India is fast emerging as an important market for cars. In terms of its car market, India ranks third in Asia having recently displaced South Korea from the position. The car sales have almost doubled in a span of 4 years from 2001-02 to 2005-06.
The following chart explains the growth of car sales in India during the aforementioned period.
Passengers Vehicles (PVS)
From April-November 04-05
From April-November 05-06
Total Market Share (in %)
The Net Change between the period
(in %)
Total number of exports in April 05-06
Maruti Udyog
2,69360
2,91,182
52.2
8.1
23,043
Hyundai Motors India Ltd.
89,075
1,07, 066
19.2
20.2
68,374
Tata Motors
95,402
24,348
16.6
-2.7
12,105
HondaSiel cars India Ltd.
23,186
24,348
4.4
5.1
31
Ford India Pvt. Ltd
15,026
10,512
1.9
-30%
9,928
Utility Vehicles
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.
49,897
51,540
42.7
3.3
1,878
Toyota KirloskarMotorPvt Ltd.
24,404
24,983
20.7
2.4
0
Tata Motors Ltd
19,967
21,610
17.9
8.2
905
General Motors India Pvt Ltd.
7,008
12,027
10
71.6
0
Maruti Udyog Ltd .
2682
2472
2
-7.8
54
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
255
1,042
0.9
308.2
0
Multi-Purpose Vehicles
Maruti Udyog Ltd.
42,388
43,858
100
3.5
731
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
13
0
0
0
0
Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Tata Motors
79,614
73,538
61.1
-7.6
4,807
Ashok Leyland
27,577
33,406
27.7
21.1
2825
Eicher Motors
8,043
8,700
7.2
8.2
318
Swaraj Mazda
3,573
4,080
3.4
14.2
115
Light Commercial Vehicles
Passenger Carriers
Tata Motors
5,835
6,811
46.8
16.7
1,096
Mahindra and Mahindra
2,305
1,960
13.5
-15
115
Swaraj Mazda
1,178
1,315
9
11.6
12
Force motors Ltd.
2,059
2,877
19.8
39.7
59
Goods Carriers
Tata Motors
30,955
44,380
58.9
43.4
12,461
Mahindra and Mahindra
23,563
23,731
31.5
0.7
1,600
Swaraj Mazda
2,671
2,299
3
-13.9
204
Eicher Motors
3,019
2,954
3.9
-2.1
451
The table has been drawn according to SIAM Sales report from April-November 2005.
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