Indian car Sales soar; Skoda,Hyundai and Maruti shine

November has been a bright month for automakers in India. Hyundai nearly doubled its sales and Maruti, India’s largest automaker also reported strong sales. Lets not forget Mahindra, Chevrolet or anybody. Continue reading to know about exact sales figures and Hyundai’s exclusive press release. Skoda, on the other hand reported massive sales rise of 183%!

Hyundai nearly doubled sales to 28,162 units (a massive growth of 93% year-on-year) with total sales standing at 55,265 units (an increase of 29%). Sales of Santro, i10, Getz and i20 stood at 50,501 while Accent and Verna sold 4748 units (65% increase). Hyundai are better off bringing the new i40/new Sonata YF and the IX35 instead of the ageing Sonata Transform and Tucson which sold just 15 and 1 respectively. Read the press release at the end of the page.

GM, which is banking heavily on India and China to pay back its debts and looking at the sales figures, India would definitely live up to its name. It sold 7118 units, its highest ever in India so far. The Cruze has got off to a strong start selling 518 units while Spark sold 4202 units and the Aveo family sold just 963 units, much below all targets. Chevrolet’s flagship Captiva sold a decent 84 units under pressure from the Fortuner.

Mahindra and Mahindra ended up selling 21,387 units last month with surging demand from its Scorpio, Bolero and Xylo range. The improvement recorded was 105%. Total UV sales which includes were 15,193 units as against sales of 7,523 units in November 2008.

Market Leader Maruti Suzuki managed an awesome 87,807 units including exports of 11,448 units. It was a massive growth compared to 47,704 units sold in the same period last year. It is riding on huge success of the Alto, Swift and the Dzire (which managed over 7000 units even beating the Ritz!)

Skoda auto put up an impressive display reporting 183% increase in its sales. Its sales stood at 1,425 units against 504 for the same period last year. “The launch of the all-new Skoda Superb and the new Laura in the Indian markets have been the main drivers behind SkodaAuto India’s record increase in sales. The all-new Superb, in particular, continues to outperform expectations,” Skoda Auto India Board Member (Sales and Marketing) Thomas Kuehl said.

“We are considering a price hike between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 on all cars in the coming month. This rise is being considered due to various inflationary pressures and increase in raw material costs,” Kuehl said. Skoda is the lone VW member with full force. VW will follow suit with the Polo while Audis are only assembled in India right now. The company has a network of 62 dealerships across the country and has sold over 79,440 units since November 2001.

Press Release

“Hyundai Motor India Ltd records highest ever sales

-      Domestic sales surge by 92.8%

-      Cumulative growth up 28.5%

New Delhi, December 1, 2009: Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter registered record cumulative sales for the month ending November 30, 2009. The cumulative sales accounted for 55,265 units which reflect a 28.5% growth as compared to last November. The domestic market was the biggest gainer as it almost doubled its sales to 28,162 units this month registering a growth of 92.8% over the same month last year. The exports however showed a slight decline as it fell by 4.6% as compared to the same period last year. In September, 2009 HMIL had clocked cumulative sales of 53,802 units which had been the highest till now.

HMIL’s total sales for November, 2009 stood at an all time high of 55,265 units against 43,020 units in November, 2008 registering 28.5% cumulative growth. The domestic sales grew at a whopping 92.8% and accounted for 28,162 units as against 14,605 units in November, 2008 while the exports dipped marginally to 27,103 units as compared to 28,414 units last November – a fall of 4.6%.

Commenting on November, 2009 sales Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President – Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “The overall economic scenario has been positive and this has translated in to more footfalls in the showroom and higher automobile sales as indicated by this month’s figures. We hope the economy will continue on a growth trajectory as it will help the Indian automotive industry to maintain a double digit growth figure.”

The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of November, 2009 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 50,501 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4,748 units; A5 Segment (Sonata Transform) 15 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson) 1 unit.”

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