The list of the top 10 best-selling cars includes 8 models from the Maruti stable and 2 models from the South Korean carmaker.

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai continued to dominate the sales chart in June 2021. The list of the top 10 best-selling cars includes 8 models from the Maruti stable and 2 models from the South Korean carmaker.

The WagonR was the best-selling car last month with 19,447 units. It was followed by Swift, Baleno, and Vitara Brezza. The Hyundai models in the top 10 list included the Creta and the Grand i10.

The top 10 cars sold in June 2021 are:

• Maruti WagonR - 19,447
• Maruti Swift - 17,727
• Maruti Baleno - 14,701
• Maruti Vitara Brezza - 12,833
• Maruti Dzire - 12,639
• Maruti Alto - 12,513
• Hyundai Creta - 9,941
• Maruti Ertiga - 9,920
• Maruti Eeco - 9,218
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 8,787

The overall sales went up to 2,55,397 units in June 2021 from 1,03,342 units in May 2021.

Maruti has a market share of 48.66%, while Hyundai's share is 15.86%. Tata (9.44%), Mahindra (6.51%), and Kia (5.88%) complete the top five.

Mercedes led the pack clocking the highest sales in the luxury segment in May 2021.

FADA has released the vehicle registration data for luxury cars for May 2021. Car sales in May were hampered by lockdowns in different parts of the country and car factories were shut down for varying lengths of time.

Mercedes is back to being the best-selling luxury carmaker in the country after a period of 2 months (BMW sold more cars in March and April). Mercedes was followed by BMW, while Jaguar Land Rover took the third spot.

Luxury carmakers sales for May 2021

• Mercedes-Benz - 202 units, down from 536 units in April 2021
• BMW - 152 units, down from 557 units in April 2021
• Jaguar Land Rover - 39 units, down from 144 units in April 2021
• Volvo - 36 units, down from 86 units in April 2021
• Audi - 22 units (CBU only), down from 75 units in April 2021
• Porsche - 6 units, down from 23 units in April 2021
• Lamborghini - 2 units, down from 5 units in April 2021
• Ferrari - 2 units, up from 0 units in April 2021
• Rolls Royce - 0 units, same as in April 2021
• Bentley - 0 units, same as in April 2021

Overall sales for the month of May 2021 stood at 5,35,855 units, compared to 11,85,374 units in April 2021.

According to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Vehicle Retail sales fell by 54.79% in May 2021 compared to April 2021. Similarly, sales of all categories of vehicles fell by a huge degree with two-wheelers falling by 53%, three-wheelers by 76%, passenger vehicles (PV) by 59%, tractors by 57% and commercial vehicles (CV) by 66%, respectively.

Overall sales for the month of May 2021 stood at 5,35,855 units, compared to 11,85,374 units in April 2021. Since India was under complete lockdown in May 2020, a YoY comparison cannot be represented. However, compared to May 2019, when 18,22,566 units were sold, total vehicle retails have fallen by 71%.

This fall in sales is largely due to the lockdown imposed in various states during the month due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from urban markets, this time, even rural areas were badly hit.

The tractor segment registered a de-growth of 56.60% in May 2021. 16,616 units were sold as opposed to 38,285 in April 2021.

Two-wheeler sales decreased by 52.52% to 4,10,757 units from 8,65,134 units in the previous month.

Three-wheeler sales were down by 75.90%. 5,215 units were sold compared to 21,636 units in April 2021.

Passenger vehicle sales declined by 58.96% compared to the previous month. 85,733 units were sold compared to 2,08,883 units in April 2021.

Commercial vehicle sales dropped by 65.91%. 17,534 units were sold in May 2021 compared to 51,436 units in the previous month.

Team-BHP's detailed analysis of the May 2021 sales figures.

The top 10 cars sold included cars from 5 different manufacturers. The top 10 cars sold included cars from 5 different manufacturers. The top 10 cars sold included cars from 5 different manufacturers.

Car sales in May were hampered by lockdowns in different parts of the country and car factories were shut down for varying lengths of time.

For the first time, the Hyundai Creta was the best selling car of the month, followed by the Swift, Sonet and the Nexon. The top 10 cars sold included cars from 5 different manufacturers.

The top 10 cars sold in May 2021

• Hyundai Creta - 7,527
• Maruti Swift - 7,005
• Kia Sonet - 6,627
• Tata Nexon - 6,439
• Maruti Dzire - 5,819
• Hyundai Venue - 4,840
• Maruti Baleno - 4,803
• Kia Seltos - 4,277
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 3,804
• Mahindra Bolero - 3,517

The overall sales went down from 2,86,392 units in April 2021 to 1,03,302 units in May 2021.

Maruti Suzuki has a market share of 31.85%, while Hyundai's share is 24.20%. Tata (14.69%), Kia (10.70%) and Mahindra (7.50%) complete the top five.

This was possible mainly because Maruti Suzuki had shut down its plant due to the Covid-19 crisis.

The brand that you often see at the top of sales charts is Maruti Suzuki. However, in May 2021, Hyundai and Kia together, sold more vehicles than the popular homegrown brand. This was possible mainly due to the fact that Maruti Suzuki had shut down its plant because of the Covid-19 crisis and diverted oxygen used in manufacturing processes to medical institutions.

Last month, the combined sales of Hyundai and Kia were 36,051 units compared to Maruti's 32,903 units. This also affected the market share of the brands. Hyundai and Kia's combined market share rose by 12% to 34.94% compared to April 2021, while Maruti's market share dropped by 16% to 31.89%.

