Indian Car Sales Figures and Analysis

rajen83 · 2nd February 2009, 16:44

Well, as per autocar, 1700 Lineas were sold in Jan. That's good going.

http://autocari ndia.com/new/In formation.asp?i d=2411

sidindica · 2nd February 2009, 20:06

Hyundai's premium cars are beginning to rebound on a positive side.

sonata transform sold 65 units in first month, i20 had 2500+ bookings.

honda sold City: 4902; Civic: 511 Accord: 248; CRV: 112

SkyWalker · 2nd February 2009, 20:45

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun

Hyundai is losing its momentum in the C-segment to Maruti. Accent + Verna sold only 2100 units in January 2009, while Dzire and SX4 sold 6500 units!

Well 80% of those sales would be DeZire and most of it diesel. I dont think Verna can be pitted against it. Accent can - but they killed the Accent CRDi to stop cannibalizing the Verna. time to do a Ford, Huyndai?

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Originally Posted by rajen83

Well, as per autocar, 1700 Lineas were sold in Jan. That's good going.

actually 1521, from that link 1700 is including Palio. But still a great start for a company which used to sell in the low hundereds for the last 4 years. As soemone noted in a different thread - things can get better from here.

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Originally Posted by sidindica

honda sold City: 4902

gotta hand it over to Honda. They rule!

karanraheja · 2nd February 2009, 21:10

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Originally Posted by romeomidhun

Hyundai is losing its momentum in the C-segment to Maruti. Accent + Verna sold only 2100 units in January 2009, while Dzire and SX4 sold 6500 units!

IIRC most dealers dont have much stock of Verna as it is expecting a facelift. Would like to know how much SX4 alone is selling!

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Originally Posted by sidindica

honda sold City: 4902

Holy Cow. Where is the recession?? It should have Linea affect in Feb atleast!!

devarshi84 · 2nd February 2009, 23:07

I think there are 2 reasons for linea not yet overshadowing ANHC.

1. Fiat image has something to do with this. So they are telling people to wait and generate excitement.

2. The actualy sales if good should show in march/april.

srishiva · 2nd February 2009, 23:39

Is Fiat doing something similar to Palio production numbers? Hope they are not manufacturing less numbers keeping their target modest.

Both Linea and City sales may cool down owing to economy.

sridharps · 3rd February 2009, 03:23

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Originally Posted by sidindica

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honda sold City: 4902; Civic: 511 Accord: 248; CRV: 112

The Honda city nos are not that great , come to think of it. On an average the previous city used to sell between 2500 and 3000 every month. The delalers have been collecting advances for 3 months, so I am sure this number is largely because of backlog orders in the pipeline.

The Civic has been on the slide for a long time now, but seems to be stabilizing around the 500 mark these days? A far cry from the halycon days.

The Accord nos seem to be a little down as well.

maddy42 · 3rd February 2009, 14:37

Fiat sales are impressive. Hope they image is getting better and people are willing to take the plunge in their dirn.

They got the recession on their side which can act like a positive as they got a car which has more features and also softer on the pocket.

Honda city numbers are shocking. Thats a fairly good number. Am impressed

amit · 3rd February 2009, 17:12

1788 Xylo's and 1521 Linea's sold in January. So, where are these cars? Haven't seen a single registered car on the roads yet.

nickatnite · 3rd February 2009, 18:30

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Originally Posted by amit

1788 Xylo's and 1521 Linea's sold in January. So, where are these cars? Haven't seen a single registered car on the roads yet.

I've seen quite a few here in Chennai , even managed to click a pic of one. The car looks like a painted breadbox on wheels.

vasudeva · 3rd February 2009, 20:23

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Originally Posted by amit

1788 Xylo's and 1521 Linea's sold in January. So, where are these cars? Haven't seen a single registered car on the roads yet.

As one can easily infer from long term monthly data, sold in the Indian market and with official figures may not mean sold to the customer. It could usually be despatch from factory also.

Usually Honda sales are posted by some one else. Surprise to see another member taking the lead this month.

spetnaz · 3rd February 2009, 20:53

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Originally Posted by amit

1788 Xylo's and 1521 Linea's sold in January. So, where are these cars? Haven't seen a single registered car on the roads yet.

