The month of September saw robust sales of 1.69 lakh units with many a manufacturers achieving record sales in the month. The Indian Auto industry seems to have broken-off from the clutches of the deadly recession.
Hatchbacks:
- Alto: 20045 continues its run at the top.
- i10 : 12733 makes it to the no.2 spot for the first time.
- WagonR: 10882
- Indica + Vista: 9858
- Swift: 9663 no signs of slowing down inspite of increased competition.
- Santro: 7749
- Ritz: 6280
- Spark: 4687 has moved past the 3000 unit mark for the first time.
- i20: 4152 most successful amongst the ultra-premium hatches by far.
- Estilo: 3847 Intriguing! inspite of the K-series engine still sells less than WagonR.
- 800: 3207
- Nano: 2524 Selling as much as they can produce!.
- A-Star: 1791
- Grande Punto: 1502
- Fabia: 913 Not bad after dipping to under 200 in June.
- U-VA: 744
- Jazz: 504 down from 2032 a couple of months back.
- Getz : 364
- Fusion: 83
- Palio: 10 time to let go?
- 500: 2
Entry-Level Sedans
- Dzire: 6923 A sedan had never before seen these kind of numbers.
- City: 4281 It’s back
- Indigo: 3352
- Fiesta: 2081 Soldiers on.
- Verna: 1624
- Accent: 1128 Not bad for such an old car
- Linea: 1053
- Ikon: 1020
- Ambassador: 684 Politicians just can’t have enough of them!
- Logan: 510
- SX4: 433 Sales were stopped mid-month for engine replacement.
- Aveo: 412
- Marina: 68 (It’s not a sedan but falls roughly in this segment)
Sedans
- Altis: 905 Civic face-lift was unable to make a dent in its numbers!
- Civic: 695 up from 229.
- Laura: 514 gaining a strong foothold now.
- Optra: 319 Surprise, surprise!
- Jetta: 221
- Octavia: 170 losing steam.
- Cedia: 39 Struggling inspite of being such a nice car.
- Lancer: 26
Premium Sedans
- Accord: 313 back to the top spot, but for how long?
- Superb: 257
- Passat: 55
- Sonata: 52
- Camry: 23
- Teana: 21
Compact Luxury
- C-Class: 254 the three pointed star reigns supreme!
- 3 Series: 143
- A4: 63
Mid-Size Luxury
- 5 Series: 193
- E-Class: 98 Lets see if the new E-Class can get the top spot next month.
- A6: 61
- S80: 10
[G] Super Luxury
- 7 Series: 59
- S-Class: 49
- A8: 6
Sports Cars
- Audi TT: 2
- BMW 6 Series: 2
- Audi R8: 0UNBELIEVABLE!
- Innova: 4123
- Scorpio: 3631
- Xylo: 2140
- Sumo: 1498
- Tavera: 1329
- Jeep: 1006 these age-old Mahindra Jeeps do manage decent numbers in rural areas.
- Safari: 850
- Commander: 430
- Gypsy: 217
- Versa: 66
- Xenon: 26 So its official India doesn’t buy pick-ups for personal use. That’s more than all its rivals combined!
- Endeavour: 221 We like our SUVs extra large
- Captiva: 123
- Pajero: 100
- Outlander: 38
- X-Trail: 36
- Vitara: 9
- CRV: 1 the price hike has really taken its toll
- Tucson: 1 Eeveryone said it would be the big seller, but it’s not.
- X5: 8 was the segment leader for the last 4 months
- X3: 6
- XC90: 3
- Land Cruiser Prado: 3
- Mitsubishi Montero: 2
Vans and UVs
- Omni: 8231
- Bolero: 8081
SUVs
- Fortuner: 676
Premium SUVs
- Q7: 63
- BMW X6: 22
- Land Cruiser: 18
- Q5: 10
Mihir Gadre