Seven Maruti models among top 10 best selling passenger vehicles in October
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India BSE -1.60 % (MSI) continued to hold
sway in the domestic passenger
vehicles (PVs) market in October with seven of its models featuring
among the top 10 selling brands last month.
Among the top 10 best selling PVs, Maruti's Alto retained the numero uno
position in October with 18,854 units, as against 22,861 units in October last
year, according to the latest data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
The market leader's compact sedan DZire was the second best selling model with
15,201 units as compared to 21,084 units in October last year.
MSI's compact car Wagon R was ranked third, selling 15,075 units. It stood at
fourth position in the year-ago period with 14,734 unit sales.
The company's premium hatchback Swift was the fourth best selling model with
14,611 units as compared to 17,669 units in October last year.
Rival Hyundai's Grand i10
stood at fifth position last month with 14,530 units. The company had sold
14,079 units of the vehicle in the same period of last year.
Its premium hatchback Elite i20 stood at sixth position last
month with 11,532 units. MSI's premium hatch Baleno came seventh with sales of
10,718 units. The company's compact SUV Vitara Brezza continued to do well with
sale of 10,056 units to secure eighth position.
Renault's entry level model Kwid stood at ninth slot with 9,801 unit sales.
MSI's compact car Celerio rounded off the top 10 positions with 9,581 units
during last month.
Honda Cars India's mid-sized sedan City, compact sedan Amaze, Mahindra's Bolero
and Hyundai's Creta failed to make it to the top 10 list.
They had featured in the top 10 passenger vehicle list in October last year.
Source : Seven
Maruti models among top 10 best selling passenger vehicles in October