Sales Figures Reviews

Sales of Yamaha in Asia grow, while Europe remains flat. But Yamaha's sales in the US have fallen, similar to what Harley-Davidson reported sometime back

Here is a quick analysis of the performance of the Indian auto industry for the first six months of 2017.

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is one of the more popular hatchbacks in the country and the sales report for July 2017 echoes the same. The top selling cars list for the previous month are out and the Baleno has recorded its highest ever sales with 19,153 units, a growth of 110 per cent over the same period last year.

In the passenger vehicles category, global sales stood at 66,508 units last month as against 57,796 during the same period in 2016.

Honda WR-V crossover has surpassed Honda Cars India's top-selling model, the Honda City in July 2017 sales. Last month 4,894 units of the Honda WR-V were sold in India compared to the Honda City, which accounted for 4854 units.

Two wheeler sales in July 2017 have been positive for most manufacturers including Hero MotoCorp, Honda, TVS, Suzuki and Royal Enfield. This also marks the stabilisation of the Indian two wheeler sector that has been facing uncertainties due to BS-IV emission norms and GST impact.

With BS-IV upgrades and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) norms changing market dynamics in the past months, the Indian two wheeler industry is showing positive signs of growth once again and July 2017 was a testament to the same.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has emerged as the largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, for the first six months of 2017. The Volkswagen Group and Toyota occupy the second and the third place respectively.