Team-BHP - November 2017 : Indian Car Sales Figures & Analysis

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Originally Posted by Jude300 (Post 4321889)

...people used to the sedan stick to a sedan and its the people who upgrade from a hatchback tend to move to an SUV.

A sedan is the most inefficient use of road space used by a car. The area above the boot is completely unusable, while in the case of hatchback / SUV, it is either cut short or is part of the boot / seating area. But sedans (I mean proper sedans, not sub-4m mimics) add a level of comfort to the rear passengers because the rear seats are not placed "on" the rear wheels but well ahead of it.

Also, there is an aura of "sportiness" associated with (good) hatches, while a kind of "maturity" is with sedans.

So, there is no surprise in the pattern you mentioned - people who used to the comfort and maturity of a proper sedan will stick to that, while people who identified the efficient use of space will look for the same characteristics during upgrade.

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Originally Posted by oli.ferns (Post 4319626)

I think one of the reasons both the Aspire and the Figo aren't doing well is because of the outdated console. While most of the cars in the compact sedan segment are offering a touchscreen music/ navigation system (take the dzire, xcent, tigor or the amaze for example), Ford still continues to harp on the old pilot style system With Google maps being a must for any long drive, the lack of a navigation screen hurts. Sure you could mount your Android phone to use Google maps but when other cars in the segment are offering such features, it creates a reason to think about other options while choosing a Ford. The other issue is that Ford would probably not provide any year-end discounts for the Aspire automatic cvt which seems to be a class apart from the rest in the segment. Neither are the discounts on the other cars worth mentioning.

When I was car hunting last year, I had almost zeroed in on the Polo or Vento TSI. I wanted to try the Ford DCT before finalising. I went to the showroom but was completely put off by the interiors, it felt outdated. Hyundai and Maruti really spoil their customers with good features and interiors regardless of the car they sell.

Compass seems to be eating XUV500's lunch! Perhaps a chunk off the Honda City as well? The Verna is a worth contender too. Will be interesting to watch what M&M will come back with. As for City, I am hoping an all new City is in the works. This model wont drag along too long.
Am happy for Tata being at #3. Hope they stay there and grow much!

Report card of 2016 launches- Super hits, Average and Flops.

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Cells highlighted in green are doing exceptionally well, whereas orange indicate growth, but far less than expected and red ones are warning signals for respective manufacturer.

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Originally Posted by jpcoolguy (Post 4329114)

Revenue Calculation have been done for this month and have been posted here.

Top-25 Cars based on Revenue:

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OEM Market Share - in terms of Revenue

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The chart shows how grossly overpriced Creta and Innova are. I may buy a Hyundai or a Toyota but not these two cars. And, others can stand in line and feed to their greed but not me. :)

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Originally Posted by jpcoolguy (Post 4329114)

Revenue Calculation have been done for this month and have been posted here.

There seems to be some issue in the calculation of final price. The Final price of some of the cars are less than the base price (eg: Innova), but for others, it is higher (eg: DZire). What's going wrong here? Or am I stupid:

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun (Post 4329157)

This is due to the difference in GST rate, 50 percent for Innova against 30 percent for Dzire.

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun (Post 4329157)

As S.MJet rightly mentioned, it is due to deduction of GST + Cess % from the 75th percentile price, as that would be the approx. factory price. The Base Price refers to the Ex-showroom price of the base variant, whereas the Final Price indicates the factory price, after excluding the taxes from the 75th percentile price.