Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - February 2013

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of February 2013.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (25000)
2.  Suzuki Swift (19500)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (18300)
4.  Suzuki Wagon R (13600)
5.  Mahindra Bolero (10100)
6.  Hyundai Eon (8700)
7.  Hyundai i10 (8200)
8.  Hyundai i20 (7600)
9. Toyota Innova (6500)
10. Suzuki Ertiga (5800)


Top car companies in terms of market share -
1. Suzuki (46 per cent)
2. Hyundai (16 per cent)
3. Mahindra (11 per cent)
4. Toyota (6 per cent)
5. Tata (5 per cent)

With this, Toyota has stepped up to fourth position leaving behind Tata which just some time ago was at no. 3.  Suzuki sold 98000 cars during this month.  Fiat was on the last step with just 202 cars sold (42 Linea and 160 Punto).

Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - January 2013

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of January 2013.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (28700)
2.  Suzuki Swift (18900)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (17100)
4.  Suzuki Wagon R (15000)
5.  Mahindra Bolero (10700)
6.  Hyundai i20 (8700)
7.  Hyundai i10 (8600)
8.  Hyundai Eon (8300)
9.  Tata Indica (7300)
10. Toyota Innova (6100)


Top car companies in terms of market share -
1. Suzuki (45 per cent)
2. Hyundai (15 per cent)
3. Mahindra (12 per cent)

Suzuki sold 103000 cars during this month.  Fiat was on the last step with just 347 cars sold (75 Linea and 272 Punto).

Ford Ecosport : Why this delay?

Ford has generated much curiosity about its mini-SUV i.e. Ecosport in India.  While many people have seen Ecosport testing on roads here without any kind of covering, nobody really knows when this much anticipated SUV will be in market.  Ford has already launched Ecosport in Brazil and China but the most promising automobile market in the world i.e. India is yet to see this in the showrooms.  Sources have revealed that the reason for this delay is that Ford is waiting for the central budget to be made public which will be presented before Parliament in February end.  In India, the pricing of cars is quite dependent on government policies with respect to fuel.  While petrol prices are now controlled by market factors, prices for diesel are still subsidiesed and under the control of central government.  In the recent times, government has given indications that it will deregulate the diesel prices and in fact started the process with a very mild increase in its price which will be a regular feature every month. 

At present, car companies have been puting price tag of diesel cars at a premium compared to petrol cars.  Most of the diesel cars were available only after some waiting time, running into sometimes 7-8 months after booking, while same model was available off the shelf in its petrol version.  In view of this, demands were raised that diesel vehicles should be taxed heavily as the subsidy on diesel was meant for farmers and transporters.

Ford, considering these facts, is waiting to hear government's budget proposals.  So, the launch of Ecosport is not expected before March.

Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - December 2012

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of December 2012.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (26200)
2.  Suzuki Swift (17400)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (13100)
4.  Mahindra Bolero (9300)
5.  Hyundai Eon (7800)
6.  Hyundai i10 (7200)
7.  Toyota Innova (6500)
8.  Tata Indica (5600)
9.  Suzuki Ertiga (5200)
10. Hyundai i20 (5100)

Suzuki has a market share of 43 per cent of all cars sold in India during this month which is much higher compared to that of second rank which goes to Hyundai with 14 per cent market share.  Suzuki during this period sold 82,100 cars.  Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata and Toyota were third, fourth and fifth in this race respectively.  Italy's Fiat was at the lowest rank in this list with a total of just 369 cars sold this month.

Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - November 2012

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of November 2012.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (23600)
2.  Suzuki Swift (17300)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (13500)
4.  Suzuki Wagon R (11100)
5.  Mahindra Bolero (10100)
6.  Hyundai i10 (9800)
7.  Hyundai Eon (8400)
8.  Hyundai i20 (7800)
9.  Suzuki Ertiga (7300)
10. Tata Indica (7000)

Out of top 10, five cars were Suzuki productions which indicated how much these products are in demand due to ease of maintenance and very good fuel efficiency.  Suzuki has a market share of 43 per cent of all cars sold in India during this month which is much higher compared to that of second rank which goes to Hyundai with 16 per cent market share.  Suzuki during this period sold 90,900 cars.  Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata and Toyota were third, fourth and fifth in this race respectively,

Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - October 2012

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of October 2012.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (26600)
2.  Suzuki Swift (15400)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (14400)
4.  Suzuki Wagon R (13600)
5.  Mahindra Bolero (11100)
6.  Hyundai i20 (9100)
7.  Hyundai i10 (9000)
8.  Hyundai Eon (7900)
9.  Suzuki Ertiga (7300)
10. Tata Indica (6700)

Out of top 10, five cars were Suzuki productions which indicated how much these products are in demand due to ease of maintenance and very good fuel efficiency.  Suzuki has a market share of 41 per cent of all cars sold in India during this month which is much higher compared to that of second rank which goes to Hyundai with 15 per cent market share.  Suzuki during this period sold 96,000 cars.  Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata and Toyota were third, fourth and fifth in this race respectively,

The Most Popular Colors for Car

Dupont has come out with a report wherein it indicated the color choice of people while purchasing a car. This report is for the year 2011.

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Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - September 2012

Following is the list of top ten best sellers in India during the month of September 2012.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (21200) 
2.  Suzuki Wagon R (16500)
3.  Suzuki Dzire (11700)
4.  Mahindra Bolero (9500)
5.  Suzuki Swift (9100)
6.  Hyundai i10 (8100)
7.  Tata Indica (7900)
8.  Hyundai i20 (7800)
9.  Suzuki Ritz (7600)
10. Suzuki Ertiga (7100)

Out of top 10, six cars were Suzuki productions which indicated how much these products are in demand due to ease of maintenance and very good fuel efficiency.  Suzuki has a market share of 41 per cent of all cars sold in India during this month which is much higher compared to that of second rank which goes to Hyundai with 14 per cent market share.

Top Five Car Manufacturers in India - August 2012

Following is the list of top five car manufacturers in India on the basis of monthly sales figures for August 2012 (figures rounded off to nearest 100)-

1. Suzuki        50100
2. Hyundai     28300
3. Tata            22300
4. Mahindra   21200
5. Toyota        14000

Suzuki has maintained its lead among the car manufacturers inspite of shutdown of one of its plants due to labour problems. In the bottom three, there were Mitsubishi (363 units), Fiat (470 units) and Skoda (1789 units).

Top Ten Best Selling Cars in India - August 2012

Following is the list of tep ten best sellers in India during the month of August 2012.  Figures have been rounded off to nearest 100 -

1.  Suzuki Alto (10500)  
2.  Suzuki Wagon R (10100)
3.  Mahindra Bolero (8700)
4.  Hyundai i20 (7700)
5.  Tata Indica  (7600)
6.  Suzuki Ertiga (6600)
7.  Tata Nano (6500) 
8.  Toyota Innova (6700)
9.  Hyundai i10 (6300)
10. Ford Figo (6300)

Evo X, Montero and Pajero from Mitsubishi, Grand Vitara and Kizashi from Suzuki and Beetle from VW failed to get any customer during this month.

New Mercedes at 50 per cent Price?

There is an interesting marketing innovation by Mercedes in India.  It has brought a plan where customer will be required to pay 50 per cent of the price of car at the time of purchase and the remaining 50 per cent will be payable after two years.  Yes, after TWO years.  Given below is detail of this scheme-