dr_nishu 198 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Sales figures for May-2011 are out for Indian cars Chevrolet Spark : 3017 Beat : 2136 Aveo UVA : 134 Aveo : 196 Optra : 240 Cruze : 659 Tavera : 1767 Captiva : 143 Ford Figo : 5,608 Fiesta : 1,266 Endeavour : 172 HM-Mitsubishi Pajero : 146 Outlander : 49 Cedia : 24 Montero : 1 EVO X : 1 Ambassador : 400 (Approx) Honda City : 1828 Civic : 190 Accord : 115 Jazz : 170 CRV : 31 Hyundai Santro : 6675 i10 : 11538 i20 : 7370 Accent : 1047 Verna : 4357 Sonata : 14 Santa Fe : 122 Mahindra Verito : 1291 Xylo : 2454 Scorpio : 3957 Bolero : 8190 ST + Marshal + Maxx : 800 Nissan Micra : 1566 X-Trail : 22 Teana : 0 370Z : 0 Skoda Laura : 646 Fabia : 1556 Superb : 385 Yeti : 174 Tata Nano : 6515 Indica : 5497 Indigo : 4268 Sumo : 1418 Safari : 1225 Aria : 37 Venture : 441 Toyota Innova : 2961 Corolla : 419 Fortuner : 672 Etios : 3412 Camry : 4 Prado : 1 LC200 : 1 VW Jetta : 101 Passat : 184 Beetle : 3 Polo : 3,486 Vento : 2,403 Phaeton : 8 dr_nishu2011-06-01 15:10:48 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashikawa 2 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Honda seems going southward. Verna figures are so positive. As far as Polo and vento are concerned, i feel they are clearing backlog one by one.Figo,beat,spark stablised with a decent figure but selling less compare to previous months. Personally i feel sad for Honda. Its a good car . They should do something very fast.ashikawa2011-06-01 15:22:47 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vignesh 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 i guess....its official now!!! the cruze is certainly the segment leader!!:Dguess why the honda sales are going down??and indeed ashikawa the sales of the new verna look very promising!@dr any idea on the sales of the premium cars like mercs and beemers?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nfs123 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 But Cruze sales dropped almost by 30%. Honda sales drop is due to Japan issue. Verna is true winner of May Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raj_srini 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 @drnishu - do we have any published stats on the number of manza's sold in May? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Doc 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Petrol prices are making a big hit on all petrol cars including the i10,sales are dropping steadily Crazy Doc2011-06-01 16:27:57 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itssanguine 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Figures of Fiat & Maruti Suzuki: Fiat Linea : 845 Punto : 1298 Palio : 5 Maruti Suzuki: M800 : 2262 Omni : 9333 Alto : 25393 Estilo : 2372 WagonR : 12736 Dzire : 10812 SX4 : 2702 Eeco : 6212 Swift : 12742 A-Star : 1734 Ritz : 6071 Kizashi : 50 Gypsy : 1099 G Vitara : 1 Observations: Interesting to note the steady figures of Fiat Linea & Punto. Despite numerous launches, they are constantly clocking 2000+ marks. This by no means a great figure. But it shows that Fiat has developed a small fan base for its cars. Punto & Linea customers are those who chose heart over head. That's why new launch or rising price have not make any serious dent in their sale figures. Another steady performer is Micra- building a good repo in urbane areas mainly. Beat sale is declining slowly. Diesel launch should lift it up- otherwise petrol Beat may stabilize around 2K mark. Figo figures are good if we take take overall market into consideration. Rising petrol price should help diesel Figo to clock good numbers- may be at the cost of its gas guzzling sibling. Honda with its present set up (barring City) does not have much to write home about. But, Brio may turn the table. After normalization of production, City may again touch 3k mark soon. For Civic, new version is required- present version is overpriced. So is the rest of the stable : Accord, CRV and Jazz. Verna has a spectacular debut but let us wait for 2-3 months to let its figuers to stabilize. With so many variants around, it should easily surpass Vento. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_nishu 198 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 By now i wasn't favouring Honda due to their marketing stratergies in India but after the recent jawdrop in their sales my heart said my mind to say something about them as; IMO, These small-ish sales figures are just like an insult to the Honda's talent & capabilities. Not the customers alone are diverted by diesel options in their rivals, instead its their Overpricing issue which is really galloping their existence here. Their cars are priced at the level(or even more) of corresponding Diesel variants of its rivals & this is really unacceptable for today, especially after the deregulation of petrol prices. Any Price point of mid-way between the corresponding Petrol & Diesel variants of its rivals will make the Honda cars even more desirable than ever before. C'mon Honda come with some newer Enviornment & Pocket friendly technology than to search for the 'Magic lamp' of sales in the Diesel powerplant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSiVipul 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Honda City : 1828 Civic : 190 Accord : 115 Jazz : 170 CRV : 31 I am just !!!!!!!!!!!!! on reading the above figures. Honda cars are simply brilliant,and City not selling in good numbers is really a shocking fact.There are some signs of Verna going to become the new segment leader,even now I am in favour of the City because I drive myself and if not then also the rear seat of the City is more comfy then any other car in the segment. High-tech tractors(Diesels) are hitting the market hard and petrols harder. @Itssanguine: The Fiat cars are having a steady number because their fan following is