Indian Car Sales Figures and Analysis

[beanstalk_230]

lottsa capti's in delhi no doubt.. delhi always seem to welcome new cars with lots of enthusiasm

saw couple of them in lucknow as well when i was there for week

have been seeing lots n lots of dezire's all around the place whether its del or lko.. seems maruti has hit the sweet spot once again..

[AkMar]

Originally Posted by beanstalk_230

lottsa capti's in delhi no doubt.. delhi always seem to welcome new cars with lots of enthusiasm

have been seeing lots n lots of dezire's all around the place whether its del or lko.. seems maruti has hit the sweet spot once again..

Yes. I saw lots of Dzires in Mumbai too. Most of them V<x/d>i.

But not a single Captiva spotted yet!

[anandpadhye]

I am seeing Captivas more often than Grand Vitara - here in Pune.
In fact, I do not remember when I saw GV last time...my be it was when I took a TD.

Really sad for GV is a cute looking car with decent offroading capability and price.
The engine has badly let it down I guess.

[smack_himanshu]

Captiva is too good.
I have spotted many Captiva's in Delhi/Ncr region.

[extreme_torque]

Originally Posted by anandpadhye

Really sad for GV is a cute looking car with decent offroading capability and price.

A GV isnt cute... it looks quite butch to me with those flared wheel arches and huge tyres,..

[amtak]

Originally Posted by rangaraj

I am yet to see a single Captiva on the streets of bangalore! Where are they selling them????

I have seen one in whitefield. What is that premium township called? similar to Prestige Ozone...?

[shankar.balan]

met my friend last week who had driven his aveo up to ooty.
he was cursing its lack of fuel economy - very heavy on the gas he tells me. He was also wishing there had been a diesel option.
i do agree that somewhere GM Mktg Strategy seems heavily confused. If you realize it, deep down, based on general experience with GM right from Opel Astra, Swing, Corsa, Sail, Forester, Optra, SRV and everything, many of us dont completely trust them.
Their service is pretty poor too as is their re-sale value which is absolutely lousy. My other pal bought a used one and half year old Optra at 4.7 lacs ( the car cost 8 lacs on the road when it was first bought).

Originally Posted by SkyWalker

it is high time they bring a diesel - if priced sensibly it will give Fiesta & Verna a run for their money.

I just don't understand car manufactures launching in India without diesels (SX4,Aveo) - when clearly diesel sells volumes.

[AMATMO]

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

I have seen more than 5 in a fortnight and it looks a hell lot better than the CRV for sure, is a 7-seater, is a diesel and is almost similarly priced.

so far i have seen only two in bangalore one black and one was off white

[anandpadhye]

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

A GV isnt cute... it looks quite butch to me with those flared wheel arches and huge tyres,..

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
And that also explains why the new CR-V is selling

[neoonwheels]

Sales figures for April ? Vasudeva r u listening ??

[TeddyBear]

Tata Motors reported a total sale of 38,149 vehicles (including exports) for the month of April 2008, a decline of 5.8% over 40,486 vehicles sold in April last year.

Commercial Vehicles

The company’s sales of commercial vehicles in April 2008 in the domestic market were 21,001 nos., an increase of 7% compared to 19,607 vehicles sold in April last year. M&HCV sales stood at 11,248 nos., an increase of 8% over April 2007. LCV sales were 9,753 nos., an increase of 6% over April 2007.
Tata Motors - Media Centre

Passenger Vehicles

Tata Motors passenger vehicle business reported a total sale of 14,843 vehicles in the domestic market in April 2008, a decline of 12% compared to 16,842 nos. sold in April 2007. While the Indica retails were over 10,000 nos., wholesale billings were restricted to 7430 nos., a decline of 31.6% over April 2007. The Indigo family registered sales of 3763 nos., an increase of 43% over April 2007. Sumo and Safari sales at 3650 nos, registered an increase of 9.3% over April last year.

Exports

The company exported 2,305 vehicles in April 2008 as compared to 4,037 vehicles in April last year, a decline of 43%.

[TeddyBear]

New Indica disparately need at this time to boost their sales.

[neoonwheels]

Any update on the sales figure for April 08 ?

[Elito11]

Been noticing a lot of Logans in Delhi lately. Seems like MR have finally broken the image mould.

Also NHC experiencing a mid age resurgance??

Elito

[SkyWalker]

Originally Posted by TeddyBear

Tata Motors reported a total sale of 38,149 vehicles (including exports) for the month of April 2008, a decline of 5.8% over 40,486 vehicles sold in April last year.

Passenger Vehicles

Tata Motors passenger vehicle business reported a total sale of 14,843 vehicles in the domestic market in April 2008, a decline of 12% compared to 16,842 nos. sold in April 2007.

Now, this is a surprise. I had expected the TATA numbers to go up after CS lunch and the Sumo Grande/new Safari. I wonder whats really wrong with TATA!