Indian Car Sales Figures and Analysis

Mpower · 21st November 2007, 22:06

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Better mileage compared to the 1.3L in the Versa too.

Sure, but its human nature to upgrade to something a little better. M800 gives best mileage, but people are upgrading to Zens and Santros etc.

sathya_nars · 22nd November 2007, 09:02

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Sure, but its human nature to upgrade to something a little better. M800 gives best mileage, but people are upgrading to Zens and Santros etc.

OT: I am hearing that Alto's mileage is better than M800 - Is it true?

GTO · 22nd November 2007, 10:02

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OT: I am hearing that Alto's mileage is better than M800 - Is it true?

Nope, same engine but more weight. Its about 0.5 kpl lower than the 800.

anandpadhye · 22nd November 2007, 11:53

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Originally Posted by GTO

Nope, same engine but more weight. Its about 0.5 kpl lower than the 800.

But Alto gets 5 speed gearbox while M800 has only 4 speed one.
5 speed M800 is not sold anymore.

thefreak · 22nd November 2007, 12:48

Also the carwale website maintains that the Alto average (14.5) is higher than M800 (14.2)

vasudeva · 22nd November 2007, 13:13

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Originally Posted by thefreak

Also the carwale website maintains that the Alto average (14.5) is higher than M800 (14.2)

What carwale. I drove the 800 from 1995-99, and used to get 17 kmpl on a non-MPFI engine.

prakasse · 22nd November 2007, 14:02

My Maruti 800 gives 20 kmpl in Highways and 16 kmpl in the city

It's MPFI.

thefreak · 22nd November 2007, 14:30

That is good. May be you should try the Alto now and then let us know which gives better average

benbsb29 · 22nd November 2007, 14:38

We may be going off-topic here, but our member Akroy draws around 17kmpl in city with no AC usage on his Alto.

GTO · 22nd November 2007, 16:25

Lets get back to the topic, guys.

RacingForIndia · 3rd December 2007, 12:55

Eagerly awaiting the November Excel sheet. There must have been a boom in sales due to diwali.
December I guess will be a slack season as usual.

Elito11 · 3rd December 2007, 13:01

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Originally Posted by RacingForIndia

Eagerly awaiting the November Excel sheet. There must have been a boom in sales due to diwali.
December I guess will be a slack season as usual.

Me too! Have been seeing a lot of getz prime lately..wonder if the 1.1 +prime facelift is starting to work for Hyundai!

Elito

CrAzY dRiVeR · 3rd December 2007, 14:08

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Originally Posted by Elito11

Me too! Have been seeing a lot of getz prime lately..wonder if the 1.1 +prime facelift is starting to work for Hyundai!

Very difficult to know.

Since, you will get only the combined figures. And the difference over last month will also include the newly launched i10.

Sahil · 3rd December 2007, 15:16

Any BMW sales figures? Will be interesting to see if they have dented MBIL

vasudeva · 3rd December 2007, 15:56

GM has said in a statement that it has reported a whopping 110 per cent jump in its domestic sales during November at 5,356 units against 2,554 units in the same month last year. The sales comprised 1,703 units of MUV Chevrolet Tavera, 1,670 units of sedan and hatchback Chevrolet Aveo and Aveo U-VA, 557 units of the luxury sedan Chevrolet Optra and 1,426 units of its small car Chevrolet Spark. Also said that the consistent surge in monthly sales is a clear indication of the success of all our carlines and demonstrates the fact that our flagship brand Chevrolet has been well accepted by the market and is growing from strength to strength.

The truth is that sales growth has declined for comparable products (GM launched Spark only in 2007). This may be true for all manufacturers (as numbers expected to be out next week shall prove) and hence the need for higher spin.

GM says that the consistent surge in monthly sales is a clear indication of the success of all our carlines, blah blah.

Hardly anything consistent in these actual figures for last 5 months, which demonstrate a sharp decline in Nov 07 (remember Oct 07 was festive month):

July: 4570; Aug: 5817; Sep: 5751; Oct: 6139; Nov: 5356.

Car sales down from 4370 in oct to 3653 in nov. Tavera sales down from 1769 to 1703.

22nd November 2007, 12:48	#560
thefreak BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 362 Thanked: 7 Times	Also the carwale website maintains that the Alto average (14.5) is higher than M800 (14.2)
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prakasse BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blore Posts: 112 Thanked: 48 Times	My Maruti 800 gives 20 kmpl in Highways and 16 kmpl in the city It's MPFI.
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22nd November 2007, 14:30	#563
thefreak BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 362 Thanked: 7 Times	That is good. May be you should try the Alto now and then let us know which gives better average
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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,218 Times View My Garage	We may be going off-topic here, but our member Akroy draws around 17kmpl in city with no AC usage on his Alto.
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22nd November 2007, 16:25	#565
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,518 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	Lets get back to the topic, guys.
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3rd December 2007, 12:55	#566
RacingForIndia BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 482 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Eagerly awaiting the November Excel sheet. There must have been a boom in sales due to diwali. December I guess will be a slack season as usual.
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Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,607 Times	Any BMW sales figures? Will be interesting to see if they have dented MBIL
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3rd December 2007, 15:56	#570
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	GM has said in a statement that it has reported a whopping 110 per cent jump in its domestic sales during November at 5,356 units against 2,554 units in the same month last year. The sales comprised 1,703 units of MUV Chevrolet Tavera, 1,670 units of sedan and hatchback Chevrolet Aveo and Aveo U-VA, 557 units of the luxury sedan Chevrolet Optra and 1,426 units of its small car Chevrolet Spark. Also said that the consistent surge in monthly sales is a clear indication of the success of all our carlines and demonstrates the fact that our flagship brand Chevrolet has been well accepted by the market and is growing from strength to strength. The truth is that sales growth has declined for comparable products (GM launched Spark only in 2007). This may be true for all manufacturers (as numbers expected to be out next week shall prove) and hence the need for higher spin. GM says that the consistent surge in monthly sales is a clear indication of the success of all our carlines, blah blah. Hardly anything consistent in these actual figures for last 5 months, which demonstrate a sharp decline in Nov 07 (remember Oct 07 was festive month): July: 4570; Aug: 5817; Sep: 5751; Oct: 6139; Nov: 5356. Car sales down from 4370 in oct to 3653 in nov. Tavera sales down from 1769 to 1703. Last edited by vasudeva : 3rd December 2007 at 15:57.
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