Best-Selling Premium Hatchbacks In India For November 2020: Maruti Suzuki Baleno Continues To Lead The Segment

Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 11:23 [IST]

The premium hatchback segment offers a number of popular offerings in the Indian market. The segment is led by the Maruti Suzuki Baleno, which is also the second best-selling car in the country, for the month of November 2020.

Best-Selling Premium Hatchbacks In India For November 2020: Tata Altroz Overtakes Toyota Glanza As Maruti Baleno Continues To Maintain Lead

The premium hatchback segment in India during November 2020 registered a total of 38,553 units of sales, which is a 15 per cent growth compared to the same month last year, with 33,481 units.

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno dominates the segment, bringing in the highest volume of 17,872 units last month. However, in a yearly comparison, sales of the Baleno have dropped marginally from 18,047 units in November 2019.

Behind the Maruti Baleno is the Hyundai i20 in second place. Hyundai introduced the new-generation i20 premium hatchback in the Indian market last month, which has received an overwhelming response.

During the month of November 2020, the i20 hatchback registered 9,096 units of sales; a drop of 13 per cent from 10,446 units during the same month last year. However, we expect these numbers to significantly improve in the coming months.

Taking third position on the list is the Tata Altroz. The premium hatchback offering from Tata Motors registered 6,260 units of sales. The Tata Altroz has been slowly gaining momentum in the segment, especially with its impressive Global NCAP safety ratings, where it secured 5-stars.

Rank	Model	Nov'20	Nov'19	Growth (%)
1	Maruti Baleno	17,872	18,047	-1
2	Hyundai i20	9,096	10,446	-13
3	Tata Altroz	6,260	0	-
4	Toyota Glanza	2,428	2,313	5
5	Ford Freestyle	1,134	632	79
6	Volkswagen Polo	1,130	1,702	-34
7	Honda Jazz	633	341	86

Source: Autopunditz.com

The Tata Altroz overtook the sales of the Toyota Glanza premium hatchback. The Toyota Glanza, which is essentially a rebadged version of the Maruti Baleno registered 2,428 units of sales last month. This is still a 5 per cent growth in its yearly sales from November 2019, which stood at 2,313 units.

The Ford Freestyle registered a surprising growth of a massive 79 per cent in November 2020. The Ford Freestyle's sale which stood at 632 units in November 2019, improved massively to register 1,134 units last month.

The Volkswagen Polo and the Honda Jazz completed the final positions on the list. The Volkswagen Polo registered a 34 per cent decline with 1,130 units of sales, while the Honda Jazz recorded 664 units of sales, both in the month of November 2020.

Thoughts On The Best-Selling Premium Hatchback In India For November 2020

The premium hatchback segment in the Indian market witnessed a relatively positive growth in the previous month. With the introduction of the new Hyundai i20, we expect the numbers to grow even further in the coming months as well.