Much appreciate the 5 star thread rating, guys. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Gilead Not to nitpick, but these are manufacturer to dealer sales. |
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Originally Posted by noopster I have a question: how do car companies typically report sales? |
Shipments to the yards. Still very representative as:
- The cars are being shipped for the purpose of sale.
- Dealers don't like fat inventories. The thinner the better, else interest costs (finance on inventory) shoot through the roof.
Inventory costs have broken the backs of some dealers. Say, as a dealer, you have 50 unsold Hyundai's in stock. That's about 2.5 crores in inventory gathering dust. An amount that would otherwise earn 2.5 - 5.0 lakhs in
monthly interest alone.
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A good portion of the i20s sold in the recent past are the 'era' variant and it costs 4.5L.
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Nearly 5.5 lakhs (and over) on the road in most cities. Also, Hyundai insists that the base version does not make up anywhere near the majority of sales. I believe them, as it applies to most other premium hatchbacks too.
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There is a massive production constraint at the moment.
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For the Fiesta? Why then are Fiesta special editions being rolled out with cut-price tags (not to mention, dealer discounts too)? Usually, when the production doesn't meet demand, prices go up, not down.
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Are the JLR numbers still too small to report?
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I think so

. JLR isn't sharing any numbers yet.
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Originally Posted by ghodlur BTW the Alto which is the top selling is it with 1000cc or the earlier one or a combined figure? |
Sorry, Maruti has provided a combined number only. Don't know the split between the 0.8 and 1.0 liter engines.
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Originally Posted by karanraheja One question- Do you think Honda might finally put the thinking cap on and reduce the price/position it sensibly as you put it for the Next Gen Civic? |
They will have to. Competition in the C+ segment is very fierce, and the Civic is the only car without a diesel engine option.
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Originally Posted by manishk83 The deserving do indeed win. And the rest just fall by the wayside. |
That, in a nutshell, is the beauty of an open market. Well said, Manish.
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Originally Posted by sidindica The best gets better. Painstakingly created and redefines the analysis unlike any other. |
Thank you, Sid.
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Originally Posted by ajmat Interesting - who wants to set up a Volvo dealership then ? |
I wouldn't mind, as long as its for trucks & buses

. Cars can be sold as package deals (buy 5 trucks, get 1 S80 free!).
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Originally Posted by misquitas Man, with such exclusive analysis, scoops, road tests, travelogues, etc., I only hope that this does not become a subscription-driven forum one day. Even then, I'd be more than willing to pay my year's subscription. |
Thanks Melvyn. I can assure you that Team-BHP will remain free-to-read at all times. The founding principles of this community have been to provide unbiased, honest and in-your-face information to every Indian car owner & enthusiast.
Our guests will appreciate that there isn't even a need to register to access our database. The entire knowledgebase is open & searchable.
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Originally Posted by swathyd Maruti and tata thrives through selling fiat technology and fiat limps with the same ! |
Ironical, isn't it? Fiat's revenue is higher from engines sales & royalties than from selling cars. Thus, within the Indian perspective, they are an engine supplier first, then a car maker.
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Originally Posted by S350L-E240 Coming back to Audi, I am quite surprised in their press release they claim their sales are lesser then BMW / Mercedes due to them being late in the market |
Rubbish excuses for failure. Fact is, BMW arrived much later and still took over the lead of the luxo-segment (in 2009). Audi has done a shoddy job with its marketing & distribution. Even now, dealers are confused about which variants are offered, and cannot commit on delivery periods (some extending as long as 6 months for the A4s).
VW is showing its subsidiaries how work is done.
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Originally Posted by goacom I wonder if any one has done market share analysis by revenue rather than by unit sales. |
What an idea! Will surely attempt sometime in the future.
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Originally Posted by joshguy Can you elaborate on the Jeep sales? Models and their number sold |
What you see in the opening posts is all that Mahindra has provided. I guess Majors and the like?