win in India. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. The Indian new car market rallies back up 26.7% year-on-year in 2021 to cross the 3 million unit-mark for the first time since 2018 at 3,076,731 wholesales. Maruti Suzuki…
The new Punch helps Tata up 37.6% in November. New car wholesales in India continue to slow down their fall in November at -14.4% to 245,262 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 32.8% to 2,822,461. Once again both Maruti Suzuki (-19.2%) and Hyundai (-24.2%) fall faster than the market…
The Tata Punch is already inside the Indian Top 10 for its first month in market. New car wholesales in India drop -22.2% year-on-year in October to 260.067 units, still a significant loss but a clear improvement on the -36.6% of September. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.2% to…
The Tata Nexon is up to a record 4th place in India in September. The microchip and parts shortage has finally caught up with the Indian new car market with wholesales down a devastating -36.6% year-on-year in September to just 185.636. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 54% to…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in August. New car wholesales in India gain a solid 10.9% year-on-year in August to 259.555 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 72% to 2.131.496. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (-8.7%) goes against the market with a significant…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record in India in July. Indian new car wholesales shoot up 48.9% year-on-year in July to 294.330 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 86.3% to 1.871.941. Given July 2020 was roughly stable vs. the year prior (-1%), July 2021 is also up 45.9%…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is the best-selling vehicle in India in June. New car wholesales in India are up 118.4% year-on-year in June to 255.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 95.5% to 1.577.611. More significantly, June 2021 volumes are up 14% on the pre-pandemic levels of June…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. As Covid infections suddenly surged to world record levels, the Indian new car market suffers in May. At 103.343 wholesales, it is up 184.9% on May 2020 which was also heavily impacted by Covid, but more significantly it is…
The Maruti Wagon R is the #1 vehicle in India in April. Picture carandbike.com One year ago, the Indian new light vehicle market stopped with zero wholesales and retail sales. This time, and as the country now faces the worst infection levels of any country since the start of the…
MG Gloster. MG sales are up to a record 5.538 units in India in March. Picture Autocar India. New car wholesales in India shoot up 127.7% year-on-year in March to 320.487 as year-ago volumes were impacted by coronavirus lockdowns. More significantly, compared to two years ago in March 2019, the Indian market…
The Renault Kiger has landed in India. Picture evoindia.com Indian new car wholesales celebrate a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains in February at +23.1% to 308.593 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.3% to 611.992. Maruti (+8.3%) continues to underperform, leading to a much reduced share year-on-year going from…
Honda sales are up 113.6% year-on-year in January. Picture autocarindia.com New car wholesales in India gain a splendid 15.7% year-on-year in January to 303.399 units, marking six consecutive months of year-on-year growth in stark contrast with most other global markets. Brand leader Maruti (-0.6%) posts the only year-on-year drop in…