5 Most Popular Car Companies of India
Lately, the automobile industry in India has been gaining a lot of recognition as well as success particularly in the passenger vehicle segment. With the advent of modern technology, people’s rising interest and affordability, things are evidently going very well for automobiles. New cars in India are being launched every day and countless facelift versions are being rolled out in each and every segment.
Even though many automakers are enjoying favourable sales figure, if we talk about March 2015-16, the top three companies that have emerged as a winner this year include- Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. The growth rate enjoyed by these companies stand at 11.5%, 15.1% and 6% respectively. With the total sales of 1,815,338 units, these 3 auto giants held 72.61% share in the passenger vehicle market.
Here we are going to render top 5 car companies in India as per the sales along with their major details. The list goes on as follows:
Maruti Suzuki India
It’s a well established fact that Maruti Suzuki is India’s favourite car brand and yet again the sales figure indicate a similar story. With the launch of Baleno, Vitara Brezza and some famous hatchbacks that are already making profits, the company has gained an unbeatable position among the lot. In the list of best selling cars, the top 4 are from Maruti namely- Alto, Dzire, Swift and Wagon R. Other popular cars from the company are:
- Baleno
- Vitara Brezza
- Swift Dzire
Sales
With 1,305,351 units, Maruti has recorded the highest sales ever that translates to an 11.5% of growth in the domestic market. Not only this, the brand has also bagged the highest number of exports ever that amounts to 123,897 units or 1.8% of growth as compared to the last year.
Hyundai Motor India
Hyundai has marked the second position for itself and much like Maruti, it has also clocked the highest sales figure ever. The biggest reason for it’s success has been the launch of Creta which kind of changed the game for the company. It gained a position among the top most sold cars through the 2015-16 fiscal and is counted as one of the fastest growing SUVs in the country. Other highly acclaimed Hyundai cars are:
- Elite i20
- Grand i10
- Eon
Sales
This financial year, the brand was able to enjoy a domestic sales of 484,324 units that means it has gained 15.1% of growth rate as compared to the previous year. In March alone, it had sold 41,201 units that helped it to level up the growth rate by 4.24%.
Also Read - Newly Launched Cars in India 2016 With Price
Mahindra & Mahindra
After a double digit decline consecutively from the last two years, this time Mahindra has finally made its way to success with a 6% rise in the total domestic passenger vehicle sales. The company launched 9 products in the fiscal year 2015-16 so as to strengthen its grip on the market with the likes of TUV300 and KUV100. Some more famous Mahindra models are:
- Scorpio
- XUV500
Sales
In the fiscal year 2015-16, Mahindra & Mahindra succeeded in selling 236,307 units in the total domestic passenger vehicle with a 6% growth rate. Talking about March 2016, the company sold 26,885 units in the passenger vehicle segment and gained 21% growth as against just 22,183 units in March 2015.
Honda Cars India
Honda is yet another popular automobile brand which has scored the fourth position among all the brands this fiscal year. Even though the company has come down from 22,696 units sold in March 2015 to 17,430 units in March 2016 but still it has retained its spot in the list of most popular car brands. Its famous models include the following:
- City
- Amaze
- Jazz
Sales
The annual domestic sale by Honda has recorded a sale of 192,059 units in 2015-16 duration with a 2% growth rate from the previous fiscal year. In March 2016, 17,340 units were sold with Honda City gaining the lead of 5,662 units followed by 5,223 units of Amaze and 3,683 units of Jazz.
Renault India
Over the last few year Renault has emerged as a potential ruler in the Indian auto market particularly because of the Duster model. Later, it came up with Kwid easily succeeded in winning the hearts of customers with its feature loaded SUV-ish stance. Recently, the automaker had also launched the same with a 1 litre AMT variant in order to encash its popularity. Renault is known for its two most popular cars namely:
- Kwid
- Duster
Sales
the monthly domestic sales of Renault reached to 12,424 units in March 2016 and went on to register a growth of 160%. On a cumulative basis, it sold 29,289 units during January-March 2016 which was just 11,404 units in the previous year. This helped the brand to score a growth of 157%. and that’s not all. Kwid also registered its name in the top 10 passenger vehicles in the month of February 2016.
Also Read – Upcoming Cars in India 2016 With Price And Launch Date
Others Popular Brands
Apart from the aforementioned top 5 car companies, there are still many other brands which need to be notified in this list. Mentioned below is the list of some more automakers along with their performance in terms of sales.
