In 2025, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire has emerged as India's top-selling car, while sport utility vehicles continue to rule the broader passenger vehicle market, capturing almost 55 per cent of the segment.
It is after seven years that a sedan has claimed the top spot -- Dzire had last achieved the No.1 position in 2018.
India has seen an exponential growth in the auto industry in the past decade or so.
Automakers in India posted their worst growth in recent times in May 2011.
Car sales in India grew by just 2.2 per cent in 2011-12 , the slowest in two years.
India's favourite Maruti Suzuki has captured the top four slots on the list.
Swift is the highest selling car from the Maruti stable sicne its launch in 2005.
Nano, the small car from the Tatas, is projected to become India's second best selling car next year, according to market research firm JD Power.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said its models Swift, Baleno, WagonR, Alto and Dzire have emerged as best selling cars in 2020-21 and the top five models have come from its stable for the fourth consecutive year. Swift with over 1.72 lakh units was at the number one position followed by Baleno with 1.63 lakh units, the company said in a statement. Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) tall boy WagonR was in the third spot with 1.60 lakh units while Alto and Dzire were at fourth and fifth with 1.59 lakh units and 1.28 lakh units respectively, it added.
While sales of hatchbacks were quite impressive in February and March, the burden of excise duty had its toll, and in April, the figures were quite subdued.
Beating Alto, Swift DZire has emerged as the best selling car in India in May.
The rough and tough image of SUVs is now being presented in a more technologically upgraded form.
Although it has not announced the price bookings, sources say it could be in thousands.
Mercedes-Benz plans to sell more compact cars.
Toyota, M&M and Honda are making tough adjustments to their growth plans as uncertainty over diesel vehicles and fuel emission norms rises
Private sector banks have jumped on to the bandwagon to offer better rates than Maruti Udyog for its best-selling car, Maruti 800.
India's biggest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd on Wednesday said domestic sales grew 32.2 per cent at 42,480 units in August 2004 as its compact cars notched up impressive numbers.
Maruti's Alto retained the best-selling model tag in January with 22,998 units as against 21,462 in January 2016.
One can see the scale of recalls going up as the market expands.
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The Baleno is among the top selling cars with unserviced bookings of 55,000 units.
Code-named Pelican, bigger hatchback with new petrol and diesel engines may hit the road next year.
Tata Motors-owned British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover is planning to expand its dealership network from 15 to 20, targeting tier-II cities like Bangalore, Surat and Aurangabad.
The SUV got gorgeous and more muscular.
With multiple options in the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) and compact sedan space, the mid-size sedan seems to be losing its charm among customers.
New campaigns rev up their marketing pitch, while new challengers such as Tata Motors with the Zest promise to put up a spirited fight
The new Swift, which the country's biggest car maker -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd -- plans to launch next month, is more fuel-efficient. It will come with 1.2-litre petrol and 1.3-litre diesel variants.
The company has also exported over 3.8 lakh Alto cars to over 70 countries.
The Bolero has sold over 1 lakh vehicles during FY2015.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday launched an updated variant of its entry level hatchback Alto 800 priced between Rs 2.55 lakh and Rs 3.76 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
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