Indian Car Sales Figures and Analysis

gopinathann · 31st March 2009, 15:43

It's good that SX4 is able to maintain around 2-3K per month even after Dzire in the market.

sridharps · 31st March 2009, 16:23

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Originally Posted by joy_swift

Skywalker - I have not put the % as 50-50 if you read my post....

Maruti has sold roughly 8000 sedans for Feb...

According to ACA and Overdrive,Sales for Dzire during this period was 5500...

So SX4 sales are 8000 - 5500 = 2500(apprx).

And if you talk about the ratio oif Dzire and SX4,tat is 5500 : 2500 = 70-30%.Thats fair I guess!!

I do think the SX4 sales may be lower. The figure of 8000, I think, is a stock dump ie what maruti has dumped on dealers
Whereas Overdrive takes the estimate of end customer sales. So the inventory figure needs to be subtracted from 8000 to arrive at SX4 sales.

I suspect SX4 sales is more likely to be in the 1500 bracket..

nurni76 · 1st April 2009, 14:53

1st April , 2009 March sales drop by 1.8% - Domestic sales dip by 15.8% while Exports grow by 21.6 %New Delhi, April 1, 2009: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered a 1.8% decline in cumulative sales for the month of March, 2009. While the domestic sales dropped by 15.8 % the exports grew by 21.6%.HMIL’s total sales for March, 2009 stood at 46,160 units against 47,001 units in March, 2008. The domestic market accounted for 24,754 units compared to 29,401 units for the same month last year while the exports totaled 21,406 units in March, 2009 against 17,600 units of March, 2008.

Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “As we had stated last month the industry is far from seeing a turn around at this moment. If we look at the February and March sales combined and compare to 2008 for the same period then we have registered a growth of 4.5 % whereas March ’09 sales over February ‘09 have grown by 16.7%.”The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of March, 2009 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 41,802 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,285 units, A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 70 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 3 unit.

Rigid Rotor · 1st April 2009, 20:05

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Originally Posted by nurni76

Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said...”The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of March, 2009 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 41,802 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,285 units, A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 70 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 3 unit.

Just 3 Tuscons sold in the month! Are they forming the "Exclusive Tusconeers Club?"

akj53 · 1st April 2009, 22:00

Honda car sales down by 17.16 pc

NEW DELHI: Passenger car maker Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) on Wednesday reported a decline of 17.16 per cent in its sales in March, at 7,368 units
compared with 8,895 units in the same month last year.

The sale comprised 6,040 units of flagship sedan City, 720 units of premium sedan Civic, 326 units of luxury sedan Accord and 282 units of SUV CR-V, HSCI said in a statement.

"Even in these challenging times, the sales of Honda City have grown by 20 per cent ever since the deliveries started in November 2009. We enter 2009-10 with a lot of confidence and are looking forward to launch of Honda Jazz as the year progresses," HSCI Vice-President (Marketing) Jnaneswar Sen said.

The cumulative sales of HSCI during the fiscal 2008-09 dipped 16.53 per cent at 52,420 units against 62,802 units sold in April 2007-March 2008. It also expanded its sales and distribution network to 103 facilities in 60 cities in 2008-09 from 80 in 51 cities during 2007-08.

diabloo · 1st April 2009, 22:20

Do ANHC does 6040 in March 09

Did it expand the segment or eat into other's share?

Quote:

Originally Posted by akj53

The sale comprised 6,040 units of flagship sedan City, 720 units of premium sedan Civic, 326 units of luxury sedan Accord and 282 units of SUV CR-V, HSCI said in a statement.

deepakhon · 1st April 2009, 22:27

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Originally Posted by diabloo

Do ANHC does 6040 in March 09

I guess it is the ANHC and NHC combination. I can say for sure that NHC is still being sold, because my b-i-l bought one on the day of Ugadi.

I however believe that the ratio is heavily skewed in favour of ANHC. It is a tremendous achievement by Honda, especially during these times.

akj53 · 1st April 2009, 22:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloo

Do ANHC does 6040 in March 09

Did it expand the segment or eat into other's share?

Whatever it did, It must be combined total of current + older City, as dealers had the old cars also in stock. But by all means this is a surprisingly high figure.

In India people seems to buy Honda blindly.

SkyWalker · 2nd April 2009, 08:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloo

Do ANHC does 6040 in March 09

Did it expand the segment or eat into other's share?

Amazing. Honda i don't know how you pull this off! Even considering 10% of the sales to be NHC, ANHC still sold 5000+ in March.

avishar · 2nd April 2009, 08:17

Any news about the Linea march figures?

TeddyBear · 2nd April 2009, 08:25

Indica sales 13678 - highest in the fiscal
Indigo Sales 4555

"The company’s sales of passenger vehicles in March 2009 in the domestic market at 23,680 nos. were the highest this fiscal, 24% up over February 2009, but 4% lower than 24,737 vehicles sold in March last year. The March 2009 passenger car sales of the Indica and Indigo range put together at 18,642 nos. were the highest this fiscal, surpassing February 2009 sales of 15,524. The Indica range sales at 13,678 nos. were 5% higher than March 2008 and the highest this fiscal. The Indigo range sales of 4,555 nos. were 8% higher than February 2009, but 11% lower than March 2008. The Utility Vehicle/SUV range accounted for sales of 5,038 nos., were the highest this fiscal, registering a 43% increase over the previous month of February, but a 23% decline over March 2008.
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Source: Tata Motors - Media Centre

madhukar_n · 2nd April 2009, 10:26

today read in TOI that maruti has increased almost 16% over previous month though they did not disclose the numbers. hyundai, honda and few others are almost double digit % negative over the previous month and Y2Y. 50% of hyundai numbers are export.. so technically speaking they are doign quite bad in india. Tata seems to have overtaken them by a big magnitude.

srishiva · 2nd April 2009, 10:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by akj53

Whatever it did, It must be combined total of current + older City, as dealers had the old cars also in stock. But by all means this is a surprisingly high figure.