the one who love to drive,in other words"They buy the car by heart" as you have mentioned.But the way the Fiats drive I think they really deserve double the numbers they are selling right now.I love the T-jet and drive it whenever I get a chance to do ,it has brilliant handling,brilliant body control,brilliant suspension,looks a gem..I don't know why it isn't the market leader although it deserves to be. Are there any news about Fiat launching Punto T-Jet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itssanguine 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 @TSiVipul: You are very right to point out that Fiat Punto & Linea deserves to sell more. But some initial goof up in marketing and quality control has created a susceptible image in the minds of 'Aam Janta'. Only the enthusiast can overcome this issue. Also Fiat petrol engines are not very efficient and astronomical rise in petrol price has not make it easier. As per reports, Fiat has no plans to introduce new engines but face-lift of Punto is on card. Punto with T-Jet would have been the ultimate hot hatch in India! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asethi919 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Wasnt there a part supply issue with Honda after the Earthquake. Maybe that hampered the sales figures. I say this because there was a story a week or two ago about how the part supply has resumed the normal speed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BonFre 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Seems Honda has got into a situation similar to Nokia. The Cell-phone major also resisted newer technologies w.r.t Touch screen interfaces, stuck to a non-developing platform like Symbian. Honda on the other hand failed to see the importance of Diesels. Sometimes success can blind one from the reality! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itssanguine 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 @Bornfree: Your signature is apt for reflecting Honda's present situation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahul1810 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Honda had said last month that supplies will normalise mid July, so nothing can be said till then. However even after that I dont expect sales to be more than 2500-3000 per month. News is trickling in about a mid life facelift with some feature additions in Thailand. Hopefully that will trickle down here. However seeing the nos., I think City is still leading the petrol sedan segment, though huge question is whether the volume is worth leading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itssanguine 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Honda is handicapped by the lack of diesel engine. No second opinion about it. However, its petrol cars are also no longer the default choice for petrolheads: reason being price & lack of feature. Honda should try some cost cutting method in its operation to keep the cost in check. They should treat Toyota as bench mark. Civic should be priced at par with Corolla, Brio with Liva & CR-V with Fortuner. At present, all the non-performing Honda cars are overpriced w.r.t. competition. itssanguine2011-06-02 11:49:04 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MITHRANDIR 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 overpriced by atleast a lakh for the city, i think, if not more for other models Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarabjeet 3 Report post Posted June 2, 2011 Apart from diesel and being over priced. Honda City doesn't give a solid built feel say a Verna or Vento gives. Another area where City could improve is the Dash. Its plastic quality and feel isn't upto the mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asethi919 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2011 I attribute some of the loss in sale to the loss of consumer interest due to this design already being 3 years old now. The mid life face lift should put some life back into the car and the sale numbers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSiVipul 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2011 @Friends: After the quake,Honda is still on a healing track as mentioned by Rahul1810,so why to conclude the game before the arrival of the real player? I agree with Sarabjeet,City may still feel a bit low on solid feel but still tell me how many of us keep one of our hands on the dashboard and other on the steering wheel while driving?Why to ignore that gem under the hood and those comfy and perfectly built seats for what we call plastic quality? Verna or Vento may feel good,but still will you pick them up in front of City if you are in an enthusiastic mood? And yes,even better than the City in all aspects is the Fiat Linea T-jet.Can anyone justify why it isn't selling? I am sure Honda is going to do something for this downfall,and if not then as mentioned by Itssanquine about Bornfree's signature"Honda's experience is going to teach it a harder lesson"(Actually Bornfree's signature made me impress my GF(I have memorized it and use it wherever necessary)....)TSiVipul2011-06-03 10:03:45 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashikawa 2 Report post Posted June 3, 2011 Really i too fell so sad about Honda sales figure. Off topic: My family owned a Honda motorcycle 1986 model, which has original Honda imported engine having Only Honda embossed on it. Unlike after 1987 bikes which has a Hero Honda embossed on engine and made in india. That bike costed my family around 16k. We used it for 14 years and then sold it for 14.5k. The bike was once repainted and completely overhauled including engine at home by my brother and uncle. That's the level of reliablity a company can assure. I could have bought a Honda if they priced Jazz well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites