The year 2014 saw a drastic shift in car sales in Indian market. Despite the festive season, car sales in October, 2014 were below
expectations. Major players, including Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai,
registered a marginal growth in sales during the month. The only
carmaker that recorded an impressive growth was Honda Cars India,
whereas Mahindra, Toyota, Ford and other carmaker's sales declined as
compared to the same month last year.
3. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
Key findings:
1.Among the top 10 selling cars for the month, 6 are from Maruti Suzuki India.
2.In its first full month of sales, Maruti Ciaz managed to enter the top-selling cars list by outselling Honda City.
3.Maruti Swift, however, managed a spot among the top-5 selling cars; its sales dropped by a huge 37.2 per cent. This is also because of lesser number of Swift units dispatched to dealers due to the launch of the updated model.
4.For the third consecutive month, the new-gen Honda City failed to enter the top-10 selling cars list.
5.Mahindra Bolero continues to outsell all of its rivals, primarily because of its huge popularity in rural and semi-urban markets.
6.Hyundai Grand i10, sitting on number 7, too recorded an year-on-year drop of 13.4 percent in October, 2014.
7.Hyundai Elite i20 continued to be the top choice among premium hatchback buyers. Hyundai sold a total of 8896 units.
8.Hyundai Eon is another product from the stables of the Korean automaker that managed to record an year-on-year growth. Hyundai sold 6986 units of the Eon, recording a marginal rise of 1.7 percent as compared to the same month last year.
9.Maruti's all-new small hatchback, the Celerio, which was at no. 10 last month, has been replaced by its sibling Omni.
Source: auto.ndtv.com
Here's the list of top 10 selling cars of the 2014
1. Maruti Suzuki Alto
2. Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire
3. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
4. Maruti Suzuki Swift
5. Mahindra Bolero
6. Hyundai Elite i20
7. Hyundai Grand i10
8. Hyundai Eon
9. Maruti Ciaz
10. Maruti Celerio
Key findings:
1.Among the top 10 selling cars for the month, 6 are from Maruti Suzuki India.
2.In its first full month of sales, Maruti Ciaz managed to enter the top-selling cars list by outselling Honda City.
3.Maruti Swift, however, managed a spot among the top-5 selling cars; its sales dropped by a huge 37.2 per cent. This is also because of lesser number of Swift units dispatched to dealers due to the launch of the updated model.
4.For the third consecutive month, the new-gen Honda City failed to enter the top-10 selling cars list.
5.Mahindra Bolero continues to outsell all of its rivals, primarily because of its huge popularity in rural and semi-urban markets.
6.Hyundai Grand i10, sitting on number 7, too recorded an year-on-year drop of 13.4 percent in October, 2014.
7.Hyundai Elite i20 continued to be the top choice among premium hatchback buyers. Hyundai sold a total of 8896 units.
8.Hyundai Eon is another product from the stables of the Korean automaker that managed to record an year-on-year growth. Hyundai sold 6986 units of the Eon, recording a marginal rise of 1.7 percent as compared to the same month last year.
9.Maruti's all-new small hatchback, the Celerio, which was at no. 10 last month, has been replaced by its sibling Omni.
Source: auto.ndtv.com
