SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic and one of the most promising automobile companies in India, today announced a sales growth of 24% for the month of August 2010 over July 2010. SkodaAuto India’s total sales for August 2010 stood at an impressive 1511 units. Skoda has registered impressive growth in this year riding on the success of Skoda Superb and New Skoda Laura.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Thomas Kuehl, Director & Board Member, Sales and Marketing, SkodaAuto India said “I am extremely delighted with SkodaAuto’s continuing growth as we gear up for the exciting period ahead. To further propel Skoda’s success in the Indian market, we will soon introduce Skoda’s first SUV “YETI”. This eagerly awaited car from Skoda’s stable has been extremely successful globally and our initial feelers from the Indian consumers have been very positive.”
Mr. Ashutosh Dixit, Senior General Manager, Sales and Marketing, SkodaAuto India commented “SkodaAuto’s growth in India has been a result of our commitment to the customers. We are extremely proud to state that SkodaAuto India has been rated No. 3 in Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) by J D Power Survey 2010. In line with our commitment towards the customers, we recently introduced the Skoda Shield. Skoda Shield is an unique package of benefits which provides zero worries ownership experience for all customers”
SkodaAuto India recently introduced Skoda Shield which provides up to “4 years of carefree driving”. The all inclusive package consists of Basic Motor Insurance, 24X7 roadside assistance and Extended Warranty to enhance overall ownership experience. Customers can opt for the SkodaShield at a nominal fee only at the time of purchase of new car.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter continued to be on a growth trajectory with the domestic sales growing by 17.2% over the same month last year.
HMIL’s total sales for August, 2010 stood at 50,636 units as against 49,521 units in August, 2009 registering a 2.3 % cumulative growth over the same period last year. The domestic sales accounted for 28,601 units as against 24,401 units in August, 2009 while the exports declined by 12.3 % from 25,120 units in August, 2009 to 22,035 units in August, 2010.
Sales Figure of August 2010
| HMIL sales | August , 2010 | August , 2009 | (%) |
| Domestic | 28,601 | 24,401 | 17.2 |
| Exports | 22,035 | 25,120 | -12.3 |
| Cumulative | 50,636 | 49,521 | 2.3 |
Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL) today announced that it has registered total sales of 1249 nos for the month of August 2010 as against 22 nos in August 2009.
Out of the 1249 nos, the sales of the new Nissan Micra were 1182 units in Aug 2010 as against 928 nos sold in July 2010. Out of the remaining, Nissan Teana, the luxury sedan (CBU) clocked 21 nos in Aug 2010 as against 10 nos in Aug 2009 and Nissan X-trail; the lifestyle SUV (CBU) registered sales of 44 units as against 12 nos in Aug 2009. Nissan also sold 2 nos of its iconic sports car, Nissan 370Z in Aug 2010. So far, the company has already sold 4 units of 370Z since its launch in January this year.
In August 2010, owing to the overwhelming demand for the top-end variant (XV) - almost over 65%, the company was encouraged to re-align its initial production schedule to cater to this growing need. This has led to increase in the delivery period, which the company hopes to control and manage in the coming months. The company has also started second shift of production in August 2010 at its manufacturing facility at Oragadam, near Chennai to cater to the demand between domestic and exports. The company is expected to commence its exports during this month.
The top variant of Nissan Micra boasts of category first features such as keyless entry (i-key), push-button engine start-stop system and electric foldable mirror. Another unique feature is the intelligent multi-display meter, which supplies drivers with real time fuel economy information, cruising range and outside temperature. In addition, the driver power windows are fitted with ‘one touch up/down’ feature along with a pinch guard. Nissan Micra also comes equipped with category first driver airbags across all its variants.
The sales order book for Nissan Micra has been progressively increasing and the company has received around 3600 bookings. With the increasing footprint of its dealership network, the company hopes to have a far-reaching impact across the country, thus providing more and more customers the joy of an ownership experience of Nissan products and services.
The Nissan Micra comes with a standard manufacturers’ warranty of 2 years/50,000kms (whichever is earlier). In order to understand customer needs and resolve their queries, Nissan has established ‘Nissan Care’ – A Customer Contact Centre. Customers can reach Nissan by dialing Toll-free No 1800-209-4080 or alternatively by writing an email to customercare.hai@email.nissan.in
As part of its after-sales commitment, in an effort to handhold the customers and provide them with round-the-clock assistance, Nissan has introduced a host of customer care and service schemes including Extended Warranty and Roadside Assistance for its products starting with the Micra.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered an overall 55.7% growth for the month of December, 2008. The domestic sales grew by 19.3% and exports saw a healthy jump of 96.8% over the current month last year.
