Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
General Motors India Vice President P Balendran termed the decision as a positive move for the overall economy.
Companies have also managed to find talent created by frequent exits.
Sales of diesel-powered utility vehicles have been declining in the past six months as the differential between petrol and diesel prices narrowed.
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Unless the model is being phased out or is expected to get a facelift, buying in December makes sense
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The price differential has been upwards of 20%.
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Ahead of the international auto show that begins next Wednesday, the Indian auto industry continues to be buffeted with bad news. According to data released by leading automobile companies on Saturday, the industry's sales volumes in January fell about five per cent from those in the same month last year.
There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
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Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday reported 8.7 per cent increase in total sales in February.
Seven auto companies lost share in the current year because of different reasons.
Demand for passenger vehicles has been driven by new models, especially in the SUV category with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Creta clocking good numbers
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.
Sales of commercial vehicles were up 11.45 per cent to 56,840 units in December 2015.
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
During May, Maruti Suzuki's domestic car sales were up 2.59 per cent at 87,402 units as against 85,190 units in the same month last year.
According to the data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in October this year stood at 1,59,036 units as compared to 1,63,199 units in the same month of 2013.
Sales of commercial vehicles rose 8.59 per cent to 56,140 units in September, SIAM said.
Car sales are likely to grow further in November.
With no signs of economic revival under the current political circumstances, SIAM said it expected a turnaround in the fortune of the auto industry only after a new government is formed after the general elections next year.
Auto loan costs remain stubbornly high.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.
Car sales in India surged by 12.87 per cent in December.
Maruti recorded 20 per cent jump in sales during November.
Some cars that are emblematic of India's automobile industry will no longer come off the assembly lines after this year.
Currently, Hyundai has 400 dealerships and over 270 rural sales outlets supported by over 1,000 service centers across India.
One can see the scale of recalls going up as the market expands.
As other global car makers struggle in India to keep sales consistent, the Korean player has made a heady combination out of design, launches and localisation.
Maurti and Hyundai recorded jump in sales in May.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
Paris-based international advisory firm Mazars predicts four per cent growth in India's automobile sector this financial year.
Maruti sold 191 units of SX4 sedan in January 2014.
According to industry data, for two months, sale of the Zest (7,359 units) were higher than that of Amaze (6,792 units).
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