India's largest selling car for 16 years and counting, Maruti Alto has become the first car brand to top cumulative 4 million unit sales in the domestic market. The success of the car in the last few years makes it easy to forget its slow start in the beginning. Alto became the best-selling car in India in 2004-05, when it overtook the erstwhile leader Maruti 800. The car did not relinquish its position with Tata Nano, Hyundai Eon, Chevrolet Spark, Renault Kwid, Datsun Go and Redi-go making several attempts to upstage it. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Work-from-home triggers high burn-out rates among Indians, especially women

Success of Maruti Alto in last few years makes it easy to forget that it had a slow start in first few years. Launched with two engine options -- a 796cc motor of M800 and a 1161cc motor of WagonR -- its positioning was unclear. In first three years, sales were below 50,000 units per annum

RediGo's stablemate Datsun Go that was tested by the same firm back in 2014 had scored zero stars. The addition of the airbag has resulted in an improvement

MG Hector launch: The company claims its total cost of ownership (TCO) is the lowest in the segment starting at Rs 45 paise per kilometer for the petrol and at Rs 49 paise per kilometer for the diesel

Zero safety rating for Made in India Renault Kwid in ASEAN NCAP tests again exposes domestic auto industry's soft underbelly.

Maruti's dominance clearly shows in the list of bestselling cars. It has completely monopolised the top five podium positions and now accounts for seven of the top 10.

Customers are clueless and dealers furious as GM cuts its losses and decides to withdraw from India.

The government today clarified that US-based electric car major Tesla will not have to source local components if it plans to set up a manufacturing unit in India.

\"We are not able to sell Chevrolet cars after the announcement. Customers are asking for a 50 per cent discount. Some are even asking for Buy One Get One.\"

The decision was announced as part of a series of restructuring actions from the Detroit automaker on Thursday, and marks a significant blow to India's strategy of encouraging domestic manufacturing.

The French carmaker has been struggling to find customers for Lodgy as it managed to sell only 274 Lodgy in June, lagging far behind its competitor and segment leader, Innova Crysta's, which registered a handsome sale of 8,171 units in the same period.

General Motors India today at the Auto Expo here announced that it will launch an all-new four-door notchback in 2017 called Chevrolet Essentia.

The elevation of the GM chief executive Mary Teresa Barra as the chairman of General Motors Company may rev up the carmaker's expansion in India.

General Motors CEO Mary Teresa Barra explains the US automaker's changing approach to the Indian car market.

It comes with infra red emitter and Peel application that enables it to function as remote control for TV, STBs, ACs of about 400 brands.

The refreshed variant comes with various features including steering-mounted audio controls and glossy black finish on the door armrests.

General Motors aims to grab at least 5 per cent market share in India within the next decade, as it sees that market overtaking Japan as the world's third biggest with projected annual sales of 8 million vehicles by 2025.

Of all the MNCs that entered the Indian car market in the last 20 years, only Hyundai has cracked it. But it is still a long way away from catching up with Maruti.