Slowly starting to see ANHCs in Chennai, but no Linea yet. Noticed a Xylo in Chennai suburbs yesterday.. was more like Sumo Grande!

avishar · 3rd February 2009, 21:00

saw a Xylo and a Linea today on kolkata roads.Xylo looks like an angry pig(with a big snout)

ACM · 4th February 2009, 11:55

saw a Xylo and a Linea today on kolkata roads.Xylo looks like an angry pig(with a big snout)

This comment reminds me that the Fiat 1100 model from 1955 to 1959 with the rounded boot (Dickey) was called the Duker model (pig model) and today the same looks is called cute.

So i guess pigs can be cute but not the xylo (even after another 50 years.)

TeddyBear · 4th February 2009, 15:52

Tata motors back on track.
Tata Motors 86% up over Dec 08 on Passenger Vehicles.

Indica Sales 11,433 nos up from 6,749 nos for Dec 08

The Indigo range sales of 3,973 nos. Up from 1,673 nos for Dec 08

The Sumo and Safari accounted for sales of 2,925 nos up from 1,416 nos for Dec 08.

Looks like Indica will get back to the top slot in its segment. Watch out Swift

Source: Tata Motors - Media Centre

2nd February 2009, 16:44	#1441
rajen83 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 35 Thanked: 0 Times	1700 Lineas Well, as per autocar, 1700 Lineas were sold in Jan. That's good going. http://autocari ndia.com/new/In formation.asp?i d=2411
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2nd February 2009, 20:06	#1442
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,902 Thanked: 8,307 Times	Hyundai's premium cars are beginning to rebound on a positive side. sonata transform sold 65 units in first month, i20 had 2500+ bookings. honda sold City: 4902; Civic: 511 Accord: 248; CRV: 112
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2nd February 2009, 23:07	#1445
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	I think there are 2 reasons for linea not yet overshadowing ANHC. 1. Fiat image has something to do with this. So they are telling people to wait and generate excitement. 2. The actualy sales if good should show in march/april.
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2nd February 2009, 23:39	#1446
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,258 Times	Is Fiat doing something similar to Palio production numbers? Hope they are not manufacturing less numbers keeping their target modest. Both Linea and City sales may cool down owing to economy.
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3rd February 2009, 14:37	#1448
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,175 Thanked: 1,591 Times View My Garage	Fiat sales are impressive. Hope they image is getting better and people are willing to take the plunge in their dirn. They got the recession on their side which can act like a positive as they got a car which has more features and also softer on the pocket. Honda city numbers are shocking. Thats a fairly good number. Am impressed
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3rd February 2009, 17:12	#1449
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 451 Times	1788 Xylo's and 1521 Linea's sold in January. So, where are these cars? Haven't seen a single registered car on the roads yet.
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3rd February 2009, 21:00	#1453
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,906 Thanked: 4,228 Times	saw a Xylo and a Linea today on kolkata roads.Xylo looks like an angry pig(with a big snout)
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4th February 2009, 11:55	#1454
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,757 Thanked: 4,387 Times View My Garage	dukar saw a Xylo and a Linea today on kolkata roads.Xylo looks like an angry pig(with a big snout) This comment reminds me that the Fiat 1100 model from 1955 to 1959 with the rounded boot (Dickey) was called the Duker model (pig model) and today the same looks is called cute. So i guess pigs can be cute but not the xylo (even after another 50 years.)
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4th February 2009, 15:52	#1455
TeddyBear BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: horamavu Posts: 412 Thanked: 46 Times	Tata Motors 86% up over Dec 08 on Passenger Vehicles Tata motors back on track. Tata Motors 86% up over Dec 08 on Passenger Vehicles. Indica Sales 11,433 nos up from 6,749 nos for Dec 08 The Indigo range sales of 3,973 nos. Up from 1,673 nos for Dec 08 The Sumo and Safari accounted for sales of 2,925 nos up from 1,416 nos for Dec 08. Looks like Indica will get back to the top slot in its segment. Watch out Swift Source: Tata Motors - Media Centre
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