Top 25 best-selling cars in India are generally those options that we regularly encounter on the road. This time, the trend was quite similar for most brands but some of them saw huge growth potential with class leading numbers through their newly introduced products.
Top 25 Best-Selling Cars in India (March 2018)
- Maruti Alto: 23,303 Units
- Maruti Dzire: 22,295 Units
- Maruti Swift: 19,207 Units
- Maruti Baleno: 16,254 Units
- Maruti WagonR: 14,208 Units
- Hyundai i20: 13,319 Units
- Maruti Brezza: 13,147 Units
- Hyundai Grand i10: 12,476 Units
- Hyundai Creta: 10,011 Units
- Mahindra Bolero: 9104 Units
- Tata Tiago: 8123 Units
- Maruti Celerio: 7395 Units
- Maruti Eeco: 7231 Units
- Toyota Innova: 6952 Units
- Maruti Omni: 6458 Units
- Mahindra Scorpio: 5905 Units
- Renault KWID: 5853 Units
- Ford EcoSport: 5344 Units
- Maruti Ertiga: 5086 Units
- Honda City: 4680 Units
- Hyundai Eon: 4500 Units
- Honda WR-V: 4411 Units
- Tata Nexon: 4405 Units
- Maruti Ciaz: 4321 Units
- Hyundai Verna: 4151 Units
In one such case, it won’t be wrong to say that Maruti Alto (23,303 units), Dzire (22,195 units), Swift (19,207 units), Baleno (16,254 units) and WagonR (14,208 units) nameplates are more than cars for India. These names are hot selling, even after getting updates that were not as suitable as they could have been for India.
What I mean to say is brands like Hyundai, Honda, Tata and others are struggling to sell products that contain high number of features but still, buyers are buying top 5 cars for their name only.
Even more shocking fact is that Swift, Baleno and Dzire are based out of same platform and use exactly same engines, which means Maruti is selling 57,656 units of three cars that are basically one. Hyundai Elite i20 has tasted the sunshine with 13,319 units for sixth position while Vitara Brezza came seventh with 13,147 units. Hyundai Grand i10 and Creta came next with 12,476 and 10,011 units respectively.
Mahindra finally broke their domination with Bolero (9104 units) for tenth spot. Tata Tiago came next with 8123 units, challenging the rival Celerio (7395 units) and winning successfully. Maruti Eeco came next with 7231 units while Toyota Innova was good for 6952 units in March 2018. Maruti Omni stood next with 6458 units.
The pattern is almost similar but numbers were huge for cars with their higher than ever price tags. Next five products on this list are Mahindra Scorpio (5905 units), Renault Kwid (5853 units), Ford EcoSport (5344 units), Maruti Ertiga (5086 units) and Honda City (4680 units).
Hyundai Eon (4500 units), Honda WRV (4411 units), Tata Nexon (4405 units), Maruti Ciaz (4321 units) and Hyundai Verna (4151 units) were ranked among top 25 selling cars of India in March 2018. Every brand has their own niche segment following.
18 out of 25 cars are under four meter in length and thus, India still prefers compact cars in place of longer options. City, Ciaz, Verna, Creta and Innova Crysta are considered for comfort specific rides while Scorpio and Ertiga are opted for pure utility. All four compact SUVs (Brezza, Nexon, EcoSport, WRV) can be seen among top 25 cars.
Dzire has ended every other brand’s dream on entering through compact sedan on this list while Baleno and Elite i20 are ranking almost next to each other. Creta has also eliminated rivals from this list while Tiago is seen eating into Eon and Kwid sales for sure.
Overall, Maruti and Hyundai are still unstoppable while efforts from Tata, Ford and Honda are quite positive. Toyota Innova Crysta still remains the king of its segment. Average buyer’s sending on a car has positively moved up in this list.
