The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling car in India in November. The Indian wholesales market is up 5% year-on-year in November to 351,592. Although shy, the uptick means this is a new November record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,868 established just last year. The year-to-date tally is up…
The new Windsor pushes MG to record volumes in October. 397,947 wholesales were recorded in India in October, a +1.8% year-on-year improvement and a new all-time record for any month, eclipsing the previous best of 393,471 hit last January. This month both the Dussehra and Diwali festivals occurred which is…
The Hyundai Exter is just outside the Top 20 for its first month in market. Fuel price reductions and a first interest rate cut since the pandemic were not enough to push the South African new vehicle market in positive. Indeed September sales are down another -4.1% in September to…
The Mahindra Thar breaks its volume record in September. Thar Roxx pictured. It's a third consecutive month of slight year-on-year declines for wholesales in India in September at -1.1% year-on-year to 358,879. However keep in mind September 2023 was a record month outright (not just September). The year-to-date volume is…
The Tata Curvv makes its first appearance in the Indian charts in August. New car wholesales in India dip -1.7% year-on-year in August to 354,267 units, keeping in mind August 2023 was an all-time high monthly record at the time, so we remain at very high levels. Indeed the year-to-date…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
The new Taisor helps Toyota to a new volume record in India. New car wholesales in India edge up +3.6% year-on-year in June to 339,418, a new record for the month. The H1 2024 result is up 7.5% to 2,160,575. General elections, severe heat waves and declining orders were balanced…
The Toyota Taisor is based on the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. 349,057 new locally produced vehicles found a buyer in India in May (+4.3%), that's a new May record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,499 established just last year. The year-to-date volume for its part is up 8.3% to 1,821,157, a…
The Tata Punch is #1 in India in March. Indian new car wholesales climb 10% year-on-year in March to an all-time high record for the month to 369,381 units. Note the previous March record was reached just last year. The Q1 tally is up 11.7% to 1,135,030 sales, the highest…
The Tata Punch reaches an all-time high volume in February. After reaching an all-time monthly record in January, the Indian new wholesales car market posts a new February record at 372,178 units, up 11.3% year-on-year. Note February 2023 was already a record for the month. The year-to-date tally after two…
The Beijing X55 ranks inside the South African Top 40 this month. The South African new vehicle market starts the year in negative with a -3.8% year-on-year fall in January to 41,636 sales. Passenger vehicles are down -6.7% to 28,890 whereas light commercials are up 2.3% to 10,871. Note exports…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume record and ranks #2 in January. New car wholesales in India jump 13.8% year-on-year in January to 393,471 units. This is the highest monthly volume ever recorded in India, beating the previous best of 390,853 reached last October. Maruti Suzuki (+13.2%) posts its 2nd…
All time high monthly sales for the Mahindra XUV700 New car wholesales in India gain 2.3% year-on-year in September to 362,836, and for the 2nd consecutive month this is an all-time monthly record for any month. Note September 2022 was also a record. Every single month of the year so…
The Honda Elevate is exclusive to India for now. New car wholesales in India advance 9.8% year-on-year in August to 360,230 units. This is a new all-time high volume for any month, eclipsing the 354,702 of September 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 9% to 2,721,628, also a new record…
Chery is the 10th best-selling manufacturer in South Africa in July. New vehicle sales in South Africa edge up 1.3% year-on-year in July to 43,389 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 309,359. Passenger Cars are down -9.7% to 27,839 whereas Light Commercials soar 32.6% to 12,666.…