India Auto report (Sales – November 2011)

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Maruti’s numbers have trickled in at 36,000 vehicles more than October. The 92k in sales were yet 18-5% down from the festive season report of last year.  The mood is sombre as markets find solace in car makers coming back with good numbers but it is obvious that  that’s not enough for India to power forward.

Hyundai’s India sales grew nearly 30% with over 22,000 exports and 35,000 units sold domestically. Domestic sales are up 10% At Maruti the sixth yearly sales decrease in November also showed change in preferences as diesel grew 22% and petrol(gasoline) models demand dropped 14%(WSJ)

Ford and GM seem to be stuck near the 10000 and 8500  cars a month number but this is Ford’s first year with 100k sales in the nation. BMW, Mercedes and Audi have been selling nearly 200 units a month getting deeper into India’s moneyed hinterland and export towns. VW Jetta and Passat also sold 499 units in the festive month

Hyundai’s Eon and older steed i10 both sell nearly the same as Ford and GM in a month with 7,500 units each. Its A3 sedans also sold 8,223 units (Verna and Accent)

Tata Motors did grow Nano sales 10 times over dismal 2010 figures to 6500 for November. It sold only 1000 Fiat units in total sales of nearly 29k domestically

M&M sales of 44,000 units included 17,500 units in passenger vehicles (and SUVs) Its new XUV500 is expected to brighten its chances further with its ventures in Korea stabilising and helping it leverage technology and lever its home grown stability in the global market and in india rebranding it from a home again Tata , desi variety spaghetti

Toyota has grown into a tough spot staying comfortably ahead of Ford and GM with sales of 14k cars for the month, trebling from last year November on launch of Etios and Liva during the period

Newcomers VW and Nissan grew astronomically too on a low base to 6,750 and 2,680 units respectively with new models and support for diesel giving them a distinct advantage in the Indian brands of Ford GM, Suzuki and Korean Hyundai. honda has reduced production for the month drastically as Thai floods disrupt parts production for its global auto plants

October sales in 4 wheelers were a paltry 138k units and 185 k including Utility vehicles. November seemingly has gone to 220k units with good growth at Toyota, VW and M&M

Two wheelers had a brilliant month and India reverted to reporting car and 2 wheeler sales together since October. Bajaj grew nearly 30% at 394,000 units for the month and Hero Moto corp had a more than 5% sequential growth at a high 537k units Its erstwhile partner, that still sells its trusted line of motor scooters, jumped to 200k units in sales in November into the 3rd spot