Cars In Demand: Maruti Dzire, Honda Amaze Top Segment Sales In August 2019

• The sub-4m segment witnessed a 6 per cent drop in demand in August 2019.

• The Maruti Suzuki Dzire holds the largest market share at 62 per cent.

• Dzire and Ford Aspire are the only cars to see a positive growth in their MoM figures.

• Honda Amaze still a distant second despite a significant drop in MoM demand.

Even though the automobile industry witnessed a slump in sales in July and August, there were a couple of cars which managed to rake in their usual sales figures such as the Maruti Suzuki Dzire and Ford Aspire.

Let바카라™s see what the figures reveal about the demand for sub-4m sedans in the month of August:

Takeaways

Maruti Dzire: The Dzire continues to be the most popular sub-4m sedan and has a market share of nearly 63 per cent. When comparing the MoM numbers, it is one of the two cars which managed to see a positive growth with over 13,200 units shipped.

Honda Amaze: Honda managed to sell 4,500-odd units of the Amaze, which saw it바카라™s MoM sales drop by 22 per cent. However, it still holds 21 per cent of the market share, making it the second most-sought after sub-compact sedan.

Hyundai Xcent: The Xcent바카라™s demand and sales figures continue to drop. In August, it witnessed a 7 per cent fall in terms of month-on-month growth. Its market share has gone down from 9.23 per cent last year to 6.22 per cent last month.

Tata Tigor: Less than 1,000 units of the Tigor were shipped last month. The MoM sales of the Tata 바카라˜styleback바카라™ dropped by almost 18 per cent.

Ford Aspire: The Aspire, along with the Dzire, is the only car in this segment to witness a positive month-on-month growth in August 2019. Ford managed to sell only 521 units of its sub-compact sedan but continued to hold onto its market share of over 2 per cent.

Volkswagen Ameo: The Ameo has nearly doubled its year-on-year market share. However, in terms of MoM sales, the Volkswagen Ameo witnessed a decline of 23 per cent

Tata Zest: The Zest saw a decline of almost 30.5 percent, making it the worst affected car of the segment in terms of month-on-month sales. Less than 300 units were shipped in August 2019.

Total: Overall, the sub-4m sedan segment saw sales decline by over 6 per cent.

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