These are India's 10 top-selling cars today

The festive season has injected new thrust to the sagging auto industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sales figures have been zooming ahead and new players like the Kia Sonet are making their presence felt in the car market. Let's take a look at India's 10 top-selling cars today.

Maruti Suzuki's premium hatchback Swift holds the number one position. Maruti sold 24,859 units of Swift, recording a growth of more than 28% compared to October last year. 

PRICE: Rs 5.19 lakh onwards

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno sits comfortably at the second position on the list. Maruti sold 21,971 units of the Baleno premium hatchback in October 2020 via the brand's NEXA dealerships, which again is a month-on-month improvement from September when it sold a over 19,000 units.

PRICE: Rs 5.7 lakh onwards
 

The Maruti Suzuki WagonR replaced the Alto to take the third position on the list for October 2020. Maruti sold 18,703 units of the new WagonR.

PRICE: Rs 4.5 lakh onwards
 

Maruti's entry-level hatchback, Alto saw a dip in its sales with 17,850 units being sold across the country. Among the top four, only the Alto saw a marginal drop of about 2 per cent in month-on-month sales figure.

PRICE: Rs 2.99 lakh onwards

Suzuki Dzire occupies the fifth spot in the rankings, but continues to be the best-selling compact-sedan in the country, with 17,675 units of sales. Dzire underwent a minor facelift earlier this year, and the company offered attractive benefits on the car to boost sales.

 

PRICE: Rs 5.89 lakh onwards

 

Hyundai's Creta occupies the sixth position in the list. The all-new mid-size SUV was launched in India earlier this year. With over 14,023 cars sold in October, the Creta continues to be ranked the best-selling SUV in the country. 

 

Price: Rs 9.82 lakh onwards

At number 7 is another Hyundai offering, the Grand i10 Nios. The premium hatchback also notched up a 14,000 monthly sales figure in October.

PRICE: Rs 5.12 lakh onwards

Eighth in the top 10 list is the Maruti Suzuki Eeco, which recorded 13,309 units of sales. According to media reports, Eeco dropped one place below the Hyundai Grand i10 despite an 18 per cent jump in monthly sales since September.

 

PRICE: Rs 3.9 lakh onwards

On number nine is the Maruti Vitara Brezza, which  registered 12,087 units for the month of October. Maruti Suzuki's sub-4-metre SUV is also one of the best-selling vehicles in its segment.

PRICE: Rs 7.34 lakh onwards

Capping off the list of top 10 cars in India is the Kia Sonnet, which seems to have gotten off to a flying start. The Kia Sonet has registered 11,721 units of sales in the month of October 2020. After recording 9,266 unit sales in the month of launch, Sonet has crossed five figure sales mark only in its second month. 

PRICE: 6.72 Lakh onwards