Nissan Terrano Prices To Be Announced On 9th October

Prices of Nissan's much awaited SUV Terrano will be announced on 9th of October.  These are expected to be slightly higher than Renault's Duster.  

Duster Dwindles as Ecosport Rises

Duster, when launched in India, changed the fortunes of Renault as it has been the only successful car from it. People thronged the Renault showrooms to grab this small SUV which at that time seemed so affordable.  Soon, long waiting lines were formed and inspite of price hike by the company, this SUV was in demand and waiting continued.  

Meanwhile, news of Ecosport coming soon was out but that coming soon was not 'soon' as Ford continued to test this much talked about smaller SUV.  Tests were conducted for a quite long time and ultimately in June this year, Ford released it at a price that startled the consumers and market pundits. The line of people waiting outside the Renault showrooms shifted to Ford showrooms. People loved the exterior, build quality and also the interior. Demand was so high that Ford had to stop bookings for certain variants.  It also raised prices.  But the Ecosport has continued ahead of its rival i.e. Duster which has come down from more than 6000 units in March 2013 to less than 3000 in August 2013. The graph below shows this decline -

On the other hand, Ecosport started with 4000 units in June this year and has now gone up to 5300 units during August 2013. But because of supply constraints, Ford is unable to meet the demand and some of the prospective buyers are cancelling their bookings which is not a good thing for the company.

Honda Urban SUV Testing on Autobahn

Honda has started testing its SUV, a rival to Ford's Ecosport, on the Autobahn in Germany.

This SUV will be unveiled in Tokyo Motor Show this year.

Top 10 Best Selling Cars in India - August 2013

Following is the list of top ten best selling cars in India during August 2013.  All figures have been rounded off to nearest 100.

Suzuki Alto           17100
Suzuki Swift          14200
Suzuki Dzire         13700
Suzuki Wagon R   12700
Hyundai Eon          8000
Mahindra Bolero    7000
Honda Amaze        6200
Hyundai i10           6000
Hyundai i20           5700
Ford Ecosport        5400

In spite of fierce competition from other manufacturers, Suzuki India has maintained its lead in the car market with a very big margin. It has a market share of 42 per cent against its nearest rival i.e. Hyundai which has a share of 16 per cent. The Hindustan Motors-Mitsubishi combine is at the bottom of this list with just 173 units and second from the bottom is Fiat with 1003 units sold during the month.

Ford's small SUV Ecosport has once again blasted its rival Renault's Duster comfortably by selling 5400 units against Duster's 3000 units. Last month, these figures were 4700 (Ecosport) and 3100 (Duster). The difference is increasing. Terrano needs to come early and come reasonably priced.