Top 10 Cars Sold In December 2021: Maruti WagonR Leads The Chart; Tata Nexon Climbs To Fourth Spot

- 8 out of 10 models in the list were Maruti Suzuki models
- The Maruti Suzuki WagonR was the top-selling car in December 2021
- Tata Motors & Hyundai India had only one model on the list
Automotive insights and analytics provider JATO Dynamics India has released the list of top 10 cars sold in the country during December 2021. There were only three carmakers in the last month's top 10 list - Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor India. However, the Indo-Japanese carmaker dominated the pack with eight models while the other two carmakers had a single model on the list. The list includes models like WagonR, Swift, Baleno, Ertiga, Alto, Dzire, Vitara-Brezza and Eeco. Interestingly, the Tata Nexon subcompact SUV is the new entrant in the top 5 list that has edged out Hyundai models like the Creta and the Venue in December 2021. As for Hyundai, the Venue subcompact SUV is the only model that managed to enter the list of top 10 cars sold in the country in December 2021.
undefinedMaruti Suzuki's dominates the top 10 list with 8 models. Nexon is the new entrants in top 5 and has edged out Creta and Venue. The top 10 battle is getting intense. Watch out for our next release.#sales #automotive #automotiveindustry #cars pic.twitter.com/FiYygTKOvs
— JATO Dynamics India (@JATOIndia) January 7, 2022
The Maruti Suzuki WagonR remained the best-selling car last month, which accounted for 19,728 units, against November 2021 with 16,853 units. The Maruti Suzuki Swift has maintained the second spot with 15,661 units sold last month against 14,568 units sold in November 2021. The Baleno, which was at the sixth spot in November 2021, jumped to the third position at 14,458 units. The fourth position was taken by the Tata Nexon with 12,899 units sold in the country last month. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga climbed five steps up to the fifth position at 11,840 units.

The Tata Nexon is the new entrant in the top 5 with 12,899 units sold in the last month
The Maruti Suzuki Alto, which was the third position in November 2021 at 13,812 units, came down to the sixth position in December with the company selling 11,170 units. This time around, even the Maruti Suzuki Dzire managed to breach the top 10 list, jumping up four spots to the seventh position at 10,663 units. However, the Hyundai Venue managed to grab the eighth position at 10,360 units, compared to a month ago when it was not even in the top 10 list. The Maruti Suzuki Eeco van came down two spots to the tenth position at 9,165 units.
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