May 2009 : Indian Car Sales & Analysis

amtak · 25th June 2009, 13:24

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Originally Posted by GTO

Rather than pulling it out of the market, why can't they just price it reasonably? I mean, you really can't get away with a high tag for what is so obviously a low cost cut-price car.

Price cut and a Face lift. Wasn't the new facelifted Logan about to hit Indian shores in May 2009. What happened to that?

TeddyBear · 30th June 2009, 00:02

Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) alos Maruti B segment Breakdown
1. Maruti Alto 19538
2. Wagon-R 12539
3. i10 -11488
4. Tata Indica - 10,006 (More than Swift

)
5. Maruti Rits - 8565 ( ohMG Beat the Swift) but together Rits & Swift sold 16.7K units.
6. Maruti Swift - 8138
7. Maruti Omni - 7597
8. Dezire 6045
9. Santrol 5752
10. Honda City - 3630

opendro · 30th June 2009, 14:47

Surprising to know that A star is not in the top 10 models.

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Originally Posted by TeddyBear

Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) alos Maruti B segment Breakdown
1. Maruti Alto 19538
2. Wagon-R 12539
3. i10 -11488
4. Tata Indica - 10,006 (More than Swift

)
5. Maruti Rits - 8565 ( ohMG Beat the Swift) but together Rits & Swift sold 16.7K units.
6. Maruti Swift - 8138
7. Maruti Omni - 7597
8. Dezire 6045
9. Santrol 5752
10. Honda City - 3630

Technocrat · 30th June 2009, 15:13

Wow I knew Omni is doing well But didn't expect it to be doing this well

amtak · 30th June 2009, 15:18

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

Wow I knew Omni is doing well But didn't expect it to be doing this well

Omni is the only affordable option to large families! Plus Florists, mobile Maggie vans, etc etc.

A-Star on the other hand is perceived to be over priced as compared to its rivals. Is is also facing stiff competition from I10 whose look alike it is. I am sure, it'll do well sooner or later. Remember the Alto too was failing once

StarVegabond · 30th June 2009, 15:39

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Originally Posted by amtak

Omni is the only affordable option to large families! Plus Florists, mobile Maggie vans, etc etc.

Also for ambulances, small distributors/dealers of FMCG etc

safari_lover · 30th June 2009, 15:46

Ritz selling more than 8K is impressive, to say the least! A-star seems to be a failure for Maruti.

It would be interesting to see the breakdown between the old Indica and the Vista out of the 10K + Indicas.

royalcruiser · 30th June 2009, 15:54

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Originally Posted by TeddyBear

Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) alos 4. Tata Indica - 10,006 (More than Swift

)

thats good to see!

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Originally Posted by TeddyBear

Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) alos 4. Tata Indica - 10,006 (More than Swift

)
5. Maruti Rits - 8565 ( ohMG Beat the Swift) but together Rits & Swift sold 16.7K units.
6. Maruti Swift - 8138

swift seems to be losing out steam - reasons attributed to similar cars in the same segment like Vista, Ritz, Punto, i10 and i20? moreover, long term ownership seems to be suspect, going by some of the reviews in this forum.

Technocrat · 30th June 2009, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Amtak

A-Star on the other hand is perceived to be over priced as compared to its rivals.

No Dude its not perceived but its actually over priced than its competition

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Originally Posted by Safari lover

It would be interesting to see the breakdown between the old Indica and the Vista out of the 10K + Indicas.

Exactly my thoughts

extreme_torque · 30th June 2009, 16:03

Is old Indica still selling?

Technocrat · 30th June 2009, 16:10

Yes Specially Xeta at the Alto- Estilo prices.

rajneeesh · 30th June 2009, 16:12

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Originally Posted by extreme_torque

Is old Indica still selling?

Much more than the Vista mate. Vista sales would be in vicinity of 3000- 4000 the rest being the Indica. You still cannot get more cubic inch of space/ rupee than the good old Indica. It is very popular in semi urban/ rural areas and with the cab operators.

amtak · 30th June 2009, 16:15

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Is old Indica still selling?

Yes. It is still sold. However, I don't think all the variants are sold.

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No Dude its not perceived but its actually over priced than its competition

Yeah. Rephrasing my sentence. A star is overpriced than its competition!

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Also for ambulances, small distributors/dealers of FMCG etc

And the likes of Mr. Pinto's.

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Ritz selling more than 8K is impressive

Yeah. Novelty factor + sort of better looks and Indians love tall boys!

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A-star seems to be a failure for Maruti.

I wouldn't write off A-star as a failure for Maruti. They however, need to reposition the A star.

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It would be interesting to see the breakdown between the old Indica and the Vista out of the 10K + Indicas.

+1 to that. I still think its time that the Vista receives a facelift.

pb10gagan · 30th June 2009, 16:16

the new indica vista comes across as a well engineered, value for money product, with great space on the inside and very good ride quality.

i wonder how many people would come to a tata show-room to buy a punto and end up buying a vista

amtak · 30th June 2009, 16:28

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the new indica vista comes across as a well engineered, value for money product, with great space on the inside and very good ride quality.

i wonder how many people would come to a tata show-room to buy a punto and end up buying a vista

And I wonder how many people would come to a tata show-room to buy a Vista and end up buying a Punto

30th June 2009, 00:02	#137
TeddyBear BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: horamavu Posts: 409 Thanked: 41 Times	Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) Top 10 Models May 09 (source AutoCar) alos Maruti B segment Breakdown 1. Maruti Alto 19538 2. Wagon-R 12539 3. i10 -11488 4. Tata Indica - 10,006 (More than Swift ) 5. Maruti Rits - 8565 ( ohMG Beat the Swift) but together Rits & Swift sold 16.7K units. 6. Maruti Swift - 8138 7. Maruti Omni - 7597 8. Dezire 6045 9. Santrol 5752 10. Honda City - 3630
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Wow I knew Omni is doing well But didn't expect it to be doing this well
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safari_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Bagdal Posts: 1,135 Thanked: 685 Times	Ritz selling more than 8K is impressive, to say the least! A-star seems to be a failure for Maruti. It would be interesting to see the breakdown between the old Indica and the Vista out of the 10K + Indicas. Last edited by safari_lover : 30th June 2009 at 15:48.
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extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,376 Thanked: 5,105 Times	Is old Indica still selling?
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30th June 2009, 16:10	#146
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Yes Specially Xeta at the Alto- Estilo prices.
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pb10gagan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Construction Capital Posts: 370 Thanked: 13 Times	the new indica vista comes across as a well engineered, value for money product, with great space on the inside and very good ride quality. i wonder how many people would come to a tata show-room to buy a punto and end up buying a vista
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