Tata Motors
Tata Motors hasn’t been performing up to the expectations from the last few years but still it has a valuable position in the auto market. In order to re-gain its lost position, the automaker has discontinued the non-performing models and has come up with some facelift versions as well. Recently, it has launched the all new Tata Tiago in the hatchback segment which is doing well for the brand. Other Tata cars that have got appreciation are:
- Safari Storme
- Nano
Sales
In the passenger vehicle segment, the company has sold 8,454 units which was 15,039 units last year and hence has declined to 44%. If we talk about the month of March 2016 it sold 6,876 units which is 47% less than the sales in March 2015.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
This is yet another Japanese company that has achieved a lot of success in India in the recent past. Its Camry model is being sold with a hybrid powertrain and is quite famous among the masses especially because it doesn’t create any harmful emissions. More than 90% of Toyota’s growth has been attained solely due to the rising demand for Camry hybrid. Some of the successful Toyota models are:
- Fortuner
- Innova
Sales
Overall, the company has faced a decline in sales by 42% mainly because of the diesel vehicle ban in New Delhi owing to the rising air pollution. It had sold 13,333 units in March 2015 which came down to 7,637 units in March 2016. Despite the loss, Camry was able to gain 46% growth rate in the year 2015-16 as compared to the year 2014-15.
Ford India
Be it any body style, Ford is quite a charmer among all other car brands. No one could forget how EcoSport had achieved a landmark position in terms of sales. Then the brand came up with Aspire, a highly affordable sedan followed by the facelift version of Figo that gave a tough fight to all other hatchbacks in the segment. Some very popular Ford cars are:
- Endeavour
- Mustang
Sales
In terms of sales, Ford has gained a significant amount of growth with the sales of 21,198 units in March 2016 as compared to the sale of 15,775 units in the same month last year. Overall, a total of 7,560 units were sold in the domestic market while exports amounted to 13,638 units. Last year, these figures were 5,253 units and 10,522 units respectively.
Nissan Motor India
Nissan is a famous Japanese car brand which works in alliance with Renault and is known for its cars in the global market. In India, the automaker has sold 4,378 units in the month March 2016 which was 4,717 units in March 2015. With this, it had to go through a decline of 339 units i.e. a loss of 7.19%. The most famous car under this brand is Micra, while others are as follows:
- Terrano
- Sunny
Volkswagen
After going through the much hyped emission scandal, the Volkswagen is finally reviving in the market and is performing quite well as of now. It has sold 3,570 units in March 2016 while last year in the same month it had sold 4,577 units. Soon it is also coming up with an all new model named Ameo, designed particularly for Indian customers. Other popular offerings are enlisted below:
- Polo
- Vento
5 Most Popular Car Companies of India
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Even though many automakers are enjoying favourable sales figure, if we talk about March 2015-16, the top three companies that have emerged as a winner this year include- Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. The growth rate enjoyed by these companies stand at 11.5%, 15.1% and 6% respectively. With the total sales of 1,815,338 units, these 3 auto giants held 72.61% share in the passenger vehicle market.
Here we are going to render top 5 car companies in India as per the sales along with their major details. The list goes on as follows:
Maruti Suzuki India
It’s a well established fact that Maruti Suzuki is India’s favourite car brand and yet again the sales figure indicate a similar story. With the launch of Baleno, Vitara Brezza and some famous hatchbacks that are already making profits, the company has gained an unbeatable position among the lot. In the list of best selling cars, the top 4 are from Maruti namely- Alto, Dzire, Swift and Wagon R. Other popular cars from the company are:
- Baleno
- Vitara Brezza
- Swift Dzire
Sales
With 1,305,351 units, Maruti has recorded the highest sales ever that translates to an 11.5% of growth in the domestic market. Not only this, the brand has also bagged the highest number of exports ever that amounts to 123,897 units or 1.8% of growth as compared to the last year.
Hyundai Motor India
Hyundai has marked the second position for itself and much like Maruti, it has also clocked the highest sales figure ever. The biggest reason for it’s success has been the launch of Creta which kind of changed the game for the company. It gained a position among the top most sold cars through the 2015-16 fiscal and is counted as one of the fastest growing SUVs in the country. Other highly acclaimed Hyundai cars are:
- Elite i20
- Grand i10
- Eon
Sales
This financial year, the brand was able to enjoy a domestic sales of 484,324 units that means it has gained 15.1% of growth rate as compared to the previous year. In March alone, it had sold 41,201 units that helped it to level up the growth rate by 4.24%.
