Sport utility vehicles with their commanding road presence and sporty look may have caught the fancy of the young, aspiring Indian automobile buyer, but hatchbacks still seem to be drawing in steady numbers for automakers. Three small cars from market leader Maruti Suzuki – Swift, Wagon R and Baleno –topped the sales chart in the first eight months of this fiscal year.
Of the 25 volume drivers in the passenger vehicle segment, however, utility vehicles rule the roost with 15 models. The remaining 10 were premium hatchbacks, sedans and vans.
Maruti Suzuki had the largest number of models on the list at 10, while the next three — Hyundai Motor India, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra – each had four. The remaining three were from Kia India.SEGMENT MODEL SALES (for April-Nov)1.Hatch – Maruti Suzuki Swift – 139,2152.Hatch – Maruti Suzuki Wagon R – 138,063
3.Hatch – Maruti Suzuki Baleno – 132,202
4.Entry SUV – Maruti Suzuki Brezza – 111,371
5.Entry SUV – Tata Nexon – 110,778
6.Mid SUV – Hyundai Creta – 108,584
7.Entry SUV – Tata Punch – 102,326
8.Entry sedan – Maruti Suzuki DZire – 102,001
9.MPV – Maruti Suzuki Ertiga – 91,743
10.Van – Maruti Suzuki Eeco – 90,920
11.Entry SUV – Hyundai Venue – 88,136
12.Mid SUV – Mahindra Scorpio – 85,612
13.Entry SUV – Maruti Suzuki Fronx – 84,701
14.Mid SUV – Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara – 78,509
15.Hatch – Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 – 76,007
16.Mid SUV – Mahindra Bolero – 72,422
17.Mid SUV – Kia Seltos – 69,898
18.Hatch – Tata Tiago – 60,801
19.Mid SUV – Mahindra XUV700 – 53,154
20.Entry SUV – Kia Sonet – 51,992
21.Hatch – Tata Altroz – 50,593
22.Hatch – Hyundai Grand i10 – 48,671
23.Hatch – Hyundai i20 – 48,045
24.MPV – Kia Carens – 45,187
25.Entry SUV – Mahindra XUV300 – 41,543
Source : Industry
