Dzire, Swift, WagonR Remain Best-selling Cars: Industry Body

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki continues its dominance on the Indian roads with its four models, led by entry level small car Alto heading the top ten best-sellers list in the quarter ended June 2014.

Maruti's Dzire, Swift and WagonR were the second, third and fourth biggest selling models during the period, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), an industry body.

The Alto sold 64,573 units in the fiscal first quarter of FY15 as compared to 56,335 units a year ago. This was followed by compact sedan Dzire with 50,951 units sold during the quarter.

Maruti, India's largest carmaker, had sold 49,259 units of the sedan in the same period last fiscal year.

With 47,442 units sold during the period, compact hatchback Swift continued to hold on to the third position. Sales of the Swift stood at 48,120 units in the corresponding period a year ago.

With 38,156 units sold during the quarter, the Wagon R retained the fourth position in the passenger car segment. Maruti Suzuki India had sold 35,141 units of the hatchback in the corresponding period last fiscal year (2013-14).

Hyundai's Grand i10 was placed at the fifth position with 26,830 units sold during the quarter, replacing the i10, which has now moved out of the top ten.

Honda's mid-sized sedan City sold 21,985 units during the April-June quarter to become the sixth largest selling model in India. It had sold 6,949 units in the year-ago period.

Hyundai's newly launched compact sedan Xcent stood at seventh position with 21,524 units sold during the quarter under review.

With total sales of 19,379 units during the quarter, the South Korean carmaker's entry level model Eon was the eighth best-selling model, down from the sixth spot against sales of 24,526 units a year ago.

The Celerio, which was launched earlier this year at the Auto Expo, is now the ninth best-selling model in India with 16,541 units in the April-June quarter.

Honda's compact sedan Amaze has moved on to the 10th spot, down from seventh last year, with 15,182 units sold during the first quarter this fiscal year as against 15,853 units during the first quarter of 2013-14.

Models like Hyundai's Santro, Verna, and Maruti's Ritz, which were among the top ten during the first quarter of last year, failed to make it to the ten best-selling models this year.