In India people seems to buy Honda blindly.

How do you know they buy it blindly? Especially when you have to shell out more money compared to others in the class.
OT, you seem to be hitting your head against the wall with wide open eyes.

shrinivasap · 2nd April 2009, 10:44

I think since Honda had declared that price hike of 35K for ANHC, they got some good momentum for March... thats my guess...let us see how they do in April...

amtak · 2nd April 2009, 11:24

3 cars/companies that I am keen on knowing:

Fiat (Linea)
Skoda (To know the TBHP impact)
VW (Skoda Mom!)

31st March 2009, 15:43	#1606
gopinathann BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 765 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	It's good that SX4 is able to maintain around 2-3K per month even after Dzire in the market.
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1st April 2009, 14:53	#1608
nurni76 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BLR/SEATTLE Posts: 907 Thanked: 360 Times View My Garage	March Domestic sales of Hyundai down 15.8% 1st April , 2009 March sales drop by 1.8% - Domestic sales dip by 15.8% while Exports grow by 21.6 %New Delhi, April 1, 2009: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered a 1.8% decline in cumulative sales for the month of March, 2009. While the domestic sales dropped by 15.8 % the exports grew by 21.6%.HMIL’s total sales for March, 2009 stood at 46,160 units against 47,001 units in March, 2008. The domestic market accounted for 24,754 units compared to 29,401 units for the same month last year while the exports totaled 21,406 units in March, 2009 against 17,600 units of March, 2008. Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “As we had stated last month the industry is far from seeing a turn around at this moment. If we look at the February and March sales combined and compare to 2008 for the same period then we have registered a growth of 4.5 % whereas March ’09 sales over February ‘09 have grown by 16.7%.”The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of March, 2009 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 41,802 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,285 units, A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 70 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 3 unit.
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1st April 2009, 22:00	#1610
akj53 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NOIDA, Manchester & Cardiff Posts: 585 Thanked: 92 Times	Honda car sales down by 17.16 pc NEW DELHI: Passenger car maker Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) on Wednesday reported a decline of 17.16 per cent in its sales in March, at 7,368 units compared with 8,895 units in the same month last year. The sale comprised 6,040 units of flagship sedan City, 720 units of premium sedan Civic, 326 units of luxury sedan Accord and 282 units of SUV CR-V, HSCI said in a statement. "Even in these challenging times, the sales of Honda City have grown by 20 per cent ever since the deliveries started in November 2009. We enter 2009-10 with a lot of confidence and are looking forward to launch of Honda Jazz as the year progresses," HSCI Vice-President (Marketing) Jnaneswar Sen said. The cumulative sales of HSCI during the fiscal 2008-09 dipped 16.53 per cent at 52,420 units against 62,802 units sold in April 2007-March 2008. It also expanded its sales and distribution network to 103 facilities in 60 cities in 2008-09 from 80 in 51 cities during 2007-08.
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2nd April 2009, 08:17	#1615
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Any news about the Linea march figures?
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2nd April 2009, 08:25	#1616
TeddyBear BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: horamavu Posts: 409 Thanked: 41 Times	Tata Passenger Vehicles March 09 Sales Indica sales 13678 - highest in the fiscal Indigo Sales 4555 "The company’s sales of passenger vehicles in March 2009 in the domestic market at 23,680 nos. were the highest this fiscal, 24% up over February 2009, but 4% lower than 24,737 vehicles sold in March last year. The March 2009 passenger car sales of the Indica and Indigo range put together at 18,642 nos. were the highest this fiscal, surpassing February 2009 sales of 15,524. The Indica range sales at 13,678 nos. were 5% higher than March 2008 and the highest this fiscal. The Indigo range sales of 4,555 nos. were 8% higher than February 2009, but 11% lower than March 2008. The Utility Vehicle/SUV range accounted for sales of 5,038 nos., were the highest this fiscal, registering a 43% increase over the previous month of February, but a 23% decline over March 2008. " Source: Tata Motors - Media Centre
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2nd April 2009, 10:26	#1617
madhukar_n BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 395 Thanked: 179 Times	today read in TOI that maruti has increased almost 16% over previous month though they did not disclose the numbers. hyundai, honda and few others are almost double digit % negative over the previous month and Y2Y. 50% of hyundai numbers are export.. so technically speaking they are doign quite bad in india. Tata seems to have overtaken them by a big magnitude.
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2nd April 2009, 10:44	#1619
shrinivasap BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 92 Thanked: 0 Times	I think since Honda had declared that price hike of 35K for ANHC, they got some good momentum for March... thats my guess...let us see how they do in April...
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2nd April 2009, 11:24	#1620
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 900 Times View My Garage	3 cars/companies that I am keen on knowing: Fiat (Linea) Skoda (To know the TBHP impact) VW (Skoda Mom!)
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