Maruti Ciaz catches up with Honda City in India
The Ciaz, which was launched in October 2014, has not only managed to carve its own space in a segment which was completely dominated by the City earlier, but is now also surpassing the City in terms of sales.
Honda’s fourth-generation City, which was launched in January 2014, recently crossed sales of 200,000 units in India. For many years now, the City has been by far the easiest, most practical choice for the Indian midsize sedan buyer, and thus the market leader as well.
However, even as the latest iteration of the Japanese sedan is touted as the best yet, domestic sales for the car have been slowing down of late due to stiff competition from a rival from the Maruti Suzuki stable.
The Ciaz, which was launched in October 2014, has not only managed to carve ...
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