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…
A record 34.305 DZire were delivered to dealerships this month in India. * See the Top 23 brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market has stepped up to another level over the past few months: at 307.511 units, September marks the…
The Hyundai Grand i10 posts its very first podium finish in India in June. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market slows down its growth in June to just +2% to 222.252 ex-factory deliveries, partly…
The new Innova Crysta lifts Toyota to 4th place overall. * See the Top 20 brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market is up a hot 7.5% year-on-year in May to 229.367 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 7.6% to 1.188.119…
The Renault Lodgy has made its entrance on the Indian market. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title * Traditionally a slower month as it is the start of the new financial year and March sales always get boosted by increased…
The Toyota Etios celebrates 15 consecutive months inside the Top 7! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South African new car market continues to satisfy this year, up 7% year-on-year in July to 58,140 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 379,881…
Maruti Swift * See the All-brands ranking (incl. Mercedes, BMW and Audi) and Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This Indian update is brought to you by the Nissan Micra. Indian new car sales reach a new frontier in 2012: up 14% year-on-year to a record 2,654,835 registrations,…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After a month of August disrupted by labour unrest, the Indian new car market is back up 4% year-on-year in September to 214,796 registrations, the highest result since last April and bringing the year-to-date total…
* Click on title for Ghanaian street videos! * Ghana is one of the most dynamic car market in Africa, with 12,000 new car sales in 2011, double that of neighbour Cote d'Ivoire. It is also relatively mature, with a full variety of models available and a very fragmented structure.…
Toyota Etios * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another very strong month for new car sales in South Africa, up 18% year-on-year in July to 54,067 registrations. This means the year-to-date total is up 12% on 2011 to 355,541 sales. The VW Polo…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Indian new car market is up 11% year-on-year to 192,576 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,606,603 units, up 12% on 2011. Very stable models ranking this month with the Top 5 unchanged vs.…
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…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Indian new car market is up a respectable 7% year-on-year in January at 242,738 registrations. No surprises in pole position: the Maruti Alto leads and even reaches its highest volume in 10 months at 32,965 sales…
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…