This year’s festive season started on a positive note with all the leading carmakers registering double-digit growth in October, 2015. The festive month proved to be the most successful one for the country’s two largest carmakers – Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai – in the domestic market.
Selling a total of 1,21,063 units in October 2015, Maruti Suzuki india registered an impressive 24.7 per cent growth. Hyundai also has had its best ever month in the domestic market as the company sold a total of 47,015 units in October.
Though Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai are bigger in terms of volume, Honda Cars India registered the highest growth among leading carmakers in the country Selling 20,166 units in October, the company registered a stunning year-on-year growth of 52 per cent in the domestic market.
Banking on new launches, the homegrown automakers – Mahindra and Tata Motors also managed to record double-digit growth. While Tata Motors registered an year-on-year growth of 11 per cent in passenger car sales with 12,798 units, Mahindra & Mahindra reported an impressive 19 per cent year-on-year growth with a total sales of 24,060 units in the domestic market.
Among emerging players, Renault India recorded a whooping 92 per cent year-on-year growth thanks to the all-new Kwid.
Here’s a list of top 10 selling cars in October 2015:
Maruti Swift Dzire – 24502 units
Maruti Alto – 22861 units
Maruti Swift – 17669 units
Maruti Wagon R – 14734 units
Hyundai Grand i1o – 14079 units
Hyundai i20 – 11019 units
Mahindra Bolero – 7754 units
Hyundai Creta – 7225 units
Honda City – 7022 units
Honda Amaze – 6971 units