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…
Suzuki Wagon R Like the passenger car market, sales of Kei cars are slowly back to normal, down 'only' 18% in June at 126,804 units compared to -25% in May and -45% in April. For the 4th month in a row, the Suzuki Wagon R is the best-selling Kei car in…
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…
Daihatsu Move After dropping by 45% last month, the Kei car market is on the mend like the passenger cars, down 18% in May at 58,307 units. The Suzuki Wagon R is the best-seller in the category for the third month in a row at 11,185 sales, down 23% and…
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…
Subaru Stella The Japanese Kei car market is down 45% this month with 76,849 registrations, due to repercussions from the March 11 quake. On May 8, Subaru announced it would stop producing Kei cars with best-seller Stella being halted as early as the end of the month. Stock-clearing rebates could…
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…
Suzuki WagonR After two months under the leadership of the Daihatsu Move, the Suzuki Wagon R reclaims its title of best selling Kei car for the first time this year with 17,290 sales. It is however still #2 year-to-date at 42,764 units vs. 47,215 for the Move. The next three models…
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…
Daihatsu Move Custom * Visit this site and pick “Japan: earthquake and tsunami” to help the victims of the disaster * In February the Daihatsu Move is the best selling Kei car in Japan for the 2nd month in a row with 16,230 sales, keeping at bay the Suzuki Wagon R, the…
Suzuki MR Wagon A bit of shake up in the Kei cars ranking this month: the Daihatsu Move, #3 in 2010, climbs to first place in January with 14,207 sales, well ahead of the two stars of last year, the Suzuki Wagon R at 11,119 units and the Daihatsu Tanto…
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…
The Suzuki Wagon R finishes the year as the best selling Kei car in Japan for the 8th consecutive time with 195,108 registrations (-3%), thanks to a very strong month of December at 14,928 sales. The Daihatsu Tanto, leader of the market up to November, ends up #2 at 191,391…
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…
Daihatsu Tanto Custom In November, the Daihatsu Tanto regains the lead of the Japanese Kei cars ranking with 13,217 sales, ahead of the Suzuki Wagon R at 12,881 sales. Year-to-date, the Tanto is #1 too with 180,716 sales vs. 180,177 for the Wagon R. 2010 could very well be the…