HMIL’s total sales for December 2008 stood at 38,402 units. The domestic market accounted for 15,602 units, compared to 13,078 units for the same month last year while the exports totaled 22,800 units in December ‘08, against 11,586 units of December ‘07.
Commenting on HMIL’s 2008 performance Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “Since the last quarter of 2008 the market situation has become extremely challenging. We at HMIL have fared better as we have a strong line up of products in the compact segment which has kept our sales steady. A combination of factors like innovative schemes, established products and a large network is what has helped Hyundai in these difficult times.”
HMIL registered a 49.6% overall growth for the year ending December, 2008 as compared to calendar year 2007. The cumulative sales for 2008 stood at 489,328 units with the domestic markets accounting for 245,397 units which is a growth of 22.4 % over calendar year 2007’s 200,421 units. In the overseas HMIL grew by a healthy 92.5%. The 2008 exports stood at 243,931 units against 126,749 units for 2007. HMIL accounts for around 78% of the total exports for passenger cars from
The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of December, 2008 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 37,320 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 1078 units; units, A5 Segment (Sonata Embera) 2 units; and SUV Segment (
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold 56,293 vehicles in December 2008. This includes 4,264 units of exports.
The company had sold a total of 62,515 vehicles in December 2007.
During the month, Maruti Suzuki's sales volume in the domestic A3 segment went up by 98 per cent.
The sales figures for December 2008 are given below:
| Segment | Models | In December | Till December | April'07 - March'08 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | % Change | |||
| A1 | M800 | 2907 | 7190 | -59.6 | 37307 | 51985 | -28.2 | 69553 |
| C | Omni, Versa | 5350 | 8034 | -33.4 | 56527 | 65559 | -13.8 | 89729 |
| A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift, A-star | 36831 | 39575 | -6.9 | 358751 | 367395 | -2.4 | 499280 |
| A3 | SX4, Dzire, Esteem* | 6524 | 3291 | 98.2 | 52700 | 36902 | 42.8 | 49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars | 51612 | 58090 | -11.2 | 505285 | 521841 | -3.2 | 707897 | |
| MUV | Grand Vitara *, Gypsy | 417 | 311 | 34.1 | 5374 | 2792 | 92.5 | 3921 |
| Domestic | 52029 | 58401 | -10.9 | 510659 | 524633 | -2.7 | 711818 | |
| Export | 4264 | 4114 | 3.6 | 44870 | 37990 | 18.1 | 53024 | |
| Total Sales | 56293 | 62515 | -10.0 | 555529 | 562623 | -1.3 | 764842 | |
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), a part of the US $6.7 billion Mahindra Group, announced its November 2008 automotive sales figures.
M&M’s domestic volumes for the month of November 2008 stand at 10430 units, as against 17844 units in November 2007.
The company sold a total of 10955 vehicles (Domestic + Exports) in November 2008, as against 18583 vehicles (Domestic + Exports) sold in November 2007.
M&M’s domestic YTD volumes for the month of November 2008 stand at 147300 units, as against 142320 units in the same period last year.
The company exported 525 units in November 2008, as against 739 units exported in November 2007.
The sales figures for November 2008 are given below:
Segment | November 2008 | November 2007 | YTD November 2008 | YTD November 2007 |
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008-09 | 2007-08 |
UVs | 7523 | 12662 | 97839 | 95853 |
Logan** | 300 | 1561 | 10584 | 16268 |
LCVs* | 302 | 812 | 6559 | 7101 |
3 Wheelers | 2305 | 2809 | 32318 | 23098 |
Exports | 525 | 739 | 7036 | 7036 |
Total Sales | 10955 | 18583 | 154336 | 149356 |
The company had sold 69,699 vehicles in the domestic market in November 2007.
Maruti Suzuki's volume in the domestic A3 segment went up by 40.3 per cent.
The sales figures for November 2008 are given below:
| Segment | Models | November | Till November | April'07 - March'08 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | % Change | |||
| A1 | M800 | 2307 | 5653 | -59.2 | 34400 | 44795 | -23.2 | 69553 |
| C | Omni, Versa | 3845 | 7331 | -47.6 | 51177 | 57525 | -11.0 | 89729 |
| A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift, A-star | 34976 | 47641 | -26.6 | 321920 | 327820 | -1.8 | 499280 |
| A3 | SX4, Esteem, Dzire * | 5975 | 4260 | 40.3 | 46176 | 33611 | 37.4 | 49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars | 47103 | 64885 | -27.4 | 453673 | 463751 | -2.2 | 707897 | |
| MUV | Gypsy, Grand Vitara * | 601 | 331 | 81.6 | 4957 | 2481 | 99.8 | 3921 |
| Domestic | 47704 | 65216 | -26.9 | 458630 | 466232 | -1.6 | 711818 | |
| Export | 5007 | 4483 | 11.7 | 40606 | 33876 | 19.9 | 53024 | |
| Total Sales | 52711 | 69699 | -24.4 | 499236 | 500108 | -0.2 | 764842 | |
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered an overall growth for the month of November, 2008 while as domestic sales dipped by 23.3% and exports saw a healthy jump of 188% over the current month last year.
