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30 top selling cars in January

Last updated on: February 8, 2012 18:15 IST

Image: Maruti Alto K10.
Photographs: priceindia.net

India has seen an exponential growth in the auto industry in the past decade or so.

Let's take a look at 30 top selling cars in India in January.

Maruti Alto

Sales volume: 32,965

Maruti Alto is the Indian-built version of the fifth generation Alto, manufactured by Maruti Suzuki. It was launched in the local market on September 27, 2000.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Swift.
Photographs: motorbeam.com

Maruti Swift

Sales volume: 18,756

Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Wagon R.
Photographs: iloveindia.com

Wagon R

Sales volume: 14,888

Wagon R is a kei car first introduced in Japan in 1993, and is still in production by Suzuki. The R stands for Recreation.

It is one of the first cars to use the "tall wagon or tall boy" design in which the car is designed to be unusually tall with a short bonnet and almost vertical hatchback and sides in order to maximise cabin space while staying within the kei car dimension restrictions.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Tata Indica Vista.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Tata Indica Vista

Sales volume: 11,534

Indica Vista was unveiled at the ninth Auto Expo in New Delhi. The Indica Vista is not a facelift of the Indica. It is built on a completely new platform and shares nothing with the existing Indica.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Hyundai i10.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Hyundai i10

Sales volume: 10,744

Hyundai i10 is a 5-door hatchback subcompact produced by the Hyundai Motor Company. It was launched in October 2007, replacing the Hyundai Atos in some markets.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Mahindra Bolero.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Mahindra Bolero

Sales volume: 9,338

Mahindra Bolero is a basic utility vehicle that is well-suited to Indian conditions. Even though it is based on a decades old platform, its high ground clearance makes it easier to drive on rural Indian roads.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Tata Indigo Manza.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Tata Indigo Manza

Sales volume: 9,272

Tata Motors launched the Indigo Manza on 14 October 2009. The variant is based on the Tata X1 platform which was displayed by Tata Motors in its prototype form called Elegante Concept during the 2007 Geneva Motor Show.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Suzuki Dzire.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Suzuki Dzire

Sales volume: 8,637

Maruti launched the second generation of its sedan Maruti Swift Dzire on February 1, 2012, in India.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Tata Nano.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Tata Nano

Sales volume: 7,723

Tata Nano is a city car manufactured by Tata Motors. One of the smallest as well as lowest powered (624cc) cars in the world, it was designed to be the cheapest car in India aimed mainly at the lowest price segment in the Indian domestic market.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Omni.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Omni

Sales volume: 7,668

Maruti Omni is a microvan manufactured by Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki. The first version of Maruti Omni had 796cc engine, same as the Maruti 800.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Ford Figo.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Ford Figo

Sales volume: 7,508

Ford Figo is a subcompact automobile manufactured by Ford India Private Limited in Chennai, India. It is based on the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta hatchback to be sold in developing countries and it went on sale on March 10, 2010.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Hyundai Eon.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Hyundai Eon

Sales volume: 7,344

Hyundai Eon is a five-door hatchback subcompact produced by Hyundai Motor Company.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Toyota Innova.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Toyota Innova

Sales volume: 6,794

Unlike some of the Innova's competition, such as the Tata Sumo Grande, Chevrolet Tavera or the Mahindra Xylo, but like the newly launched Tata Aria, the Innova looks more like a minivan - in fact, its styling can be said to be similar to Toyota's other MPV offerings.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Hyundai i20.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Hyundai i20

Sales volume: 6,068

Hyundai i20 is a supermini/subcompact car, which made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008 and went on sale in December 2008 in India to fit between the i10 and i30.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Ritz.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Ritz

Sales volume: 5,212

Maruti Suzuki released the Splash in India as Maruti Suzuki Ritz.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Toyota Etios.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Toyota Etios

Sales volume: 4,844

Toyota Etios is a line of four-door sedan and hatchback cars produced by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota exclusively for the Indian Automotive market since 2010.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Hyundai Santro.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Hyundai Santro

Sales volume: 4,826

Hyundai entered the Indian market in 1997 with the Atos, marketed under the name Santro. Produced at Hyundai's factory in Chennai, its primary competitor at the time was the popular Maruti Suzuki Zen.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Suzuki Eeco.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Suzuki Eeco

Sales volume: 4,771

Eeco was introduced in India by Maruti Suzuki in 2010.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Chevrolet Beat.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Chevrolet Beat

Sales volume: 4,416

Chevrolet Beat was unveiled at the 2007 New York International Auto Show alongside two other concept vehicles, the Trax and the Groove.

The Beat is a front-drive, three-door hatchback concept, derived from the Daewoo Kalos.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Hyundai Verna.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Hyundai Verna

Sales volume: 4,311

In May 2011, Hyundai launched the Verna in India with four engine options including 1.4 litre petrol and diesel engines as well as 1.6 litre petrol and diesel engines.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Tata Sumo.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Tata Sumo

Sales volume: 3,453

Tata Sumo is a multi-utility vehicle produced by India's largest automotive company Tata Motors. The vehicle was launched in 1994 and was one of the first passenger vehicles designed in India.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Volkswagen Polo.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Volkswagen Polo

Sales volume: 3,259

Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car (subcompact) manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupe and estate variants.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Nissan Sunny.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Nissan Sunny

Sales volume: 3,218

The new Sunny Diesel sedan offers one of the best in class fuel efficiency and targets the fast growing demand for diesel cars in the Indian market.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Mahindra XUV 500.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Mahindra XUV 500

Sales volume: 2,286

Mahindra XUV 500 is a new SUV produced by the Indian automobile company Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and was launched in September 2011.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Volkswagen Vento.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Volkswagen Vento

Sales volume: 2,143

Volkswagen Vento is a sedan car that is being manufactured by the European manufacturer Volkswagen since 2010. It is essentially a Polo with a boot, and has been developed especially for the Indian mid-level sedan segment.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti 800.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti 800

Sales volume: 2,114

Maruti 800 is a city car manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India. It is a rebadged version of an old model of the Suzuki Alto. Over 2.5 million Maruti 800s have been sold since its launch in 1983.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Suzuki A-Star.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Suzuki A-Star

Sales volume: 2,069

It was launched in December 2008 by the Indo-Japanese auto maker Maruti Suzuki. The car is manufactured exclusively in Haryana, India, and is exported worldwide.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Maruti Suzuki SX4.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Maruti Suzuki SX4

Sales volume: 1,939

Suzuki SX4 is a compact car developed by Japanese automaker Suzuki and sold by Suzuki (as the SX4) and by Fiat (as the Sedici) and produced since 2006.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Mahindra Xylo.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Mahindra Xylo

Sales volume: 1,939

The Mahindra Xylo is a multi-utility vehicle designed and manufactured by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. The Xylo was launched on January 13, 2009, at Nashik.

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30 top selling cars in January

Image: Nissan Micra.
Photographs: cardekho.com

Nissan Micra

Sales volume: 1,853

Nissan Micra, known in Latin America and in most of Asia as the Nissan March, and in North America as the Nissan Versa, is a supermini produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1982.

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