Indian Car Sales Figures and Analysis

tsk1979 · 2nd July 2007, 10:56

The Hindu Business Line : Mahindra Renault's Logan sales at 2,786 in May
2700+ units in may, which is not bad

ravibhat · 2nd July 2007, 12:13

MUL Sales in June jumped over 25% comapared to previous year's same month.

SX4,Esteem combine sold 3,923 units.

The Hindu Business Line : MUL domestic sales up in June

Ravi.

sgmuser · 2nd July 2007, 13:26

SX4+Esteem sold together just 3923? Thats surprisingly a low no with the hype created by SX4 before launch. Logan is slowly making inroads steadily, it looks like. Practicality works wonder it seems!

ravibhat · 2nd July 2007, 14:08

I feel Maruti can produce only 3000+ SX4 units per month for now that should be the reason why SX4+Esteem sold around 3923. If we know the confirmed booking of SX4 we can analyze how SX4 is doing.

About Logan its practical car for urban and semi urban commutor. It will pick up month by month and it will start selling constant 3000+ units in couple of months I feel.

Also I heard M&M June sales up by over 50% around 17800+ units.

Regards,

Ravi.

tsk1979 · 2nd July 2007, 14:08

Out of this 3900, I presume esteem would be around 900-1200 units with most of the sales being from SX-4.
As for logan 2700 is decent, but for a diesel car at low price it isnt great. SX4 is petrol only, if it had a diesel variant, then you would have seen even more sales.

sgmuser · 2nd July 2007, 14:25

Lets wait for June nos of M&M that will give us a clear picture whether SX4 really made any impact on either NHC or Logan. They should simply get rid of Esteem and go full swing to get the sx4 out as much as possible. Esteem a decade old design which never was related to safety. on the other hand sx4 with safety features which is uncommon in india. What maruti wants their image to be? Time to shrugg those old people mover image and move on right?

madan80 · 2nd July 2007, 15:17

there was an article in the paper that said more than 70% of the logan's sold were diesel. Hence, Tata Motors introduced a base Indigo to compete against the logan! Wow!

ravibhat · 2nd July 2007, 16:00

I guess M&M has sold 2389 units of Logan in June 2007, here is whats mentioned India Earnings >> Mahindra and Mahindra >> News & Company Overview

Ravi.

ravibhat · 2nd July 2007, 20:23

I heard SX4+Esteem (close to 4000) sold more than NHC (around 2500) in June 2007 which shows NHC is feeling heat from SX4 also little bit from Logan.

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. :: Press Releases

However SX4, Logan both are new cars, so in couple of months we will know who will dominate.

Regards,

Ravi.

appuchan · 2nd July 2007, 23:34

Passenger vehilce sales for June (May) 07.

Honda 4503 (4811)
Hyundai 16335 (16643)
GM 4779 (?)
Maruti 56000 (55952)
Mahindra 16814 (?)
Tata 17418 (17580) - Indica/Indigo

In terms of percentage loss, eventhough most of'em slipped due to various factors like interest rates, off-season etc, Honda seems to have suffered the most! GM and M&M has increased sales due to new launches, though I dont have May figures.

Also two wheeler makers seems to be going into an irreversible downslide with TVS leading the pack with a 90% drop in sales! I feel people are kind of getting bored with those puny engines at last and seems to be more attracted towards high end bikes or 4 wheelers now. Unless these bike makers come out with some good vfm bike in the 250+cc segment, it will be difficult for them to survive, even though they can probably never recover in terms of volumes. A long honeymoon is getting over for Hero and Bajaj, and for TVS, God help them.

msdivy · 3rd July 2007, 08:51

After Spark and U-VA, GM figures are looking healthier. Honda is suffering in numbers because they don't have anything in A or B segments and thats where the numbers are.

w 12 · 3rd July 2007, 10:15

Maruti, M&M lead sales, Hyundai, Tata lag behind

"A substantial portion of the growth was propelled by new cars which were launched this year in the market which includes the- Maruti SX4 and Swift diesel, M&M's Logan (which sold 2389 units constituting for 18.39% of M&M's auto sales) and Chevrolet Spark(sold 1504 units which accounts for 31.5% of GMs sales). Sales of Tata Motors fell by 5.7% to 17,418 units in the domestic market as against 18,465 units posted in the same month of the previous year. The Indica fell by 4.4% to 11,727 units with the Indigo sedan witnessing a drop of 18.4% to 2,354. "

Maruti, M&M lead sales, Hyundai, Tata lag behind

2389 logans Vs.2354 Indigos in June. Interesting battles ahead !!

sathya_nars · 3rd July 2007, 11:28

SX4 is at Top 8th selling car in the month it is launched (Source: Autocar magazine).

June numbers too resemble the statement.

Guess this is first time a premium C segment car comes in Top 10 list.

It is bad time for Honda to come up with upgraded NHC.

raghutk · 3rd July 2007, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by sathya_nars

SX4 is at Top 8th selling car in the month it is launched (Source: Autocar magazine).

June numbers too resemble the statement.

Guess this is first time a premium C segment car comes in Top 10 list.

It is bad time for Honda to come up with upgraded NHC.

Can you post the list if you have handy?

hrishig · 3rd July 2007, 12:17

Does anybody have numbers for the getz prime ? specially 1.3 ltr version?

