Mercedes-Benz led the pack clocking the highest sales in the luxury segment.

FADA has released the vehicle registration data for luxury cars for the month of February 2021.

Just like in January 2021, Mercedes-Benz led the pack with the most sales, followed by BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.

Luxury carmakers sales for February 2021:

• Mercedes-Benz - 649 units, down from 911 units in February 2020
• BMW - 626 units, down from 755 units in February 2020
• Jaguar Land Rover - 188 units, down from 298 units in February 2020
• Volvo - 88 units, down from 123 units in February 2020
• Audi - 47 units (CBU), down from 314 units in February 2020
• Porsche - 33 units, down from 40 units in February 2020
• Bentley - 3 units, down from 4 units in February 2020
• Ferrari - 2 units, same as in February 2020
• Lamborghini - 2 units, same as in February 2020
• Rolls Royce - 1 unit, down from 2 units in February 2020

The passenger vehicle segment witnessed double-digit growth in February 2021.

According to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), vehicle registrations fell by 13.43% in February 2021. Overall sales stood at 14,99,036 units, compared to 17,31,628 units in February 2020.

The passenger vehicle segment witnessed double-digit growth on low base of last year as India started transitioning from BS4 to BS6 emission norms. This coupled with the global semiconductor shortage kept the waiting period of PVs as high as 8 months.

The 2-wheeler segment continued to see sluggish demand. Rising fuel prices have also put a dampener on sales.

In the CV segment, LCVs which saw good demand during the last few months has started to fall flat. As infrastructure activities have started increasing, demand for Tippers and HCVs is showing signs of revival.

Meanwhile, the tractor segment continues to grow. Tractor sales increased by 18.89% to 61,351 units.

2-wheeler sales decreased by 16.08% to 10,91,228 units compared to the same month previous year.

3-wheeler sales were down by 49.65%. 33,319 units were sold compared to 66,177 units in February 2020.

Passenger vehicle sales increased by 10.59%. 2,54,058 units were sold compared to 2,29,734 units in February 2020.

Commercial vehicle sales dropped by 29.53%. 59,020 units were sold in February 2020 compared to 83,751 units in the same month previous year.

Team-BHP's detailed analysis of the February 2021 sales figures.

7 of the top 10 cars sold in February 2021 were Maruti vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai continued to dominate the sales chart in February 2021. The list of the top 10 best-selling cars includes 7 models from the Maruti stable and 3 models from the South Korean carmaker.

The Swift replaced the Alto as the best selling car in the country with 20,264 units. It was followed by the Baleno, WagonR, and the Alto. Just like in January 2021, the Hyundai models in the top 10 list included the Creta, Venue and the Grand i10.

The top 10 cars sold in February 2021 are:

• Maruti Swift - 20,264
• Maruti Baleno - 20,070
• Maruti WagonR - 18,728
• Maruti Alto - 16,919
• Hyundai Creta - 12,428
• Maruti Dzire - 11,901
• Maruti Eeco - 11,891
• Maruti Vitara Brezza - 11,585
• Hyundai Venue - 11,224
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 10,270

The overall sales went up from 3,03,398 units in January 2021 to 3,08,593 units in February 2021.

Maruti has a market share of 46.91%, while Hyundai's share is 16.72%. Tata (8.82%), Kia (5.41%) and Mahindra (4.98%) complete the top five.

Tata Motors sold 27,225 cars and 31,248 CVs in February 2021.

Tata Motors sold 27,225 units in February 2021. That's the highest ever sales recorded by the brand in a single month in nearly 9 years.

In January 2021, Tata had sold 26,978 cars, which translates to a month-on-month growth of 1%. The carmaker registered a growth of 119% compared to the same month last year.

Tata Motors registered a YoY growth of 30% in the M&HCV segment (8,771 units), 68% in I&LCV segment (5,624 units), 29% in SCV cargo and pickup segment (15,606 units) and a 63% degrowth in the passenger carrier segment (1,247 units). CV exports stood at 2,718 units.

Total domestic sales for the month of February 2021 were 58,473 units with a YoY growth of 54%.

Mercedes-Benz led the pack clocking highest sales in the luxury segment.

FADA has released the vehicle registration data for luxury cars for the month of January 2021.

Just like in December 2020, Mercedes-Benz led the pack with the most sales, followed by BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.

Luxury carmakers sales for January 2021:

• Mercedes-Benz - 859 units, down from 1,202 units in January 2020
• BMW - 703 units, down from 1,345 units in January 2020
• Jaguar Land Rover - 211 units, down from 409 units in January 2020
• Volvo - 109 units, down from 194 units in January 2020
• Porsche - 46 units, down from 48 units in January 2020
• Audi - 45 units (CBU), down from 421 units in January 2020
• Rolls Royce - 7 units, up from 2 units in January 2020
• Ferrari - 3 units, down from 5 units in January 2020
• Bentley - 1 unit, up from 0 units in January 2020
• Lamborghini - 1 unit, down from 3 units in January 2020

7 of the top 10 cars sold in January 2021 were Maruti vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai dominated the sales chart in January 2021. The list of the top 10 best-selling cars includes 7 models from the Maruti stable and 3 models from the South Korean carmaker.

