[rangaraj]

Originally Posted by rangaraj

Corolla propels Toyota to record
TKM sold 1,083 units of the Corolla, 5,411 units of the Innova, and 197 units of the imported vehicles Camry and Prado Land cruiser.

So the Civic is selling more than 2.5x Corolla (though Toyota is thrilled with the numbers!). 197 units of their imported units vs. ~790 units from Honda..

They are really thrashing Toyota!

[msdivy]

A2 Segment (Santro, Getz): 23,438 units,
A3 Segment (Accent, Verna): 4,564 units,
A4 Segment (Elantra): 66 units,
A5 segment (Sonata): 113 units,
SUV Segment (Tucson): 58 units.

Source: Hyundai stays ahead by posting 19 growth in FY 06-07

[rahul_intlad]

Tata motors:

The Indica sold 15,283 nos. -- its highest ever monthly sales and an increase of 18%. The Indigo range registered sales of 4,368 nos., a decline of 6%, but an increase of 27% over February 2007.Utility Vehicles recorded their highest ever monthly sales at 6109 nos, registering a growth of 23%. Safari sales at 2,150 have been the highest in any month.Increase of 14% over March last year.

Source:
http://www.prdomain.com/companies/T/...0074340019.htm

Ford india:
Ford India on Monday reported a 9.2 per cent dip in its vehicle sales during March at 5,382 units as against 5,929 units in the same month last year.

Source:
Ford India March sales dip 9.2%-Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

Mahindra:
Domestic vehicle sales for the month of March were up 27.5%. The Scorpio also clocked good numbers in March, clocking volumes of 5260[the innova outsold the scorpio this month].

Source:
Moneycontrol India :: News :: M&M automotive sales shoot up 25.8% in April-March :: :: Press- Market :: Mahindra & Mahindra,Automotive Sector,Automotive Sector,Mahindra Group ,sales,Scorpio,exports

Gm:
Four-wheeler manufacturer General Motors India reported a 12 per cent increase in vehicle sales during March at 4,542 units.GM India sold 2,175 units of multi utility vehicle Chevrolet Tavera, 426 units of premium sedan Optra and 1,941 units of mid-size sedan Aveo during the month

Source:
The Hindu News Update Service

Maruti:
The company has stated that they sold as many as 71,772 units of their automobiles in the month of March. This is an improvement of 14 per cent from last year,
Maruti gained from recently launched models like the Zen Estilo which is selling in huge numbers in the market. The launch of diesel models is expected to increase sales in the future as well.[puts to end the speculation amongst auto-analysts that the estilo was not doing well]

Source:
Maruti sold 71,772 vehicles in March

[mithun]

Car sales begin to skid

[supremeBaleno]

Today's Deccan Chronicle carries a half page advt for the Accent GLE, saying the Accent is here to stay. Looks like Hyundai's initial plans to stop Accent production and let Verna take over did not fructify. Or they want to keep it as an Esteem/Flair competitor while targetting the Verna for upper C segment.

[devarshi84]

my guess is,they are keeping accent production up because verna hasnt really caught up with the public.

[benbsb29]

Hyundai have realized the need for a presence in the entry sedan segment, which is where the GLE comes in, the competition here being the 'new' Ikon Flair, the trusted workhorse the Esteem, and what many expected to be a hot contender... the Logan.

The Verna despite Hyundai's high hopes, doesnt seem to have caught on all that well, except for the diesel variant owing to its engine. I personally feel its the looks that did the Verna in.

The Accent with its slightly boring looks is not ugly, and more of the old school designs which most of the sedans in this segment portray in their genes. Hence, its not so difficult to understand as to why the Accent has been revived. Did anyone see the new ads for the Accent, where i think it has been shown to sport beige interiors, taking a cue from the Flair.

[msdivy]

I don't think Hyundai had any plans to discontinue Accent. They withdrew high-end variants of Accent to make way for Verna. Accent GLE will be slotted in 'B+' segment and will take on Ikon, Indigo, Logan & Esteem. Verna will be in 'C' segment and competes with Fiesta, NHC & Aveo.

[esteem_lover]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Did anyone see the new ads for the Accent, where i think it has been shown to sport beige interiors, taking a cue from the Flair.

So, the next is going to be the esteem with beige interiors. i hope not.

[vasudeva]

I have published India's domestic monthly four wheeler including car sales from April 2005 to March 2007 at the link here:

vineetnigam - MONTHLY DOMESTIC SALES-FOUR WHEELERS

[Steeroid]

Originally Posted by vasudeva

I have published India's domestic monthly four wheeler including car sales from April 2005 to March 2007 at the link here:

vineetnigam - MONTHLY DOMESTIC SALES-FOUR WHEELERS

Thanks a lot, vineeth - that is invaluable month-on-month information.

[lamborghini]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

The Accent with its slightly boring looks is not ugly, and more of the old school designs which most of the sedans in this segment portray in their genes. Hence, its not so difficult to understand as to why the Accent has been revived. Did anyone see the new ads for the Accent, where i think it has been shown to sport beige interiors, taking a cue from the Flair.

the accent has been coming with beige interiors since the last year or so.

[msdivy]

Honda:
City ZX - 2916
Civic - 1481
Accord – 255
CR-V - 239
Total - 4891

Maruti:
Maruti 800 - 6324
Omni, Versa - 6118
Alto, Wagonr, Zen, Swift - 33,878
Baleno, Esteem - 2124
Total Passenger cars - 48,444
Gypsy, Vitara - 208
Total Sales - 50,352

Source: Manufacturer's website.

[amit]

GM April 07 sales:

Tavera: 1,670 units
Aveo sedan: 1,306 units
Optra: 317 Units (Damn thats low!)
Spark: 1,181 units (Delhi and Indore only)

Total sales up 22% YoY.

What about UVA and SRV?

Source: The Economic Times.

[rahul_intlad]

The spate of launches by GM ,seems to be working very well for them ,they are fast catching up with honda and I believe just a matter of time before they overtake Honda in India[atleast till honda launches a small car].


Sales of passenger cars
-------------April2006 --- April2007--- Gain (%)
Maruti------ 41,574---------48,652------ 17.0
Honda------ 4,551---------- 4,891------- 7.5
GM--------- 3,662---------- 4,474------- 22.0
Tata------- 13328---------- 16,842------ 26.0
HMIL------- 15,007--------- 15,728------ 4.8

Has not been a particularly good year for the two H's,especially hyundai.

Source:
Hyundai sales growth down

Tata:
Tata Motors passenger vehicles business reported a total sale of 16,842 vehicles in the domestic market in April 2007, an increase of 26% over April 2006. The Indica sold 10,870 nos., an increase of 28%. The Indigo family registered sales of 2,632 nos., an increase of 2%. The Sumo and Safari accounted for sales of 3,340 nos, an increase of 49% over April last year. Safari sales at 1474 nos. grew by 269%.

Source:
Moneycontrol.com