Car & Manufacturer Wise Monthly Sales

[hastir265]

Car sales fall 19% in August in India

According to the latest figures released, the total car sales in India has fallen by a disappointing 19 per cent during the month of august, which is its highest fall in 10 months.

The high fuel prices and increased cost of financing vehicles continues to threaten the auto industry in the country as buyers shied away from making purchases. The sales were also affected by lower output at the local unit of Maruti Suzuki Motor Corp, due t the recent violent protests at the site.

The total sales fell 19 per cent to 118,142 cars in August compared to 145,066 units sold in the same month of the previous year. Data issued on Monday by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said that the fall in sales is sharpest since 24 per cent drop in October of 2011.

SIAM has cut its growth forecast for passenger car sales for the year due to lower demand in the country. The demand in the auto sector has fallen due to higher cost of financing vehicles for the consumer and increasing cost of fuel. SIAM is expecting the car sales to grow at the rate of 9-11 per cent during the financial year 2013 compared to a forecast of 10-12 per cent earlier.

Sugato Sen, senior director at SIAM said, “We are entering the desperate zone. We thought with the onset of the festive season, the dealers will start ordering and building inventory, but we are facing a totally different situation.”

 

[chayan]

Maruti Suzuki Sept sales up 10% YoY at 93,988 units

India's largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki 's sales in September rose 10% year-on-year to 93,988 units, as domestic demand remained strong for its DZire compact sedan and the Ertiga multi-utility vehicle, which was launched in April this year.

The company sold 88,801 units in the domestic market last month, up 13% from a year ago, while exports declined 23% to 5,187 units.

Maruti Suzuki sold 11,694 units of the DZire, 24% higher than a year ago, and 7,224 utility vehicles, up from 412 units it sold in September last year.

The surge in utility vehicle sales has been fuelled by the Ertiga MUV, which continues to see strong demand.

Among its other segments, sales of mid-size SX4 sedan gained 47% to 288 units and van sales were up 8% to 12,620 in September. Sales of Maruti's mini cars -- 800, Alto, A-Star and Wagon R -- also gained 5% to 39,150 units.

However, sales of compact cars -- Swift, Estilo and Ritz -- declined 10% to 17,813 units, it said.

Maruti makes the Swift at its Manesar plant, where production was halted for a month, following workers' unrest, that left a HR manager dead and several other executives injured in July. The company has been slowly ramping up production at the plant.

On a month-on-month basis, Maruti's total sales were up 74%. August sales had been impacted due to the Manesar plant shutdown.

Auto sales in India have hit speed bumps over the last one year due to expensive loans and rising fuel prices.

So far this financial year, Maruti Suzuki's total sales are down 1% to 5,26,272 units. While domestic sales have been flat, exports have slipped 13% between April-Sept. Among key segments, sales of DZire are up 61%, compact car sales gained 12% and utility vehicle sales have zoomed over 900%.

Mini car sales, which are predominantly petrol engine powered, however, are down 21% in the last six months, as many customers started preferring diesel cars due to the huge price differential between the two fuels.

Ref: Money control
---------------------------------------------------

Seems that the incentive scheme in September really had an effect as increase in sales seems to be in those models only which are predominantly petrol (apart from Ertiga and Dzire).

Since overall market is gloomy, lets see who has taken the hit for this, my guess is TATA.

 

[chayan]

M&M Sept sales up 10% at 48,342 units

Utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra 's total sales in September rose 10% from a year ago to 48,342 units. September sales were highest ever monthly sales, the company said on Monday.

While domestic sales rose 10% from a year ago to 45,263 units, exports were up 3% to 3,079 units last month.

Its passenger vehicle sales, including UVs and Verito sedan, rose 22% to 23,808 units and four-wheeler commercial vehicle sales were up 7% to 14,417 units.

However, three-wheeler CV sales declined 17% to 6,048 units in September.

MNAL, M&M's joint venture with US-based Navistar to sell medium and heavy trucks, sold 990 units last month, up 2% from a year ago.

For the April-September period, M&M's total sales were up 20% to 2,67,266 units.

Reduction in CRR (cash reserve ratio) by the Reserve Bank of India and cut in lending rates by some banks has pushed up sentiments, CNBC-TV18 said quoting Pravin Shah, chief executive, automotive division, adding, he expects demand to pick up in the festive season.

M&M has seen strong demand for its XUV 500 sports utility vehicle, which now has a waiting period of 6-15 weeks. It has also received 3,200 bookings for the Quanto since it was launched last month, Shah said.

Meanwhile, M&M will also follow in the footsteps of other auto makers and hike prices this month. It expects to raise vehicle prices by 0.5-1.5% and the hike will be announced in the next few days, he.

TRACTOR SALES

The sluggishness in tractor market continued in September. M&M, which is the top tractor maker in India, saw its sales dip 19% year-on-year to 20,085 units last month.

Its domestic tractor sales declined 20% to 18,908 units in September and it exported 1,177 tractors, compared with 1,165 units it sold a year ago.

