Maruti retains top four slots in FY15

Maruti Suzuki India continued its hold on the country’s car market in 2014-15 with its models Alto, Swift, Dzire and WagonR retaining the top four positions.

According to a data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Maruti’s entry level small car Alto sold 2,64,492 units in 2014-15 as against 2,58,281 units in the previous fiscal, up 2.4 per cent, retaining its numero uno position for the tenth year in succession. Likewise, Swift retained the second spot with 2,01,338 units in fiscal 2015 as compared to 1,98,571 units in the previous fiscal, up 1.4 per cent. Keeping its third position intact was Maruti’s compact sedan Dzire which sold 1,92,010 units in 2014-15 as against 1,87,673 units, up 2.3 per cent from the year-ago period. 

Another hatchback from Maruti, WagonR also retained the fourth best selling car brand status with 1,61,250 units in year 2014-15 as against 1,56,369 units in the previous fiscal, up 3.12 per cent from the previous year. 

Hyundai Motor India’s compact car Grand i10 jumped to the fifth spot in 2014-15 at 99,088 units from 7th in the previous fiscal at 72,789 units, a growth of 36.13 per cent.