Maruti’s seven models in India’s top 10 selling PVs

New Delhi, April 19 

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Maruti Suzuki tightened its grip on the Indian passenger vehicles market with seven of its models featuring in the 10 best-selling list in 2016-17, with its small car Alto retaining the top seller tag for the 13th consecutive year.

According to data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had only six models in the top 10 list in 2015-16.

MSI’s top seven best-selling models accounted for over 35% of the domestic PV sales at 10,74,937 units. Overall, the company which sold a total of 14,43,641 units last fiscal had a market share of 47.38% in the PV segment.

In the fiscal ended March 31, 2017, Alto retained the top slot despite 8.27% decline in sales at 2,41,635 units as compared with 2,63,422 units in the year before.

Wagon R moved to second position in FY17 with sales of 1,72,346 units from fourth in FY16 at 1,69,555 units, a growth of 1.64%.

Another model from the company’s stable, Dzire compact sedan occupied the third slot with 1,67,266 units in FY17 as against 1,95,939 units in the previous year, a decline of 14.63%.  Coming in the fourth spot was Swift with 1,66,885 units. In the previous fiscal, it was the third best-selling model with 1,95,043 units.

Hyundai’s Grand i10 was the fifth best-selling model in 2016-17 with 1,46,228 units swapping places with the company’s Elite i20, which was sixth with 1,26,304 units. Premium hatchback Baleno was in seventh position with 1,20,804 units followed by Renault’s Kwid at eighth position with 1,09,341 units.

The ninth spot was taken by Vitara Brezza with 1,08,640 units while Celerio completed list with 97,361 units in 2016-17. — PTI