Also Read - Newly Launched Cars in India 2016 With Price
Mahindra & Mahindra
After a double digit decline consecutively from the last two years, this time Mahindra has finally made its way to success with a 6% rise in the total domestic passenger vehicle sales. The company launched 9 products in the fiscal year 2015-16 so as to strengthen its grip on the market with the likes of TUV300 and KUV100. Some more famous Mahindra models are:
- Scorpio
- XUV500
Sales
In the fiscal year 2015-16, Mahindra & Mahindra succeeded in selling 236,307 units in the total domestic passenger vehicle with a 6% growth rate. Talking about March 2016, the company sold 26,885 units in the passenger vehicle segment and gained 21% growth as against just 22,183 units in March 2015.
Honda Cars India
Honda is yet another popular automobile brand which has scored the fourth position among all the brands this fiscal year. Even though the company has come down from 22,696 units sold in March 2015 to 17,430 units in March 2016 but still it has retained its spot in the list of most popular car brands. Its famous models include the following:
- City
- Amaze
- Jazz
Sales
The annual domestic sale by Honda has recorded a sale of 192,059 units in 2015-16 duration with a 2% growth rate from the previous fiscal year. In March 2016, 17,340 units were sold with Honda City gaining the lead of 5,662 units followed by 5,223 units of Amaze and 3,683 units of Jazz.
Renault India
Over the last few year Renault has emerged as a potential ruler in the Indian auto market particularly because of the Duster model. Later, it came up with Kwid easily succeeded in winning the hearts of customers with its feature loaded SUV-ish stance. Recently, the automaker had also launched the same with a 1 litre AMT variant in order to encash its popularity. Renault is known for its two most popular cars namely:
- Kwid
- Duster
Sales
the monthly domestic sales of Renault reached to 12,424 units in March 2016 and went on to register a growth of 160%. On a cumulative basis, it sold 29,289 units during January-March 2016 which was just 11,404 units in the previous year. This helped the brand to score a growth of 157%. and that’s not all. Kwid also registered its name in the top 10 passenger vehicles in the month of February 2016.
Also Read – Upcoming Cars in India 2016 With Price And Launch Date
Others Popular Brands
Apart from the aforementioned top 5 car companies, there are still many other brands which need to be notified in this list. Mentioned below is the list of some more automakers along with their performance in terms of sales.
Tata Motors
Tata Motors hasn’t been performing up to the expectations from the last few years but still it has a valuable position in the auto market. In order to re-gain its lost position, the automaker has discontinued the non-performing models and has come up with some facelift versions as well. Recently, it has launched the all new Tata Tiago in the hatchback segment which is doing well for the brand. Other Tata cars that have got appreciation are:
- Safari Storme
- Nano
Sales
In the passenger vehicle segment, the company has sold 8,454 units which was 15,039 units last year and hence has declined to 44%. If we talk about the month of March 2016 it sold 6,876 units which is 47% less than the sales in March 2015.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor
This is yet another Japanese company that has achieved a lot of success in India in the recent past. Its Camry model is being sold with a hybrid powertrain and is quite famous among the masses especially because it doesn’t create any harmful emissions. More than 90% of Toyota’s growth has been attained solely due to the rising demand for Camry hybrid. Some of the successful Toyota models are:
- Fortuner
- Innova
Sales
Overall, the company has faced a decline in sales by 42% mainly because of the diesel vehicle ban in New Delhi owing to the rising air pollution. It had sold 13,333 units in March 2015 which came down to 7,637 units in March 2016. Despite the loss, Camry was able to gain 46% growth rate in the year 2015-16 as compared to the year 2014-15.
Ford India
Be it any body style, Ford is quite a charmer among all other car brands. No one could forget how EcoSport had achieved a landmark position in terms of sales. Then the brand came up with Aspire, a highly affordable sedan followed by the facelift version of Figo that gave a tough fight to all other hatchbacks in the segment. Some very popular Ford cars are:
- Endeavour
- Mustang
Sales
In terms of sales, Ford has gained a significant amount of growth with the sales of 21,198 units in March 2016 as compared to the sale of 15,775 units in the same month last year. Overall, a total of 7,560 units were sold in the domestic market while exports amounted to 13,638 units. Last year, these figures were 5,253 units and 10,522 units respectively.
Nissan Motor India
Nissan is a famous Japanese car brand which works in alliance with Renault and is known for its cars in the global market. In India, the automaker has sold 4,378 units in the month March 2016 which was 4,717 units in March 2015. With this, it had to go through a decline of 339 units i.e. a loss of 7.19%. The most famous car under this brand is Micra, while others are as follows:
- Terrano
- Sunny
Volkswagen
After going through the much hyped emission scandal, the Volkswagen is finally reviving in the market and is performing quite well as of now. It has sold 3,570 units in March 2016 while last year in the same month it had sold 4,577 units. Soon it is also coming up with an all new model named Ameo, designed particularly for Indian customers. Other popular offerings are enlisted below:
- Polo
- Vento
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