INDIA SALES ANALYSIS: JANUARY 2015

After the government decided not to continue the excise sops offered in the 2014 interim Budget, there were fears that sales in January would be lacklustre. However, going by the numbers that individual companies have put out, sales have not been too bad.

Maruti Suzuki India led the January tally with close to a 10 percent increase in sales. While Hyundai recorded a modest 4 percent, M&M saw a dip of 5 percent. Honda Cars India said it recorded its best ever sales in the fiscal, combining export numbers with domestic. The City and Amaze led the Honda charge ...