Top Gainers and Losers; September Car Sales Analysis- CarDekho Exclusive

September may have ushered the festive season in India, but the automobile industry doesn't have much reason to celebrate yet. Where it was good for some including Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Volkswagen group, some others like Tata Motors, Ford India, Hyundai recorded a drop. So September on the whole was an average one despite the uneven economic growth, which is a good sign. On the other hand, the multiple festive season launches, discounts and other schemes offered by most automakers would certainly help them do good during Diwali days.

Maruti Suzuki India that saw a drop in the last month due to Manesar unrest, this month they have been able to get back on the track recording close to 10 per cent growth, Mahindra & Mahindra did exceptionally good, they achieved their best ever monthly sales figure, Volkswagen Group India that consists Skoda Auto as well performed quite impressive. While in the Luxury segment, Audi's Q range helped the company achieve their best ever monthly sales in India since its entry into the sub-continent.

Top 10 Cars of the Month (Sales-wise)

- Like we mentioned above, Maruti Suzuki India has once again outpaced everyone, out of top 10 selling cars of the month, Maruti has its 6 cars.

- Maruti Suzuki Swift and Dzire which could not make it to the top 10 in the last month due to Manesar lock-out, they are back in top 10 at no. 3 and 5 respectively.

- The newly launched Maruti Suzuki Ertiga which has been leading the MPV segment has not only dethroned the Innova from the No. 1 position, in fact Innova has failed to sustain in the top 10 list this month.

- Where Mahindra Bolero, hyundai i10, Hyundai i20 and Tata Indica range stayed in the top 10 list once again, Tata Nano and Ford Figo which entered in the club last month could sustain no more.

Segment A-B

- The only A segment car, Tata Nano has once again done pretty well, however if we compare its sales from the last month, it has certainly inspected a drop.

- Maruti Suzuki India has yet again topped the entry level/budget hatchback segment with the Alto and the WagonR.

- Hyundai i10 and Eon too have shown an impressive growth with a total 8099 and 6244 units sold in September.

- September has been the best sales month so far for the B segment, which proves the dominance of the segment over others.

Segment B+

- The all new Hyundai Elantra Fluidic kept on doing superb this month as well holding the top position in the Segment.

- The Segment B+ as well did pretty good, if not exceptional.

- The segment topper Maruti Suzuki Swift, which could not even touch 1000 mark in the previous month due to Manesar lock-out, this month it has once again topped the segment.

- Tata Motors' one of the top selling cars, the Indica came at No. 2 with a total 7,936 sold units.

- Hyundai i20 that topped the B-Segment last month, has come down to no. 3

Segment C- Entry Level Sedan

- Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire that lost its top position in the last month due to Manesar unrest, this time they have re-gained the pole position.

- Tata Indigo Range that sells around 7-800 vehicles a month, this time around they have come down to 3076, however it is amongst the top selling vehicles of its segment.

Segment C-D

-  The newly launched variant of Toyota Corolla, the Altis has helped it do good this month as well.

-  Chevrolet Cruze has yet again saw a drop in its sales numbers, however it is still amongst top 3 vehicles of its segment.

Segment MPV

- Maruti Suzuki India has proven that whatsover segment they would enter into, they would outpace everyone, the newly launched Ertiga topped the MPV chart for consecutive third month.

- Maruti Suzuki Omni and Eeco came at no. 2 and 3 respectively in September.

- Toyota Innova which was the segment topper in the past fell at No. 4 this time selling a total 5,858 units in September.

Segment SUV

- The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment is no doubt the new favourite of India, it has been consistently growing at a great pace, September has been the best ever month for SUVs in India. A total 32,021 units were sold during September and expectations are even higher in the coming festive months October and November.

- It seems as if none can snatch the top position from Mahindra Bolero, they have once again topped the SUV chart.

- The newly launched Renault Duster now joins the top selling SUVs club, selling a total 4211 units it's the third top selling SUV of the month.

- September has been a good one for Mahindra XUV500 as well, it sold a total 4603 units and holds no. 2 position in the segment.

- Along with the growth of the SUV segment in India, the competition too has been rising at a high pace, the Duster has exceeded the Scorpio this month, and upcoming Tata Safari Storme, and newly launched Mahindra Quanto are certainly going to take the competition even further.