HMIL’s total sales stood at 43,105 units. The domestic market accounted for 14,605 units, compared to 19,052 units for the same month last year while the exports totaled 28,500 units in November ‘08, against 9,898 units of November ‘07.
Commenting on the November, 2008 sales Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL summed up the sentiments of the market, “It is becoming increasingly challenging to keep the sales ticking and the footfalls in the showroom across the country has shown a steady downfall which is the combined effect of increase in interest rate, high inflation and economic slowdown. This trend is likely to continue in the coming months too”.
The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of November, 2008 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10, Getz & i20) 38,216 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna) 4883 units; units, A5 Segment (Sonata Embera) 2 units; and SUV Segment (
Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars in
The deliveries of Honda’s
The cumulative sales of the company during the calendar year period Jan – Nov’08 was 50,468 units as against 57,024 units during the same period last year.
Model wise sales break-up: City: 4359; Civic: 462; CR-V: 83; Accord: 186
and
Exports:-
This includes 5,363 units of exports.The company had sold 69,415 vehicles in the domestic market in October 2007.
Maruti¿s volume in the domestic A3 segment went up by 29.6 per cent.
The sales figures for October 2008 are given below:
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | % Change | |||
| A1 | M800 | 3307 | 4477 | -26.1 | 32093 | 39142 | -18 | 69553 |
| C | Omni, Versa | 6362 | 8110 | -21.6 | 47332 | 50194 | -5.7 | 89729 |
| A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift | 43434 | 47077 | -7.7 | 286944 | 280179 | 2.4 | 499280 |
| A3 | SX4, Swift Dzire, Esteem* | 5412 | 4177 | 29.6 | 40201 | 29351 | 37 | 49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars | 58515 | 63841 | -8.3 | 406570 | 398866 | 1.9 | 707897 | |
| MUV | Grand Vitara *, Gypsy | 612 | 417 | 46.8 | 4356 | 2150 | 102.6 | 3921 |
| Domestic | 59127 | 64258 | -8 | 410926 | 401016 | 2.5 | 711818 | |
| Export | 5363 | 5157 | 4 | 35599 | 29393 | 21.1 | 53024 | |
| Total Sales | 64490 | 69415 | -7.1 | 446525 | 430409 | 3.7 | 764842 | |
Domestic sales up 9.9%,- Exports register an all
Time high: grows at a whopping 168.4%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, registered an impressive growth in the month of October, 2008, as it recorded an overall growth of 65.8% over the same month last year. Also with the global success of the i10, the exports grew by 168.4% while the domestic sales grew by 9.9% over October, 2007.
The total sales stood at 46,660 units. The domestic market accounted for 20,009 units, compared to18,207 units for the same month last year, the exports totaled 26,651 units in October 08, against 9,929 units of October ‘07.
Hyundai Motor India since the commissioning of its second plant in February 2008 has added to its production capacities and is in a position to meet its requirements in both the global and the domestic market. Recently, HMIL had started its third shift operation at the second plant to meet the increased market demand.
Commenting on the October, 2008 sales Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “At a time when we are faced with one of the most challenging economic scenarios not only in India but globally we are happy to see Hyundai retaining its market leadership position in compact cars and growing steadily. However we feel the growth would have been even stronger had we not faced such an economic situation. In the coming months too if the situation does not ease off then the automotive industry here will be in for very tough times”.
The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of June, 2008 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10 & Getz): 40,937 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna): 5,703 units; units, A5 Segment (Sonata Embera): 12 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson): 8 units.
Tata Motors profit falls 34% :-
New Delhi: High raw material costs and decline in sales dented Tata Motors' earnings in the second quarter as net profit fell 34% to Rs. 346.9 crore against Rs 526.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of last financial year. The company's bottom-line was also hit by a foreign exchange loss of Rs. 285 crore.
While vehicle sales for Tata Motors fell 1.1% during the quarter to 135,037 units, its spending on raw materials increased 4.4% to Rs. 4,339.7 crore against Rs 4155 crore in July-September 2007 period. "The quarter was impacted by high input costs, and the company is aggressively pursuing cost reduction initiatives," the company said in a statement.
The company's net sales revenue in the period, however, was up 6.5% at Rs. 7029.3 Crore against Rs. 6595 Crore in the second quarter of 2007-08.
