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Top 10 selling passenger vehicles in Q1 FY16

The first four slots, in the list, are retained by Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), according to data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). With an increase of just 1 percent, MSIL's entry level hatchback continued to retain the topmost slot in the list.
Maruti's compact sedan Dzire was the third highest selling PV in the country in Q1 FY 2016 by selling 51,936 units compared to 47,776 units the same quarter previous year, a growth of 9 percent.
WagonR retained its fourth position in the list with a positive sales of 4 percent. It sold 39,560 units in Q1 FY16, 1404 units more than Q1 FY15.
Hyundai's recently launched Elite i20 is a new entrant to the list. The premium hatchback sold 33,600 units in the quarter ending June 2015 and has been placed at the fifth slot. The car sold maximum number of units in April 2015 - 12,425.
Another Hyundai product. The car sold 27,874 units in Q1 FY16, as compared to 26,830 of the quarter ending June 2014. That means an increase of 4 percent. It lose its position to Hyundai Elite i20, and dropped down one position.
The only vehicle to feature in the list from Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda is City. With an 4 percent increase in sales, the car continued to retain its seventh position in the list of top 10 selling PVs in quarter ending June 2015.
The only utility vehicle in the list of top 10 selling PVs in Q1 FY16, that too with negative sale, is Mahindra Bolero. Launched in 2001, this four wheel drive off road vehicle witnessed 13 percent decrease in its sales, and came down the ladder to eighth from previous sixth position.
Another new entrant in the list is Maruti Suzuki Celerio. Launched in 2014, the car already crossed over 1,00,000 units in sales in the month of July 2015. In Q1 FY16, Celerio sold 14,731 units.
The only passenger car to witness negative sales is Hyundai Eon. This 5 door hatchback, after experiencing 35 percent decrease in sales, sold 6687 units more in Q1 FY16, as compared to same quarter previous year.
No wonder it is placed in tenth position.
So, cars continue to dominate the list of top 10 selling passenger vehicles in Q1 FY16. India's most valuable automotive company Maruti Suzuki has the maximum models in the list, 5 to be precise, followed by Korean car manufacturer Hyundai (3).

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