Maruti Alto K10 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2,309,874 new cars were registered in India in calendar year 2011, a new record, however the Indian industry records sales in fiscal years, and the 2011-2012 fiscal is due to end in March with…
Maruti Swift * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of months the Indian car market was particularly weak. Not anymore! The Maruti Alto is back up to 24,422 sales in November, its strongest volume in 4 months. At #2 the…
Hyundai Eon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Indian consumers are fond of novelty: all 4 new models that made their first appearance last month are progressing in the ranking in October. But first let's focus on the top…
Hyundai Eon, picture by team-bhp.com * NOW UPDATED with BMW & Mercedes sales - See 'Read more' for the Top 50 best-selling models! * Exceptional month in India with no less than 4 new models making their first appearance in the ranking. Keeping in mind the Indian models ranking reflects…
Tata Nano * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Soft month for auto sales in India, with most consumers waiting for the festive season to purchase a new car. The Maruti Alto is of course still #1 but at its…
According to Wards Auto, the number of vehicles in operation worldwide surpassed the 1 billion-unit mark in 2010 for the first time ever, at 1.015 billion compared to 980 million in 2009. The figure reflects the approximate number of cars, light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses registered worldwide. Out of…
Toyota Etios Liva * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Lots of movement in the Indian models ranking this month. The Maruti Alto still leads the way, up slightly on June at 24,974 units, its 2nd lowest figure…
Toyota Etios High fuel prices, rising interest rates and a strike in Maruti's Manesar factory all contributed to a slow month in India. Maruti saw its sales drop 4% year-on-year, the first decline in two years, and the Maruti Alto is at its lowest in 12 months at 23,240 sales.…
Hyundai Verna The Indian market takes a rest this month with only one model posting all-time volume records. The Maruti Alto is stable at 25,393 sales and 155,053 year-to-date, the Maruti Swift climbs up to #2 for the first since April 2010 with 12,742 units, just above the Maruti Wagon…
Tata Nano * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another very solid month for car sales in India with 6 models posting all-time high volumes. The Maruti Alto takes a breather with 25,462 sales, its lower figure…
Maruti Alto K10 * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * This month the Maruti Alto, boosted by the facelifted K10 version, sets up a new monthly volume record in India at 38,065 units. This is nearly 5,000…
Tata Nano Another very strong month for car sales in India with at #1 the Maruti Alto above 33,000 units for the 2nd time only in its career, and at #2 the Hyundai i10 at 15,000+ sales for the 4th time in the last 12 months. Tata is doing well,…
The Maruti Alto sold 33,118 units in India in January, its best ever month. Very strong start of the year for Indian car sales: no less than 13 models either beat their volume record or are at their yearly best. At the very top, both the Maruti Alto at 33,118…
After last month's poor results, Tata has been busy trying to resuscitate the Nano with new TV ads, easier financing and an extended warranty, and it worked so far: the Nano is #12 in December with 5,784 sales, its best month since July. Let's see if this recovery will last…
In this blog I normally focus on best performances and don't dwell on the weak ones, but this is such shocking news that it had to be the main headline: the Tana Nano only found 509 new owners in the whole of India last month... This is very bad news…