India's largest carmaker monopolises list of bestsellers in October

BusinessToday.In

Nov 6, 2019,
Updated Nov 6, 2019 6:50 PM IST

After posting a growth in sales for the first time since February, India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, has monopolised the list of top 10 bestselling cars in October with 8 models.

Maruti S PressoMaruti's new hatchback, S Presso, joined the list at 8th position with a total sale of 10,634 units in October 2019. The car was expected to give a stiff competition to Maruti Alto, which has been the bestselling car in India for the last 15 consecutive fiscals, but failed to do so this time.

Kia SeltosKia's Seltos logged its best ever sales in the month in its short three month lifespan, with 12,854 units sold and was declared the 7th largest selling car in the month of October 2019. Seltos outsold the Creta in each of the last three months and single handedly made Kia the overall fifth largest carmaker in India.

Maruti Wagon RThe performance of the Wagon R, which received a full lifecycle facelift in February, was a stark contrast. With a sales growth of nearly 35 per cent at 14,359 units, the car was placed as the sixth largest selling car in the country during last month.

Hyundai i20Hyundai Elite i20 registered a 10.48 per cent growth in sales in October 2019 with 14,683 units sold and was listed at the 5th spot on the rankings.

Maruti BalenoOne of the cars to register a year-on-year decline during the past few months was Baleno. With a dip of 13 per cent in sales at 16,237 units, it has been placed on 4th position in the ranking list.

Maruti AltoMaruti's Alto, which has long held the top position in India, registered a near 20 per cent decline in sales at 17,903 units. The car had received the bestselling tag for the last 15 consecutive fiscals and is currently positioned at 3rd spot on the ranking list.

Maruti SwiftSwift grew at a similar growth rate as Maruti Dzire, at 12.7 per cent during the month of October 2019. The company sold a total of 19,401 units, which placed it at number two position.

Maruti DzireThe bestselling car last month was Maruti Dzire, which posted a 12.44 per cent growth at 19,569 units. Dzire outsold Maruti Alto in each of the last four months and bagged the top spot in the ranking.