Top 10 Best Selling Cars in India - June 2017

Given below is the list of 10 best selling cars in India during June 2017 along with no. of units sold.

1. Suzuki Alto- 14856
2. Hyundai i10 Grand - 12317
3. Suzuki Dzire - 12049
4. Suzuki Wagon R - 10668
5. Hyundai Elite i20 -  10609
6. Suzuki Swift - 9902
7. Suzuki Baleno - 9057
8. Suzuki Brezza - 8293
9. Hyundai Creta - 6436
10. Suzuki Celerio - 6375

As can be seen, the list is dominated by Suzuki products. Companies like Honda and Mahindra whose products used to get one or two places in the list, have been brutally thrown out of the window. Suzuki has continued to be no. 1 in the total sales also with more than 93,000 units sold during the month which converts to 47.7 per cent market share. 

In the second position is Hyundai, with 37,562 units. Mahindra, Honda and Tata are at no. 3, 4 and 5. Toyota, which used to roam around at 3rd or 4th position, has slipped to 10th for reasons best known to them. It managed to sell less than 2,000 units.

Last positions were held by usual suspects i.e Mitsubishi (nil), Fiat (210 units) and surprisingly Chevrolet (642 units). Surprisingly, as Chevy had announced its exit plan from India. Seems that lucrative discounts offered by dealers were too much lucrative. Dear Chevy customer, who is going to service and repair your new car? 

There is nothing to mention about Skoda, Datsun, Nissan etc whose market share was not more than 2 per cent for each. Probably, one day....in top 10....sweet dreams.

Kawasaki Ninja 1000 and Z 900 launched in India

While other companies are increasing the number of their products in India slowly, Kawasaki is making aggressive moves and brining new motorcycles every now and then. After introducing the new Ninja 650, Z650 and the Z900 in the market a few months back, the Japanese auto giant has now launched the 2017 Ninja 1000 along with a stripped-down version of the Z900.  

Ninja 1000
Priced at Rs 9.98 lakh (ex-showroom), the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 is not all-new but gets a facelift update in India. The high-performance sport tourer retains the same chassis along with the same powertrain from the outgoing model.

Though it looks much similar to its predecessor, there are lots of changes in design which are further complimented with a revised colour scheme. The front fairing is wider and the windshield is taller (15mm) which is also adjustable up to three levels without any tool.  

The bike also gets improved LED headlamp units which are said to provide better low and high beam projection, using 50 per cent less power.

The Ninja ZX-10R derived 1,043cc, inline-four motor in the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 delivers 142PS at 10,000rpm and 111Nm of torque at 7,300rpm. The engine comes mated to a six-speed gearbox using a slipper clutch arrangement for flawless shifting.

Other key features of the bike include fully adjustable suspension, KIBS (Kawasaki Intelligent anti-lock Brake System), KCMF (Kawasaki Cornering Management Function) and three-mode KTRC (Kawasaki Traction Control).

While it will be assembled locally to retail in India, the company has allowed just 20 units of the Ninja 1000 for the market.  

Kawasaki Z900

It is the same Kawasaki Z900 which is already on sale in India but with some cost cutting. For that, the company has reduced some accessories which were earlier available standard with the bike.

The eliminated package includes a flyscreen, a gel tank pad, premium seat cover, pillion seat cowl with rider back support, 12V charging socket on the handlebar, crash bobbins for the front forks, engine guards, engine casing covers and a radiator guard.

The Z900 which was priced at Rs 9 lakh, will be available in the cost-cut version for just Rs 7.68 lakh (ex-showroom). Now, this is enough to give sleepless nights to the competitors, which are Ducati Monster 797 and Triumph Street Triple S. 

Honda discontinues Mobilio

Honda has removed Mobilio from its official website in India indicating that it is going to stop the production of this van. No official announcement regarding its removal or reasons thereof have been made yet by Honda.

The Mobilio was launched in July 2014. It was meant to compete with likes of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. However, it was built on the Brio platform and Honda did some apparent cost cutting that spoilt the MPV's overall package. It was a product looking poor from every angle, from a famous company like Honda. The dashboard was a copy of one in Brio hatchback. As a result, it never managed to find a dedicated target audience in the Indian market. Monthly sales were poor, near the 100 unit mark, which wasn't enough to have a separate product in the portfolio.

Moreover, when Honda launched BR-V crossover in India, Mobilio became a redundant offering. The BR-V came at a similar price tag, was built on the same platform, but didn't suffer from any significant cost cutting issues. Moreover, thanks to its SUV-like face, the BR-V looked visually more appealing than the Mobilio. It also came with an updated dashboard. This further hit the Mobilio's sales and Honda appears to have finally got rid of the slow-selling MPV in India.

It is also worth noting that Honda has already introduced a mid-life facelift of the Mobilio in Indonesia. However, the updated model is unlikely to make it to India, owing to the low popularity of the Mobilio in our market.