Car & Manufacturer Wise Monthly Sales

[cooldhaya]

I still cant believe how the Alto and Santro are still managing those amazing figures even after so many years! Verna's figures are improving , next month will be even better i think. Sonata and Santa-Fe pathetic! SX4 still struggling even after getting a diesel heart and Kizashi has not taken off yet!

 

[shailinder]

I still cant believe how the Alto and Santro are still managing those amazing figures even after so many years! Verna's figures are improving , next month will be even better i think. Sonata and Santa-Fe pathetic! SX4 still struggling even after getting a diesel heart and Kizashi has not taken off yet!

Dhaya,

Altos and Santros are for the masses. Where people are upgrading from a bike / scooter to a CAR or for VFM factor. Either way they were clear winners in the past and even now in present.

 

[Akash]

Ever since the launch of Kizashi, it has not been able to get decent sales. I am pretty shocked with the figures of SX4. It is still struggling to attract customers in-spite of a diesel variant.

 

[cooldhaya]

Yeah the main reason for the downfall of SX4 is their own product Dzire. I don't find a valid reason why a common man who needs a sedan would look any beyond Dzire which is available at a much cheaper price tag.

 

[Vivian]

A facelift and a change in tail lamps can make SX4 sell better. It should have much more nice design to compete with New Verna and New Fiesta. Sx4's design is outdated and eye soring. Moreover Maruti should concentrate in better interors which may attract people while visiting showrooms and Chevrolet does this very well.

 

[350Z]

Ever since the launch of Kizashi, it has not been able to get decent sales. I am pretty shocked with the figures of SX4. It is still struggling to attract customers in-spite of a diesel variant.

Both the cars have not picked up because of their own reasons. The well-informed audience out there knows that Kizashi is not worth the price at which Maruti Suzuki is selling it in India. SX4 is facing the heat of terrible competition in its segment.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[smooth rider]

i think fiat has got its basics in selling all wrong. thinking that some body else will take care of your kids while you are only ready to produce them is wrong. even if your neighbour is willing to look after your kids it will be only after they have cared for their kids.they have to build their own outlets to sell their cars and provide ass.all other car manufacturers are building their own dealer networks. i don't know what the people in italy have in their heads. two good cars not notching up good sales nos is saddening.their partner tatas are having a good run.

 

[rajvardhanraje]

1. I cant believe the Accent sells so much inspite of being more than a decade old.
2. The low sales of SX4 and Dzire are due to the strike at Manesar I guess.
3. The Etios' sales are fantastic and increasing thanks to the VFM product it is.

 

[shailinder]

i think fiat has got its basics in selling all wrong. thinking that some body else will take care of your kids while you are only ready to produce them is wrong. even if your neighbour is willing to look after your kids it will be only after they have cared for their kids.

Excellent. I mean you really hit the right spot but unfortunately people at Fiat are not at all concerned or not showing any interest in increasing the sales by any mean. I am sure that they are bound by a contract they have with Tata. Otherwise any wise company would take a note of current competition and take actions accordingly but Fiat .

 

[shailinder]

Found following figures from a Skoda-Fabia India dedicated site.

June'11 figures are:

FABIA -- 1461

PUNTO -- 1150 (Strange but there is some increase from the last time. Or something wrong with my eyes)

JAZZ -- 361

POLO -- 2679

 

[RSM]

Honda, Maruti, Hyundai offer discounts & freebies to spur car sales

Carmakers are offering the best discounts and freebies in two years on almost all vehicles to woo customers back to showrooms and regain momentum after sales growth slowed to a crawling 1.6% in June.

Honda set the mood with a stunning Rs 1.7 lakh limited-period waiver on its struggling hatchback Honda Jazz on Monday, while market leader Maruti Suzuki offers rebates of more than Rs 50,000 on Alto, WagonR and Estilo that together account for half its sales.

"We are just reacting to the market. Retail sales have taken a hit with a huge slump in customer's responses. To maintain our sales tempo, we have maximized the benefits on high selling models like Alto and WagonR in July as overall sales had turned negative in June," Maruti's chief general manager (marketing) Shashank Srivastava said.

After growing a breakneck 30% last fiscal on the back of a 26% gain in 2009-10, the Indian car market started a slowdown in April amid rising loan rates and higher fuel prices and hit a 26-month low in June.

Now there seems to be a discount war. Carmakers are following the international trend of charging lower interest rates on auto loans as part of the discount.

Interest rates have increased by up to 300 basis points in one year due to the central bank's policy rate hikes to control inflation. Volkswagen is offering loans at 6.99% interest rate on its Vento petrol sedan, while luxury carmakers Mercedes and Audi are offering zero interest loans on C Class sedan and Audi A4 sedan, respectively.

"The companies are tying to structure deals to bring down the total cost for the customers through direct rebates or discounted interest rates to cut their piled up stocks," a Mumbaibased banker said. "With a possibility of interest rates rising in coming months, we expect the discount regime to continue till September and beyond the festive season," added the person, requesting anonymity.

Some Honda Siel officials and dealers, meanwhile, said the company wants to clear the inventory of the current Jazz model with this steep discount offer and that it will launch a face-lifted version of the premium hatch soon.

Jazz could not match its rivals Hyundai i20, Maruti Swift and Volkswagen Polo in sales mostly because of its premium pricing of more than Rs 7 lakh. Its sales dipped 39% in the April-June quarter to 643 cars, down from 1,050 sales a year earlier.

Honda Siel is also offering Rs 50,000 discount on its top-selling City sedan on top of last month's Rs 66,000 price cut as car companies work overtime to revive sales. Hyundai Motor India offers up to Rs 45,000 discount on its popular i10 and Santro compact cars.

The firm also offers a discount on its petrol cars to compensate for the price difference between petrol and diesel for one year. Fiat has offered an option to buy a diesel car in place of a petrol car, and the benefit of Rs 1 lakh is given to customers,

Source - Honda, Maruti, Hyundai offer discounts & freebies to spur car sales - The Economic Times

 

[Dinesk_K]

July - 2011 Monthly Sales Analysis

Maruti’s July Sales Announced

Segment - July 2011 Sales Numbers - (July 2010 Sales Numbers)
M800, A-Star, Alto, Wagon-R - 38028 - (45068)
Swift, Estilo, Ritz - 9099 - (20691)
D'zire - 3021 - (8492)
SX4 - 2303 - (1860)
Kizashi - 32 - (0)
Gypsy, Grand Vitara - 642 - (386)
Omni, Eeco - 13379- (13617)

Total Domestic Sales - 66504 - (90114) (down by 26.2%)
Total Export Sales - 8796 - (10743) (down by 18.1%)
Overall - 75300 - (100857) (down by 25.3%)

 

[Thetraveller]

Re: July - 2011 Monthly Sales Analysis

MS showing downside in sales, is it the precursor of things to come? For sure, later part of the year is not going to be good for Automobile companies.

 

[willismith]

Re: July - 2011 Monthly Sales Analysis

I am agree with you. But some Automobile companies got increase in there sells.
Now Maruti has to run for increase there sell in this competition. with good marketing strategy.

MS showing downside in sales, is it the precursor of things to come? For sure, later part of the year is not going to be good for Automobile companies.

 

[AMG]

Re: July - 2011 Monthly Sales Analysis

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