Maruti's Hold on Best-Selling Cars in India Continues

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, continues its dominance on the domestic roads with its four models, led by entry-level small car Alto, heading the top ten best sellers list in April-August period this fiscal year.

The auto maker's Dzire, Swift and WagonR were the second, third and fourth biggest selling models during the period, data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed.

Rival Hyundai's Grand i10 made it to the fifth position during the period under review, replacing hatchback Eon which moved to the seventh position.

Hyundai's compact sedan Xcent took the sixth spot replacing hatchback i10 from the top 10 list.

Honda Cars India's sedan City stood at the eighth position, replacing compact sedan Amaze, which moved to 10th position.

The Celerio occupied the ninth position during the period, followed by Honda Amaze at No. 10.

Maruti's Alto sold 1,03,123 units in the April-August period this fiscal year as compared to 91,665 units sold in the same period of previous fiscal year. It was followed by compact sedan Dzire, with 82,912 units sold during the period. The company had sold 75,112 units of the sedan in the same period of previous fiscal year.

With 80,861 units sold during the period, compact hatchback Swift continued to hold on to the third position during the period. Swift sales stood at 72,733 units in same period of previous fiscal year.

With 63,051 units sold during the period, Wagon R came at the fourth position in passenger car segment. Maruti Suzuki India had sold 61,298 units of the hatchback in the corresponding period a year ago.

Hyundai's Grand i10 came in at the fifth position with 40,530 units sold during the period. It has sold 1,847 units in same period of previous fiscal year.

The South Korean carmaker's compact sedan Xcent sold 33,685 units during the period to take the sixth position while its entry-level car Eon held the seventh position with 32,171 units sold during the period as against 39,463 units in April-August 14.

Honda's mid-sized sedan City sold 30,447 units during period to become the eight largest selling model in India. It had sold 9,855 units in the year-ago period.

At the ninth position was the Celerio, launched by India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki earlier this year at the Auto Expo, with 29,591 units sold during the period.

Honda's compact sedan Amaze sold 28,887 units to take the 10th spot. It had sold 28,610 units in April-August 2014.