Bosch Net up 15% in third quarter:-
In Bangalore on dated 31st Oct Bosch Ltd (formerly Motor Industries Co Ltd.) has posted an increase of 15.7 per cent in net profit to Rs. 158.2 crore (Rs. 136.7 crore) during the third quarter of its fiscal year, 2008.
The total income increased 19.5 per cent to Rs. 1268.5 crore (1061.2 crore).
Nissan drops 40.5% in half-year profits:-
Tokyo: Japanese Company Nissan Motor Co. reported on Friday a 40.5% slump in halr year net profits and predicted annual earnings would plunge by two-thirds due to weak global markets and a strong yen. Nissan posted a net profit of $1.3 billion for the siz months to September, down from $2.2 billion the previous year.
The company sold 32,526 units in the period Jan–June 2008 as against 32,226 units in the corresponding period last year marking an increase of 0.9% in sales.
Sales of India’s first hybrid car, Honda Civic Hybrid which was launched on June 18, 2008 will commence from July 10th.
Model wise break-up for: City ZX: 2507; Civic: 1104; CR-V: 294; Accord: 843
Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold 61,247 vehicles in June 2008. These include 4836 vehicles for the export markets.
The company had sold a total of 59,917 vehicles in June 2007.
Compared to the sales in June 2007, Maruti's volume in the domestic A2 segment was flat (up by 0.3 per cent) while the A3 segment grew by 48 per cent over June 2007.
* SX4 launched in May 2007, Grand Vitara launched in July 2007, DZire launched in March 2008, Esteem figures are for 2007-08.
The sales figures for June 2008 are given below:
| Segment | Models | June | Till June | April'07 - March'08 | ||||
| 2008 | 2007 | % Change | 2008-09 | 2007-08 | % Change | |||
| A1 | M800 | 5361 | 6214 | -13.70% | 16649 | 17994 | -7.50% | 69553 |
| C | Omni, Versa | 6964 | 8017 | -13.10% | 20761 | 20631 | 0.60% | 89729 |
| A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift | 37767 | 37646 | 0.30% | 125427 | 110413 | 13.60% | 499280 |
| A3 | SX4, Dzire* | 5807 | 3923 | 48.00% | 15940 | 11056 | 44.20% | 49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars | 55899 | 55800 | 0.20% | 178777 | 160094 | 11.70% | 707897 | |
| MUV | Grand Vitara *, Gypsy | 512 | 200 | 156.00% | 1316 | 510 | 158.00% | 3921 |
| Domestic | 56411 | 56000 | 0.70% | 180093 | 160604 | 12.10% | 711818 | |
| Export | 4836 | 3917 | 23.50% | 12491 | 9065 | 37.80% | 53024 | |
| Total Sales | 61247 | 59917 | 2.20% | 192584 | 169669 | 13.50% | 764842 | |
- Domestic sales up 34%, Exports grow by massive 61.7%-
The total sales stood at 40,182 units. The domestic market accounted for 21,881 units, compared to a 16,335 units for the same month last year, the exports totaled 18,301 units in June 08, against 11,318 units of June ‘07.
Hyundai Motor India since the commissioning of its second plant in February 2008 has added to its production capacities and is in a position to meet its requirements in both the global and the domestic market. Compared to the first half (Jan – June), 2007, HMIL’s cumulative sales has grown by 45.2% and the domestic market by 34.9% while the exports grew by a staggering 62.2%. Sales for Jan- June, 2007 stood at 161,296 units with domestic accounting for 100,925 units and exports stood at 60,371 units. In the same period in 2008 HMIL had clocked cumulative sales of 234,145 units with domestic figures at 136,194 units and exports at 97,951 units.
Commenting on the June, 2008 sales Arvind Saxena, Sr. Vice President - Marketing and Sales, HMIL said, “At a time when the industry is already under tremendous pressure because of the higher interest rates, the rise in fuel costs and the rising inflation it is indeed very heartening to see that Hyundai products continue to be an affordable and attractive buy for most car buyers and this is a clear indicator of the quality of our products and the trust that Hyundai brands enjoy not only in the Indian market but also in the overseas market.
Our sales throughout the first half have grown steadily and in the overseas market the newly launched i10 sold well over 1 lakh units in less than six months since its launch. We are positive that we will be able to keep the momentum going in the coming months.”
The segment-wise cumulative sales in the month of June, 2008 are as follows: A2 Segment (Santro, i10 & Getz): 33,859 units; A3 Segment (Accent & Verna): 6,272 units; units, A5 Segment (Sonata Embera): 47 units; and SUV Segment (Tucson): 4 units.
