Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
Young Key Koo, managing director, Hyundai Motors India, said SUV was the right product for India
The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
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Prices across all models starting from Eon to Santa Fe has been hiked in the range of Rs 15,000 to Rs 127,000
Maruti sold 191 units of SX4 sedan in January 2014.
Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday reported a 29.1 per cent rise in total sales in October.
New Hyundai Verna 2017 is powered with a choice of 1.6 L petrol engine (Dual VTVT, 121.3 bhp) and 1.6 L diesel engine (U2 CRDi VGT, 126.2 bhp).
Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
Maruti recorded 20 per cent jump in sales during November.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
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