Maruti Suzuki has dominated the Indian car market for years, while Hyundai has been playing catch-up. Now, the introduction of Kia certainly seems to be paying dividends. Despite being late to the party, Kia's product strategy has been spot on, which has enabled the brand to capture a good piece of the market in relatively less time.

Together, Hyundai and Kia offer a wide range of vehicles in India. Although some models share the same platform, both brands have managed to create their unique identity.

Source: Auto Punditz

The combined market share of the Nexon EV and Tigor EV was 77%.

The Tata Nexon EV was the best selling electric vehicle in April 2021.

According to electric passenger vehicle sales data released by Jato Dynamics, Tata Motors sold 525 units of the Nexon EV last month. In second place was the MG ZS with 156 units, while the Tigor EV(56 units) and Hyundai Kona (12 units) rounded off the top 4.

The data shows that the combined market share of the Nexon EV and Tigor EV was 77%.

Both cars are also available with internal combustion engines. Sales of the Nexon stood at 6,413 units, while 1,571 units of the Tigor were sold during the last month.

According to the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), electric 4-wheeler sales grew by 52.93% to 4,588 units in FY2020-21.

BMW led the pack clocking the highest sales in the luxury segment in April 2021.

FADA has released the vehicle registration data for luxury cars for April 2021.

Just like in March 2021, BMW led the pack with the most sales, followed by Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover.

Luxury carmakers sales for April 2021:

• BMW - 557 units, down from 826 units in March 2021
• Mercedes-Benz - 536 units, down from 812 units in March 2021
• Jaguar Land Rover - 144 units, down from 214 units in March 2021
• Volvo - 86 units, down from 96 units in March 2021
• Audi - 75 units (CBU only), down from 93 units in March 2021
• Porsche - 23 units, down from 34 units in March 2021
• Lamborghini - 5 units, up from 4 units in March 2021
• Ferrari - 0 units, down from 2 units in March 2021
• Rolls Royce - 0 units, down from 1 unit in March 2021

11,85,374 vehicles were sold in April 2021 compared to 17,38,802 units in the same month last year (YoY change of -31.83%).

According to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), vehicle registrations fell by 30% in FY2020-21, except for tractors which grew by 16%. Total vehicle sales for the month of April 2021 declined by 28% (MoM).

Overall sales for FY2020-21 stood at 1,52,71,519 units, compared to 2,17,68,502 units in the previous fiscal. Also, 11,85,374 vehicles were sold in April 2021 compared to 17,38,802 units in the same month last year (YoY change of -31.83%).

As India battles the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, vehicles sales witnessed a double-digit fall in April 2021, as most states started going under lockdowns. All categories, hence, closed the month in red with two-wheelers fall -28%, three-wheelers -43%, PVs -25%, Tractors -45% and CVs -24% respectively on a MoM basis.

The tractor segment registered a de-growth of 44.58% in April 2021. 38,285 units were sold as opposed to 69,082 in March 2021.

Two-wheeler sales decreased by 27.63% to 8,65,134 units from 11,95,445 units in the previous month.

Three-wheeler sales were down by 43.11%. 21,636 units were sold compared to 38,034 units in March 2021.

Passenger vehicle sales declined by 25.33% compared to the previous month. 2,08,883 units were sold compared to 2,79,745 units in March 2021.

Commercial vehicle sales dropped by 23.65%. 51,436 units were sold in April 2021 compared to 67,372 units in the previous month.

Team-BHP's detailed analysis of the April 2021 sales figures.

7 of the top 10 cars sold in March 2021 were Maruti vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai continued to dominate the sales chart in April 2021. The list of the top 10 best-selling cars includes 7 models from the Maruti stable and 3 models from the South Korean carmaker.

The WagonR was the best selling car last month with 18,656 units. It was followed by the Swift, Alto and Baleno. Just like in March 2021, the Hyundai models in the top 10 list included the Creta, Venue and the Grand i10.

The top 10 cars sold in April 2021 are:

• Maruti WagonR - 18,656
• Maruti Swift - 18,316
• Maruti Alto - 17,303
• Maruti Baleno - 16,384
• Maruti Dzire - 14,073
• Hyundai Creta - 12,463
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 11,540
• Maruti Eeco - 11,469
• Hyundai Venue - 11,245
• Maruti Vitara Brezza - 11,220

The overall sales went down from 3,20,487 units in March 2021 to 2,86,392 units in April 2021, due to the rise in Covid-19 cases across the country and the resulting lockdown in many states.

Maruti Suzuki has a market share of 47.45%, while Hyundai's share is 17.11%. Tata (8.76%), Mahindra (6.35%) and Kia (5.63%) complete the top five.

The Meteor 350 even outsold the Honda CB350 last month.

Royal Enfield has sold over 10,000 units of the Meteor 350 in India for the first time since its launch.

The bike went on sale in November 2020 and in the first month itself, Royal Enfield sold 7,000 bikes. Since then, the company has been selling around 5,000-10,000 units per month. The Meteor 350 even outsold the Honda CB350 last month.

The Meteor 350 is available in three variants - Fireball, Stellar and Supernova. The bike replaces the Thunderbird and Thunderbird X models.

Powering the Meteor 350 is a new 349cc, fuel-injected, single-cylinder engine that produces 20.2 BHP @ 6,100 rpm and 27 Nm @ 4,000 rpm. The engine features an overhead camshaft instead of a pushrod and comes with a primary balancer shaft. The engine is mated to a 5-speed gearbox.