With more than 18,000 units sold, the Maruti Alto was the best-selling car. Just like in December 2020, the Hyundai models in the top 10 list included the Creta, Venue and the Grand i10.

The top 10 cars sold in January 2021:

• Maruti Alto - 18,260
• Maruti Swift - 17,180
• Maruti WagonR - 17,165
• Maruti Baleno - 16,648
• Maruti Dzire - 15,125
• Hyundai Creta - 12,284
• Hyundai Venue - 11,779
• Maruti Eeco - 11,680
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 10,865
• Maruti Vitara Brezza - 10,623

The overall sales went up from 2,76,385 units in December 2020 to 3,03,398 units in January 2021.

Maruti has a market share of 45.82%, while Hyundai's share is 17.14%. It is followed by Tata (8.89%), Mahindra (6.76%) and Kia (6.28%).

Hero Splendor was once again the best selling two-wheeler for the month of December 2020.

Hero Splendor was once again the best selling two-wheeler for the month of December 2020. The second placed Hero HF Deluxe was over 53,000 units behind while the third placed Honda Activa was just 7,000 units behind the HF Deluxe.

There were three scooters among the top 10 selling two wheelers - Honda Activa, Suzuki Access and TVS Jupiter. The Activa sold nearly two times more than the combined sales of the other two.

Sales of the workhorse moped TVS XL were steady and it was placed in the 5th place.

Bajaj sold 75,421 units of the Pulsar and it was placed in 4th place, while the Honda CB Shine was 6th with 56,003 units sold. Suzuki Access, Classic 350, TVS Jupiter and Hero Passion sold 40,145 units, 39,321 units, 38,435 units, and 36,624 units respectively and made up the last 4 positions.

Mercedes-Benz led the pack clocking highest sales in the luxury segment.

FADA has released the vehicle registration data for luxury cars for the month of December 2020.

Just like in November 2020, Mercedes-Benz led the pack with the most sales, followed by BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.

Luxury carmakers sales for December 2020:

• Mercedes-Benz - 805 units, down from 1,058 units in December 2019
• BMW - 604 units, down from 885 units in December 2019
• Jaguar Land Rover - 183 units, down from 310 units in December 2019
• Volvo - 123 units, down from 145 units in December 2019
• Audi - 41 units (CBU), down from 286 units in December 2019
• Porsche - 24 units, down from 32 units in December 2019
• Bentley - 3 units, up from 2 units in December 2019
• Rolls-Royce - 2 units, down from 3 units in December 2019
• Lamborghini - 1 unit, down from 2 units in December 2019
• Ferrari - 1 unit, up from 0 units in December 2019

The automobile segment witnessed YoY growth for the first time this fiscal year.

According to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), vehicle registrations increased by 11% in December 2020. Overall sales stood at 18,44,143 units, compared to 16,61,245 units in December 2019.

The automobile segment witnessed YoY growth for the first time this fiscal year. A good crop season, better offers in 2W segment, new launches and a fear of price increase in the month of January kept the demand high.

The CV segment continued to see demand even though the segment saw a YoY de-growth of 13.5%. Increased intra-city goods movement continued to help SCV’s outperform M&HCV segment.

The tractor segment continued to grow for the 6th straight month.

2-wheeler sales increased by 11.88% to 14,24,620 units compared to the same month previous year.

3-wheeler sales were down by 52.75%. 27,715 units were sold compared to 58,651 units in December 2019.

Passenger vehicle sales increased by 23.99%. 2,71,249 units were sold compared to 2,18,775 units in December 2019.

Commercial vehicle sales dropped by 13.52%. 51,454 units were sold in December 2020 compared to 59,497 units in the same month previous year.

Tractor sales increased by 35.49% to 69,105 units.

Team-BHP's detailed analysis of the December 2020 sales figures.

7 of the top 10 cars sold in December 2020 were Maruti vehicles.

Maruti and Hyundai dominated the Top 10 best selling cars list in December 2020. While 7 cars belonged to the Indian stable, 3 came from the South Korean carmaker.

Maruti saw three cars crossing the 18,000 mark. These are the Alto, Swift and the Baleno. The three Hyundai cars in the top 10 list include the Venue, Creta and the Grand i10.

The top 10 car sold in December 2020:

• Maruti Alto - 18,140
• Maruti Swift - 18,131
• Maruti Baleno - 18,030
• Maruti WagonR - 17,684
• Maruti Dzire - 13,868
• Hyundai Venue - 12,313
• Maruti Vitara Brezza - 12,251
• Maruti Eeco - 11,215
• Hyundai Creta - 10,592
• Hyundai Grand i10 - 10,263

Overall, sales fell from 2,86,235 units in November 2020 to 2,76,412 in December 2020.

Maruti has a market share of 50.92%, while Hyundai's share is 17.15%. They are followed by Tata (8.52%), Mahindra (5.81%) and Kia (4.28%).