[RVD]

Hi all, can someone post the citywise break up of total sales. I just want to understand as to which are the cities contributing to the major sales. If I am not wrong, the top three are Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Would be keen in knowing further.

Thanks in advance.

Rahul

[misquitas]

Originally Posted by GTO

WRT the Ritz, the general opinion was : Why it didn't become a best seller as the Swift did. Similar cars, yet the Ritz is better in many ways.

Precisely. Just why has the Ritz not "swiftly" lived up to Swift expectations? OK, so the rear does not look good, but the Ritz has many + points over the Swift and yet the Swift sells in huge numbers, way over than those of the Ritz. Maybe, we should start a new thread on this very issue.

Melvyn

[eternalmonotony]

Originally Posted by GTO

Please spend some time going through previous sales reports before making such sweeping statements. They have ALL been based on HARD numbers. And industry stats do include sales at the national level.

WRT the Ritz, the general opinion was : Why it didn't become a best seller as the Swift did. Similar cars, yet the Ritz is better in many ways.

I agree. Guess what he meant was, not looking at the numbers, the general mood/perception on the forum is hardly indicative of the actual market. And in that sense, for example,polls on the forum are statistically biased. For example, 70% of the forum might be Fiat fans, but the country is not. And so on. While judging the success of a car, the forums generally tend to look at it from a Spec/Quality/Enthusiast perspective and not from a Marketeers perspective about what the typical common man on the street is looking for. Having gone through lots of threads, it is true that the general perception in the forum, including a LOT of people is that Ritz Petrol far outsells Ritz Diesel. Which is proved wrong by the numbers

Did not mean that the sales report analyses are not reliable.

[Ram_NP]

Maruti-Suzuki has crossed One million production in 2009-2010, including exports.

Here are details of Sales in March 2010. Interesting to note that A2 and MUV segment have registered negative growth (YOY) for Maruti.

[karpusv]

Originally Posted by eternalmonotony

.....For example, 70% of the forum might be Fiat fans, but the country is not. And so on....

+1 to that.
Also consider the fact that members on T-BHP are purely auto enthusiasts who are generally well informed about tech-spec-makes and models, which is why they are members in the first place.

[anshul_UVA]

[COLOR=#000000]GM sold 11,330 units in March 2010 recording an all time high in monthly sales. The company has sold 31,862 unitsin Q1 of 2010 as against 13,859 unitsin Q1 of 2009, achieving a growth of 130% over the last financial year. The March 2010 sales comprise of 4508 units of Chevrolet Beat, 3266 units of Chevrolet Spark, 1654 units of Chevrolet Tavera, 715 units of Chevrolet Cruze, 419 units of Aveo, 454 units of Aveo U-VA, 135 units of Chevrolet Optra and 179 units of Chevrolet Captiva.

Source: GM internal newsletter.

The sales numbers are at par with Feb 2010 (when GM sold 11111 units). Dont know if the whole industry has seen a greater jump over Feb 2010.

Waiting for the March sales figures eagerly!!


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[PCS]

Can We Have A New Thread For March Sales Figures ???

[anu21v]

Hyundai Motor India Limited registers 27.3% growth in March


Chennai: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country's second largest car maker, achieved record sales of 31,501 units for March 2010 in the domestic market, a 27.3% growth over the same month last year.
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Total sales for the month stood at 55,035 units against 46,159 units in March, 2009, a 19.2% cumulative growth, a company press release said here today.
Domestic sales accounted for 31,501 units (highest since HMIL started operations in 1998) against 24,754 units in March 2009 while exports grew from 21,405 units in March 2009 to 23,534 units in March 2010,reflecting 9.9% growth YOY.
For the quarter ending Jan-March 2010, HMIL registered a positive 33.5% growth, with total sales of 1,62,273.
For the same period last year, sales stood at 121,565 units.
The Apr 1, 2009-March 31, 2010 period saw HMIL clock sales of 600,588 units, a substantial growth of 103,382 units and 20.8% over the financial year April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009 which saw sales of 497,206 units, the release said. "

[anu21v]

Carmaker Ford India today reported an over three-fold jump in its March sales at 9,478 units on the back of its newly-launched hatchback Figo getting a good response.