Ref: Money Control

 

[visran]

Toyota reports 5 percent decline in sales for September

Toyota Kirloskar Motor sold 12,115 units in September 2012 as compared to 12,807 units in the corresponding month last year. The sales dropped by 5 percent when compared to September sales last year.

However, Innova registered a 23 percent growth with 5,858 units being sold as compared to 4,765 units sold in September last year. The Fortuner registered a growth of 21 percent. It sold 1,301 units last month as compared to 1,078 units in the corresponding month last year. Etios series sold 4,440 units as compared to 5,926 units in the corresponding month last year. The newly launched Camry, now locally manufactured in India, sold 85 units last month. Corolla Altis sold 424 units last month.

 

[visran]

Maruti Suzuki reports 9.84 percent growth in sales for September

The country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) seems to be back on track. MSI has reported 9.84 per cent increase in total sales at 93,988 units for September. The company had sold 85,565 units in the same month last year. It was reported that in September, MSI recorded a domestic sales of 88,801 units compared to 78,816 units in the year-ago period, registering a rise of 12.67 percent.

According to reports, MSI’s exports went down 23.14 percent to 5,187 units last month from 6,749 units in the year-ago period. Total passenger car sales in the domestic market rose by 3.43 per cent to 68,957 units from 66,667 units in the same month of 2011. It was also reported that the sales of the company’s mini-segment cars, including M800, A-Star, Alto and WagonR, increased by 4.89 per cent to 39,150 units during the month from 37,324 units in September last year.

The reports also mentioned that however, in the compact segment (comprising the Estilo, Swift and Ritz models), MSI witnessed a 9.68 per cent fall in sales to 17,813 units from 19,722 units in the same month a year ago. Sales of MSI’s DZiRE model increased by 24.26 per cent to 11,694 units in September from 9,411 units in the same month last year. MSI’s mid-sized sedan SX4 sales were up 46.94 per cent to 288 units last month from 196 units in September 2011. Luxury sedan Kizashi witnessed 14.29 per cent fall in sales at 12 units as against 14 units in the year—ago month.

Maruti Suzuki reports 9.84 percent growth in sales for September | WheelsUnplugged

 

[visran]

Hyundai sales decline 14.2 percent in September

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered a slide in sales with 14.2 percent decline in sales. The company said that it also registered around 3.9 percent growth in Exports for the month of September 2012. The domestic sales accounted for 30,851 units compared to 35,955 units for the same month last year.

Commenting on the sales, Rakesh Srivastava, Vice President, National Sales, HMIL said, “We expect the suppressed demand would improve on account of festive purchases as the demand peaks during this period. The neo Elantra, a modern premium brand has received an overwhelming customer response making it a top performer in the executive segment.”

The segment-wise cumulative sales for September 2012 are A2 segment 46,414 units (Eon, Santro, i10, i20) A3 Segment 6,287 units (Accent and Verna) A4 Segment 781 units (Elantra), A5 segment 20 units (Sonata), SUV 56 units (Santa Fe).

 

[allhyundaicars]

although hyundai sales declined but elantra has been successful to replace the segment leader

It sold 781 units where as the Altis managed 424.
The cruze sold 320 and the Laura sold 236.
Jetta-206
Fluence-128

 

[TSIVipul]

How many guys know that Mahindra again overtook Tata by a margin of about 2000 cars?

 

[Superbad]

How many guys know that Mahindra again overtook Tata by a margin of about 2000 cars?

it was expected. last few months maruti sales were hit so tata sales increased.

now with the quanto M &M can add about 2000 to 3000 more cars monthly in their portfolio

 

[dharmesh]

FIAT Sales.

Total : 656

Punto : 597
Linea : 59

But the interesting thing here is that in August 2012 Punto's figures were 395.

 

[visran]

Sad to see Linea sales figures, even with the massive discounts Fiat is finding it tough to sell this model.

 

[Sam Dinkar]

FIAT Sales.

Total : 656

Punto : 597
Linea : 59

But the interesting thing here is that in August 2012 Punto's figures were 395.

F I A T= Folks, I Again Toppled.

 

[visran]

Škoda Auto India registers 39 percent growth in September

Škoda Auto India registered a growth of 39 percent in September 2012 over the same period last year. Škoda Auto India’s total sales for September 2012 stood at 2312 units against 1670 units for September 2011.

 

[Sam Dinkar]

Škoda Auto India registers 39 percent growth in September

Škoda Auto India registered a growth of 39 percent in September 2012 over the same period last year. Škoda Auto India’s total sales for September 2012 stood at 2312 units against 1670 units for September 2011.

I wouldn't be surprised if 95% of this 39% has come from sale of the Rapid and the Superb.

 

[Vishwas]

Good to see Mahindra catching the third position again, well off with their XUV.
Yay Alto got back to its respectable position and i feel the upcoming alto 800 may further bring up the sales numbers.
Omni and Eeco and 6k units is good too and guess what? Ritz made 7k mark this time, amazing. Folks Maruti is back on track.