Suzuki Swift This is our second monthly World round up after March 2012, and if last month the focus was on the Toyota Prius family and its huge success in the US and Japan, April takes us to India where we witness a historical change... Don't get me wrong, the Prius is…
4. Maruti Swift: Indian #1 in April 2012 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2012 is definitely a year to remember in India. After breaking all-time monthly volume records twice in a row in February and March, the market sees a new market…
Street scene in Kathmandu, Nepal The next country under the spotlight this week is Nepal, where Hyundai has managed to establish itself solidly along with neighbours Maruti and Tata. Hyundai i10 The last Nepalese official car sales figures date back to 2002 when the Hyundai Santro overtook the Maruti Alto…
Honda City * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Pakistani car sales are up a very healthy 21% in September at 14,669 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-t0-date total up 7% at 122,092 units. The Toyota Corolla is leading the pack…
Official Pakistani car sales figures only take into consideration the models produced locally, which gives a pretty good idea of actual car sales given imports are very limited. Nearly 1 in every 3 new cars sold in the country is a Toyota Corolla! It totals 44,098 sales over the year…
Maruti Alto * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 110 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in India continue to gallop from record to record, signing a 5th consecutive all-time high volume in 2006 at 1.469.459 units, up 20% year-on-year. This time Maruti (+14%)…
At 12,047 sales, the Hyundai Accent is a distant #1 this year, well ahead of the Toyota Hilux in #2 with 8,599 sales. Just below, the Dacia Logan jumps on the podium in 3rd with 8,557 units sold. The Hyundai Atos drops 2 spots in 4th and the Chevrolet Aveo…
* See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 95 All-models by clicking on the title * Indian new vehicle sales gain a further 7.3% in 2005 to lodge a fourth consecutive record volume at 1.225.678 units. Maruti continues to follow the market to remain very stable market share-wise at 42%.…
The Maruti Alto, left, ends the year 20.000 sales below the 20 year leader, the Maruti 800, right. * See the Top 23 All-brands and Top 80 All-models by clicking on the title * The new vehicle market in India is expanding by leaps and bounds, up another 23.7% to annihilate…
Launched in December 1984 in India, the Maruti 800 was originally based on the 1979 Suzuki Fronte, before being replaced by a rebadged version of the 1984 Suzuki Alto in 1986. It was India's best selling car for 20 years, from 1985 to 2004 and over 2.5 million units of…
The Maruti 800 is back up to 18.5% share in India. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 65 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a very impressive surge for Indian new vehicle sales at +20.1%, smashing the all-time volume record established just last month at 923.599…
The Tata Indica is up to 9.6% share in India four years after launch. * See the Top 17 All-brands and Top 60 All-models by clicking on the title * After a 3% drop in 2001, the Indian new car market is back on its record run in 2002 thanks…
The Maruti 800 is back above 20% market share. * See the Top 17 All-brands and Top 55 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle deliveries in India tilt into negative in 2001 at -3.1% to 729.496 units. Leader Maruti (+5%) has reacted and sees its share rally back…
The Hyundai Santro is up to #2 in India - the highest a foreign nameplate has ever ranked. * See the Top 18 All-brands and Top 50 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market edges up 5.2% to a new record 752.687 units in 2000,…
The Tata Indica is considered India's first indigenously developed passenger car. * See the Top 17 All-brands and Top 45 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India are back in frank positive territory in 1999, soaring 35% to a record 715.699 units. The Indian car…