Figo has already over 10,000 bookings in the last four weeks, Ford India said in a statement.
The company had sold a total of 3,127 units in March 2009.

"In view of the market response to the Figo we will be ramping up its output by moving into a second shift of production at our Chennai facility though we have not finalised the time for it yet," Ford India Marketing Sales and Services Executive Director Nigel Wark told PTI.

The Chennai facility has a production capacity of one lakh units, which is now being increased to two lakh units as part of the company's $500-million investment plan. Besides, the facility also has a capacity of 2.5 lakh units of engines per annum.

Wark said there will not be any price hike on Figo and Ikon due the the new emission norms, but there will be marginal hike of 1-2 per cent in prices of SUV Endeavour and sedan Fiesta.

The company said all its models including the Ikon, Fiesta and Endeavour performed well during March.

[anu21v]

Originally Posted by Ram_NP

Here are details of Sales in March 2010. Interesting to note that A2 and MUV segment have registered negative growth (YOY) for Maruti

Looks like the launches like manza, Polo, Beat and Figo have started showing their effects on maruti Sales. Especially the A2 Segment. I am thinking, maruti should start taking care of the home turf than catering and relying on european markets. Guess most of the sales is driven by export and Van segments.

Originally Posted by anshul_UVA

The March 2010 sales comprise of 4508 units of Chevrolet Beat, 3266 units of Chevrolet Spark, 1654 units of Chevrolet Tavera, 715 units of Chevrolet Cruze, 419 units of Aveo, 454 units of Aveo U-VA, 135 units of Chevrolet Optra and 179 units of Catpiva

Looks like GM is consolidating its position. I can see growth in Captivas and Aveos albeit touch disappointed with sales of Beat. I thought this car would contend against i10 and ritz, given its profile and design. Sales seem less than half of i10. Guess GM is yet in Ramping up mode.

Originally Posted by PCS

Can We Have A New Thread For March Sales Figures ???

thanks for sharing the sentiments.[]


And also " Bravo Ford" .....Tripling the sales growth. With the initial review of Figo on forum, I was under the impression Figo wouldn't draw great sales for Ford. But this is exceptional. Great going Ford and Figo.

[Latheesh]

I would like to see the March'10 figure of Manza. As others said GM is consolidating its position, expected a fall in Spark sales. Good to see that it is still selling over 3K, may be due to advance booking.

[CARDEEP]

Hi all

Can we have separate thread for Mar-10 sales, instead of discussing under Feb-10 thread. Alternatively rename the thread to avoid confusion.

Mods... Please

[samsan02]

Source : http://in.biz.yahoo.com/090921/50/bau7zt.html

The A2 segment (comprising Alto, WagonR, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) also witnessed a fall of 1.18 per cent in sales during March at 54,763 units compared to 55,415 units in the same month a year ago.


This is interesting when every other manufacturer was making so many sales maruti seems to have lost a bit here.

[SkyWalker]

Originally Posted by samsan02

The A2 segment (comprising Alto, WagonR, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) also witnessed a fall of 1.18 per cent in sales during March at 54,763 units compared to 55,415 units in the same month a year ago.

This is probably the best news in the auto segment in this year! It clearly shows a good healthy trend - that competition is really hitting Maruti with VFM offerings. I am sure Ford & GM with the Beat & Figo. Bravo to them! Lets wait till Nissan ups the ante with Micra.

As a customer this is great news, we can expect some price corrections from Maruti soon!

[Gilead]

Originally Posted by samsan02

Source : Maruti sales up 11 pct

The A2 segment (comprising Alto, WagonR, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) also witnessed a fall of 1.18 per cent in sales during March at 54,763 units compared to 55,415 units in the same month a year ago.


This is interesting when every other manufacturer was making so many sales maruti seems to have lost a bit here.

Blame it on the Beat, Figo, Spark and Polo. Let's face it. There are much better choices than Maruti in that price segment. Wait until Nissan ramps up its network and launches the Micra which will be the first non-Maruti true blue Jap car under 5 lacs. Maruti needs to cut the prices of its diesel twins at the earliest or start giving more at current prices.

I have high hopes for Nissan in India. They make some of the creamiest petrols I have ever driven in my life. If I ever buy a Jap again, it would be a Nissan.