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INDIA SALES: Top 10 Passenger Vehicles – October 2017 | Maruti’s magnificent seven

With one out of two passenger vehicles sold being a Maruti and the company having a 50 percent share of the market, it’s no surprise that the carmaker rules the best-seller chart.

By Mayank Dhingra

19 Nov 2017

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The Maruti Alto has wrested back its No. 1 position from new upstart and sibling Dzire while the Baleno bustles along at No. 3. The Grand i10 and Wagon R jostle for the next two positions while the Ce

Three years from now, you could be driving an electric car that bears the Maruti Suzuki logo but for now, and the immediate future, the bellwether of the Indian passenger vehicle (PV) industry has no intention of loosening its stranglehold on the PV market.

One out of two PVs sold in India is a Maruti, and it’s been that way for long with the No. 2 player, Hyundai Motor India more than a yawning distance away. At present, Maruti commands 50.12 percent of the PV market share while Hyundai has 16.44 percent, with the rest of the competition in single digits. With ...

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