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Steeroid · 6th December 2006, 15:28

QUICK ANALYSIS:

1. M800 is now a marginal product, doing just slightly better than the Swift. Terminal velocity has been achieved.

2. The space vacated by the Zen (34,000+ units last year vs 6k odd this year) does not seem to have been picked up by ANY of the others...VERY surprising.

3. Getz and Swift are doing < 1/2 the volumes they did last Financial year, which was not a full financial year for either of these vehicles. Large hatchbacks losing their charm?

4. Very slight increase (if it can be called that) in Palio sales after the Tata alliance, but the numbers are still way, way below that of any other player. 1000 numbers do not a manufacturer make.

5. Perhaps the MOST INTERESTING change is that the lower C-Segment seems to be petering out

- Esteem, Accent and Indigo doing smaller percentages of their previous year sales.

- BUT this seems to have been made up in the C+ Segment where the City and the Fiesta have done more volumes than either the Accent or the Esteem.

- Verna sales figures for the month are higher than the Fiesta, while the Fiesta has just about managed to cover the numbers it did in its first 2 months over the next 7. The City continues unruffled.

- Indigo is not doing the numbers it was for the first 3 years - needs replacement REAL fast or Tata lose out while the market marches on.

6. They actually sold 6,800-odd Ambys!!!

7. Despite not being around for the full period, the Civic has overtaken the Octavia(All Variants) + Laura sales in the brief period that its been around.

8. Corolla numbers are drying up. Fast.

9. The Sonata sells less than the C Class, Camry, Superb, CRV, Endeavour, and even the Pajero. Now thats a serious drubbing if ever there was one - FAILURE!

10. UV Market is surprisingly low-profile - Innova doing less than the Qualis, Sumo sales drying up, Scorpio and Bolero just about holding on to their numbers. Only teh Tavera seems to have done marginally better, so overall the UV market seems to be down...okay the Safari is selling twice as much in October than it did before the price cut.

6th December 2006, 15:28	#12 (permalink)
Steeroid Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DXB Posts: 5,341	QUICK ANALYSIS: 1. M800 is now a marginal product, doing just slightly better than the Swift. Terminal velocity has been achieved. 2. The space vacated by the Zen (34,000+ units last year vs 6k odd this year) does not seem to have been picked up by ANY of the others...VERY surprising. 3. Getz and Swift are doing < 1/2 the volumes they did last Financial year, which was not a full financial year for either of these vehicles. Large hatchbacks losing their charm? 4. Very slight increase (if it can be called that) in Palio sales after the Tata alliance, but the numbers are still way, way below that of any other player. 1000 numbers do not a manufacturer make. 5. Perhaps the MOST INTERESTING change is that the lower C-Segment seems to be petering out - Esteem, Accent and Indigo doing smaller percentages of their previous year sales. - BUT this seems to have been made up in the C+ Segment where the City and the Fiesta have done more volumes than either the Accent or the Esteem. - Verna sales figures for the month are higher than the Fiesta, while the Fiesta has just about managed to cover the numbers it did in its first 2 months over the next 7. The City continues unruffled. - Indigo is not doing the numbers it was for the first 3 years - needs replacement REAL fast or Tata lose out while the market marches on. 6. They actually sold 6,800-odd Ambys!!! 7. Despite not being around for the full period, the Civic has overtaken the Octavia(All Variants) + Laura sales in the brief period that its been around. 8. Corolla numbers are drying up. Fast. 9. The Sonata sells less than the C Class, Camry, Superb, CRV, Endeavour, and even the Pajero. Now thats a serious drubbing if ever there was one - FAILURE! 10. UV Market is surprisingly low-profile - Innova doing less than the Qualis, Sumo sales drying up, Scorpio and Bolero just about holding on to their numbers. Only teh Tavera seems to have done marginally better, so overall the UV market seems to be down...okay the Safari is selling twice as much in October than it did before the price cut. __________________ Cheers Steer Where all think alike, no one really thinks very much. Last edited by Steeroid : 6th December 2006 at 15:36.