Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Kia Sonet Just Misses Out On Top-10 List

The list of best-selling cars in India for the month of September 2020 has been released. As seen from the list, the Maruti Suzuki Swift continues to lead, registering the highest sales figures for the second month in a row. The popular entry-level hatchback, the Maruti Suzuki Alto has been moved to third position, with the premium Baleno occupying the second place.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The Maruti Suzuki Swift has occupied the top-slot for the second month in a row. The third-generation Swift hatchback registered 22,643 units of sales in the month of September 2020, which is a massive 75% growth compared to its 12,934 units of sales during the same month last year.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

Following the Swift is the brand's premium hatchback offering, the Suzuki Baleno. Sold exclusively through the brand's NEXA dealerships, the Baleno hatchback has registered 19,433 units of sales in the previous month. This is a 70% improvement in sales, compared to September 2019 when it sold 11,420 units.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The popular entry-level hatchback, the Maruti Suzuki Alto comes in third position. The Alto hatchback registered a 21% growth in its yearly sales registering 18,246 units in the previous month, compared to 15,079 units in September 2019.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The Maruti Suzuki WagonR sits just below the top-3 in fourth position. The tall-boy hatchback registered a yearly sales growth of 50% in the month of September with 17,581 units of sales. The hatchback during the same month last year, recorded 11,757 units.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The top-5 selling cars list was completed by the Maruti Suzuki Dzire. The compact-sedan from the carmaker registered 13,988 units of sales in September 2020, which is a decline of 11% compared to last year when it recorded a slightly higher 15,662 units of sales.

Rank Model Sep-20 Sep-19 Growth (%)
1 Maruti Swift 22,643 12,934 75
2 Maruti Baleno 19,433 11,420 70
3 Maruti Alto 18,246 15,079 21
4 Maruti WagonR 17,581 11,757 50
5 Maruti Dzire 13,988 15,662 -11
6 Hyundai Creta 12,325 6,641 86
7 Maruti Eeco 11,220 9,949 13
8 Hyundai Grand i10 10,385 9,358 11
9 Maruti Ertiga 9,982 6,248 59
10 Hyundai Elite i20 9,852 10,141 -3
11 Kia Sonet 9,266 - -
12 Maruti Vitara Brezza 9,153 10,362 -12
13 Kia Seltos 9,079 7,754 17
14 Maruti S-Presso 9,000 5,006 80
15 Hyundai Venue 8,469 7,942 7
16 Maruti Celerio 7,250 4,140 75
17 Tata Tiago 6,080 3,068 98
18 Tata Nexon 6,007 2,842 111
19 Tata Altroz 5,952 - -
20 Mahindra Bolero 5,797 4,179 39
21 Honda Amaze 5,416 4,823 12
22 Renault Kwid 4,513 2,995 51
23 Renault Triber 4,159 4,710 -12
24 Toyota Innova Crysta 4,087 4,225 -3
25 Hyundai Xcent/Aura 3,882 1,164 234

Table Courtesy: Autopunditz.com

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

Breaking the Maruti Suzuki dominance in the top-10 list is the Hyundai Creta which occupies the sixth position on the list. The best-selling SUV in the Indian market, the Creta registered 12,325 units of sales in the previous month; this is a growth of 86% compared to September 2019 when the SUV recorded just a little over 6,600 units of sales.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The Maruti Suzuki Eeco and the Ertiga MPV are also in the top-10 and occupy seventh and ninth position, respectively. The two Maruti Suzuki Eeco which sold 11,220 units and the Ertiga which registered 9,982 units are separated by the Hyundai i10 Grand in eighth place with 10,385 units.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

The Hyundai i20 Elite completes the top-10 list with sales of 9,852 units in the previous month. This is a slight decline of 3% compared to its September 2019 sales of 10,141 units. The Kia Sonet which was launched last month, has managed to register 9,266 units of sales, just missing out on the top-10 list.

Best-Selling Cars In India For September 2020: Maruti Suzuki Swift, Baleno & Alto Top-Ranked Models Yet Again

Thoughts On The Top-10 Selling Cars In India For September 2020

While Maruti Suzuki continues to dominate the sales rankings month-on-month, Hyundai and Kia are seem to be the only other brand's offering some sort of competition. With Kia Sonet registering over 9,000 units of sales in just 12 days, it will be interesting to see how it fares over the entire month of October.

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Article Published On: Monday, October 5, 2020, 11:40 [IST]
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