The Maruti Alto returns to #1 in India. After a string of all-time volume records (2017 and 2018), the Indian new car wholesales market hits the brakes in 2019, falling a painful -9.9% year-on-year to an estimated 1.554.407 units excluding light commercials. This is the harshest decline at this stage…
The Hyundai Venue has landed in Indian dealerships. The worrying situation for new car wholesales in India has escalated very quickly: from -2.4% in March to -16.4% in April and a full-on -20.5% freefall in May to 239.033 units, the steepest year-on-year decline this decade. Poor consumer sentiment and uncertainty linked to the…
The Amaze adds almost 6.000 units to Honda's volume year-on-year. The bad news keep piling up for Indian wholesales with April marking the 8th year-on-year drop in the past 10 months and the steepest so far at a scary -16.4% to 248.717 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -5.4%…
The Honda Civic has landed in India. Indian wholesales recede for the 7th time in the past 9 months in March at -2.4% to 290.586 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -1.6% to 842.502. Brand leader Maruti (-1.5%) slips just under the symbolic 50% market share milestone at 49.9%…
Suzuki sales are up 81.8% year-on-year in Ivory Coast as the Alto 800 becomes the best-selling passenger car. Consult 6 years of Ivory Coast Historical Data here. The Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) new vehicle market posts a sturdy gain for the second straight year with 2018 sales up 16.1% to 11.376.…
The Mahindra XUV300 is a rebadged Ssangyong Tivoli aimed at the Maruti Vitara Brezza. It's a 6th month of year-on-year decline in the past 8 in India as February factory shipments drop ever so slightly at -0.8% to an estimated 271.618 units, bringing the year-to-date volume down 1.2% to 551.376.…
The new generation Maruti Wagon R has arrived in India. New factory shipments in India drop 1.6% year-on-year in January to 279.758 units, the 5th decline in the past 7 months accentuating the worry that the market may have plateaued for now. Sometimes touted as the world's engine of growth alongside China,…
The Maruti DZire is only the third nameplate in 35 years after the 800 and Alto to top the annual Indian ranking. Consult 65 years worth of Indian Historical data here. This article has been updated with actuals for luxury brands. 2018 marks a new all-time record in India with wholesales…
The Mahindra Alturas G4, aka Ssangyong Rexton, has landed in India. New car sales in India are back into negative for the 4th time in the past 5 months in November at 266.540 wholesales (-2.8%), but the year-to-date volume remains at record levels, up 5.7% to 3.141.188, the highest ever…
The legendary Hyundai Santro has returned to the Indian market. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market is back in positive territory after three consecutive months of decline with October wholesales up 2.2% to 283.806 units,…
Hindustan Ambassador After Russia, we continue our large scale overhaul of Historical Data with exclusive data for India now available annually from 1985 onwards - vs. 2004 previously. We have added no less than 20 new articles to complete Indian Historical Data. From its launch in 1958 all through the…
The Maruti Swift signs its third ever monthly win in India. Picture cartoq.com * See the Top 23 All-brands and Top 85 models by clicking on the title * The lull is dangerously setting in in India with a third consecutive year-on-year drop and the steepest so far at -5.2%…
The Tiago breaks its volume record in August, helping Tata up to #3 brand. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * Indian new car wholesale drop for the second month in a row at -2.6% to 284.880 even though the comparison…
The new generation Amaze is the first Honda to sell over 10.000 monthly units in India. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * New car wholesales in India register their first year-on-year decline since October 2017 in July at -2.6% to…
The Maruti Dzire has snapped control of the Indian market away from the Alto. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 110 models by clicking on the title * The Indian market storms into the First Half of 2018 all guns blazing with a stunning 13.2% year-on-year uplift to…