2nd July 2007, 10:56	#211
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	The Hindu Business Line : Mahindra Renault's Logan sales at 2,786 in May 2700+ units in may, which is not bad
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2nd July 2007, 12:13	#212
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	MUL Sales in June jumped over 25% comapared to previous year's same month. SX4,Esteem combine sold 3,923 units. The Hindu Business Line : MUL domestic sales up in June Ravi.
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2nd July 2007, 13:26	#213
sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 755 Thanked: 1,123 Times View My Garage	SX4+Esteem sold together just 3923? Thats surprisingly a low no with the hype created by SX4 before launch. Logan is slowly making inroads steadily, it looks like. Practicality works wonder it seems!
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2nd July 2007, 14:08	#214
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	I feel Maruti can produce only 3000+ SX4 units per month for now that should be the reason why SX4+Esteem sold around 3923. If we know the confirmed booking of SX4 we can analyze how SX4 is doing. About Logan its practical car for urban and semi urban commutor. It will pick up month by month and it will start selling constant 3000+ units in couple of months I feel. Also I heard M&M June sales up by over 50% around 17800+ units. Regards, Ravi. Last edited by ravibhat : 2nd July 2007 at 14:09.
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2nd July 2007, 14:08	#215
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Out of this 3900, I presume esteem would be around 900-1200 units with most of the sales being from SX-4. As for logan 2700 is decent, but for a diesel car at low price it isnt great. SX4 is petrol only, if it had a diesel variant, then you would have seen even more sales.
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2nd July 2007, 14:25	#216
sgmuser BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 755 Thanked: 1,123 Times View My Garage	Lets wait for June nos of M&M that will give us a clear picture whether SX4 really made any impact on either NHC or Logan. They should simply get rid of Esteem and go full swing to get the sx4 out as much as possible. Esteem a decade old design which never was related to safety. on the other hand sx4 with safety features which is uncommon in india. What maruti wants their image to be? Time to shrugg those old people mover image and move on right?
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2nd July 2007, 15:17	#217
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	there was an article in the paper that said more than 70% of the logan's sold were diesel. Hence, Tata Motors introduced a base Indigo to compete against the logan! Wow!
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2nd July 2007, 16:00	#218
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	I guess M&M has sold 2389 units of Logan in June 2007, here is whats mentioned India Earnings >> Mahindra and Mahindra >> News & Company Overview Ravi.
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2nd July 2007, 20:23	#219
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	I heard SX4+Esteem (close to 4000) sold more than NHC (around 2500) in June 2007 which shows NHC is feeling heat from SX4 also little bit from Logan. Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. :: Press Releases However SX4, Logan both are new cars, so in couple of months we will know who will dominate. Regards, Ravi.
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2nd July 2007, 23:34	#220
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 642 Thanked: 27 Times	Passenger vehilce sales for June (May) 07. Honda 4503 (4811) Hyundai 16335 (16643) GM 4779 (?) Maruti 56000 (55952) Mahindra 16814 (?) Tata 17418 (17580) - Indica/Indigo In terms of percentage loss, eventhough most of'em slipped due to various factors like interest rates, off-season etc, Honda seems to have suffered the most! GM and M&M has increased sales due to new launches, though I dont have May figures. Also two wheeler makers seems to be going into an irreversible downslide with TVS leading the pack with a 90% drop in sales! I feel people are kind of getting bored with those puny engines at last and seems to be more attracted towards high end bikes or 4 wheelers now. Unless these bike makers come out with some good vfm bike in the 250+cc segment, it will be difficult for them to survive, even though they can probably never recover in terms of volumes. A long honeymoon is getting over for Hero and Bajaj, and for TVS, God help them. Last edited by appuchan : 2nd July 2007 at 23:46.
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3rd July 2007, 08:51	#221
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,815 Thanked: 2,826 Times	After Spark and U-VA, GM figures are looking healthier. Honda is suffering in numbers because they don't have anything in A or B segments and thats where the numbers are.
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3rd July 2007, 10:15	#222
w 12 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 402 Thanked: 26 Times	Maruti, M&M lead sales, Hyundai, Tata lag behind "A substantial portion of the growth was propelled by new cars which were launched this year in the market which includes the- Maruti SX4 and Swift diesel, M&M's Logan (which sold 2389 units constituting for 18.39% of M&M's auto sales) and Chevrolet Spark(sold 1504 units which accounts for 31.5% of GMs sales). Sales of Tata Motors fell by 5.7% to 17,418 units in the domestic market as against 18,465 units posted in the same month of the previous year. The Indica fell by 4.4% to 11,727 units with the Indigo sedan witnessing a drop of 18.4% to 2,354. " Maruti, M&M lead sales, Hyundai, Tata lag behind 2389 logans Vs.2354 Indigos in June. Interesting battles ahead !!
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3rd July 2007, 11:28	#223
sathya_nars BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 642 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	SX4 is at Top 8th selling car in the month it is launched (Source: Autocar magazine). June numbers too resemble the statement. Guess this is first time a premium C segment car comes in Top 10 list. It is bad time for Honda to come up with upgraded NHC.
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3rd July 2007, 12:17	#225
hrishig BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 466 Thanked: 180 Times	Does anybody have numbers for the getz prime ? specially 1.3 ltr version?
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