The Maruti Suzuki Alto is #1 in India for the 2nd month running. Picture autocarindia.com The Indian new wholesales car market soars 29.3% year-on-year in October to 336,229 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 23.7% or over 600,000 units to 3,186,798. Maruti Suzuki (+28.8%) virtually matches the market to hold…
First month in market for the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Wholesales of new locally produced cars in India surge by a whopping 89.5% year-on-year in September to hit a new all-time monthly volume record at 354,702 units. This is the first time the Indian market crosses the 350,000 monthly unit milestone…
The Mahindra Scorpio hits all-time high volumes in August. Picture autocarindia.com Indian wholesales continue to evolve at historical high levels in August at +26.4% year-on-year to 328,079 units, a new record for the month of August, eclipsing its previous best of 292,550 established in 2017. Maruti Suzuki (+30%) manages to…
The Tata Punch breaks its monthly volume record in July. Showing an easing of the microchip crisis, new car wholesales in India shoot up 15.9% year-on-year in July to 341,112 units, establishing a new all-time monthly volume record. It eclipses the previous record of 333,660 set in October 2020. It…
The Carens helps Kia break its all-time volume record in June. New Passenger Car wholesales in India shoot up 25.5% year-on-year in June to 320,609 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.8% to 1,826,676. Maruti Suzuki (-1.3%) is the only manufacturer in the market to see its sales drop…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record in May, helping Tata to #2 overall. Compared to a Covid-affected May 2021, wholesales in India surge 184.6% year-on-year in May to 294,087 units, marking a third straight year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume frankly tilts into positive as a result at +13.9% and…
The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga is up to a best-ever 2nd place in India in April. Going against the negative worldwide trend, new car wholesales in India grow 2.3% year-on-year in April to 293,081, marking the 2nd consecutive YoY uptick. The year-to-date tally now dips just -0.6% year-on-year to 1,211,980 units.…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume and ranking records in March. The Indian new wholesales market is stable in March at +0.3% to 321,375 units, its first year-on-year uptick since August 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -1.5% to 918.899 sales. Once again Maruti Suzuki (-8.4%) and Hyundai (-15.2%)…
The new Neo variant pushes Mahindra Bolero sales to a 7-year high. New car wholesales in India dip -1.9% year-on-year in February to 302,756 units, sending the year-to-date volume down -2.4% to 597,524. Maruti Suzuki (-7.5%) drops faster than the market to 44.2% share, in line with its YTD level…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R signs is first ever annual win in India. Explore over 60 years of Indian Historical data here. The Indian new car market rallies back up 26.7% year-on-year in 2021 to cross the 3 million unit-mark for the first time since 2018 at 3,076,731 wholesales. Maruti Suzuki…
The new Punch helps Tata up 37.6% in November. New car wholesales in India continue to slow down their fall in November at -14.4% to 245,262 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 32.8% to 2,822,461. Once again both Maruti Suzuki (-19.2%) and Hyundai (-24.2%) fall faster than the market…
The Tata Punch is already inside the Indian Top 10 for its first month in market. New car wholesales in India drop -22.2% year-on-year in October to 260.067 units, still a significant loss but a clear improvement on the -36.6% of September. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.2% to…
The Tata Nexon is up to a record 4th place in India in September. The microchip and parts shortage has finally caught up with the Indian new car market with wholesales down a devastating -36.6% year-on-year in September to just 185.636. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 54% to…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in August. New car wholesales in India gain a solid 10.9% year-on-year in August to 259.555 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 72% to 2.131.496. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (-8.7%) goes against the market with a significant…