[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by msdivy

Spark: 1,962

Spark sales havent picked up? I felt it was a nice car better than the competition.

[BUSA]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Spark sales havent picked up? I felt it was a nice car better than the competition.

I heard GM is having capacity constraints

[anandpadhye]

Only 747 Optras sold and they are saying capacity constraints???
This is good :-)

What's their "capacity" then?

8964 Optras per annum?????

[BUSA]

Originally Posted by anandpadhye

Only 747 Optras sold and they are saying capacity constraints???
This is good :-)

What's their "capacity" then?

8964 Optras per annum?????

anadpadhye - I am not talking about capacity constraints with respect to Optra's, read my post, it quotes Crazy Riders about the spark, they have capacity constraints wrt spark.

Also Optra Magnum Diesel LT has quite alot waiting since GM thought most selling model will be the LS but the LT is the one in demand and hence the capacity problem

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Originally Posted by BUSA

I heard GM is having capacity constraints

Remember reading somewhere it was something like 2500-3000 (Not sure which of these) cars per month. Thats why i am surprised seeing a lower figure than that.

[anandpadhye]

Originally Posted by BUSA

anadpadhye - I am not talking about capacity constraints with respect to Optra's, read my post, it quotes Crazy Riders about the spark, they have capacity constraints wrt spark.

I was just pulling GM's leg...

[thefreak]

Originally Posted by sathya_nars

NHC was leader till SX4's debut. And in May itself (when SX4 debuted) SX4 became top selling in premium C. When SX4's sales is boosted, I am sure it is leader this month as well.

Yeah but the month next to the debut month it was selling less than NHC.... whats the breakup for Honda this time around?

[thefreak]

NHC sales: 3095 units. Anyone with an idea of Civic sales?

[vasudeva]

Civic's sales from June 2006 onwards are as follows:
June 2006 475
Jul-06 1966
Aug-06 1845
Sep-06 1999
Oct-06 1731
Nov-06 1528
Dec-06 1274
Jan-07 1776
Feb-07 1122
Mar-07 2545
Apr-07 1481
May-07 1333
Jun-07 1364
Jul-07 1385
Aug-07 1139

[vasudeva]

Originally Posted by srishiva

2 Elantras. Wondering if I should tell my neighbour who bought one of them !

If Elantra sold 2 units in Aug 2007, then it is a grand total of only 7 less sold than in July 2007 when it sold 9, and a great comedown from a high of 264 in May 2006.

SIAM's official fiigures shall be available around 10th and shall post those figures when available.

[ravibhat]

Spark production capacity is around 2000 units per month. This is official news I read when they launched it. By year end they should be able to produce 4000 spark I guess with expansion.

Regards,

Ravi.

[amit]

Originally Posted by thefreak

NHC sales: 3095 units.

ACI reports SX4 sales at 28xx units for August. NHC seems to have nosed ahead . No wonder, Honda is fancying their chances for the ABS and Airbags equipped NHC at current+60K prices!

[GTO]

Originally Posted by vasudeva

Civic's sales from June 2006 onwards are as follows:
June 2006 475
Jul-06 1966
Aug-06 1845
Sep-06 1999
Oct-06 1731
Nov-06 1528
Dec-06 1274
Jan-07 1776
Feb-07 1122
Mar-07 2545
Apr-07 1481
May-07 1333
Jun-07 1364
Jul-07 1385
Aug-07 1139

Downward spiral for Hondas best? Thats almost a whopping 40% drop in sales compared to last August.

[vasudeva]

The official sales figure from SIAM for August 2007 for all segments are now available and posted here in excel:

vasudeva - MONTHLY DOMESTIC SALES

Key points:
City has now recovered with a sharp increase in Aug.
Optra diesel a success for now.
Grand Vitara now sharply down.
Logan also sharply down.
Executive (4500-4700 mm) is taking sales from up segment with large monthly gains for Octavia, Optra, and Corolla

[GTO]

Thanks for sharing that excel sheet from your link. Just some quick observations:

• 51 S-Class sold in August!! Man, Indians are eating that car for breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Fiats downward spiral continues, Tata tieup notwithstanding. The Palios future is sealed.
• 3 series outselling the C since month of launch! Fantastic.
• Honda Civic sales down 40% compared to last August. I dont think it has anything to do with newer entrants to the segment....since there arent any! Except for the Magnum.
• At 1500+ units, the Tavera is making its presence felt...Its a darn competent utility vehicle.
• The Grand Vitara doesnt seem to have met customers expectations, atleast those spending 14 lakh rupees. It looks much smaller in person that you would believe, and the all-too-important interiors suck!
• Logan sales coming down to realistic levels. In the long-term, I dont think it is going to be the hot seller that our car magazines have predicted it to be. Over-priced and zero appeal.