The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record. Picture autocarindia.com New wholesales in India climb 10.4% year-on-year in February to 334,245 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 308,593 units of February 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.8% to 680,050, also a new record after two…
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 Kia Seltos sold over 45.000 units in just 5 months. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. The Indian new car market sees five years of continuous progression and four consecutive all-time record volumes come to an abrupt end in 2019 with wholesales sinking steeply at -12.3%…
The Kia Seltos sells 12.854 units for its third month in market. Finally a breath of fresh air for the Indian new car market with wholesales up 1% year-on-year to 286.753 units in October, ending a streak of 10 consecutive market declines and 6 straight double-digit falls. This is the…
Over 5.000 Maruti S-Presso have found their way to dealerships in September. At -22.9% year-on-year to 224.989 units, Indian wholesales manage a slightly better result than in August (-30.6%) but with a 6th consecutive double-digit drop and the lowest September score since 2014 they are still in a deep rut.…
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 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%…
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,…
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 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…