Top 10 best selling cars in India - Bursting through the sales charts

Owing to India’s ridiculously growing population and the ever-expanding auto sector, most of the cars launched here crack good sales numbers in absolute terms. However, some cars outshine their competitors by a substantial margin and make it to the top of the sales chart. Here is a list of the top 10 best-selling cars in India. Evidently, the list is dominated by Maruti Suzuki.

Top 10 best selling cars in India in the past 6 months

Please note that the sales numbers stated above reflect the number of units dispatched to dealers and they might vary from the actual number of units sold by dealerships.

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

Maruti Suzuki’s hot-selling MPV, the Ertiga, garnered sales of 1,00,260 units for MSIL over the past 6 months. The Ertiga comes with a 1.5-litre K-Series petrol engine, generating 102hp and 137Nm of torque. There’s an option of a factory-fitted CNG kit too. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga price ranges between Rs 8.84 lakh and Rs 13.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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Maruti Suzuki Wagon R 

Celebrating 25 years of sales in India, the Wagon R has always managed to find a spot on the list of best selling cars for as long as one can recall. Maruti Suzuki sold 99,074 units of the Wagon R over the past 6 months, averaging at around 16,500 units a month. The Maruti Wagon R is priced between Rs 5.65 lakh and Rs 7.47 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Maruti Suzuki Brezza

Maruti Brezza is the second highest-selling car in India, clocking 98,007 units over the past 6 months. The Maruti Suzuki Brezza gets the same engine that is also offered on the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. There’s an option for a factory-fitted CNG kit as well. The Brezza is priced between Rs 8.34 Lakh and Rs 14.14 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Hyundai Creta

Hyundai’s star performer, Hyundai Creta, moves to the third spot in the list of India’s top selling cars. This compact SUV comes with a variety of engine & transmission options — 1.5-litre petrol with 6-speed MT or CVT, 1.5-litre diesel with 6-speed MT and 6-speed AT, 1.5-litre turbo-petrol with 7-speed DCT — and is generously loaded with features, which make it a great package. Hyundai Creta price ranges from Rs 10.99 Lakh to Rs 20.14 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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Tata Punch

The Tata Punch settles to the fourth spot in the list of car sales in the last 6 months. Tata offers a wide range of powertrain options for the Punch — petrol, petrol with CNG, and electric. This makes the Punch appealing to a huge segment of buyers. Moreover, the Tata Punch is affordable, starting at just Rs 6.12 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Its SUV-like stance and 5-star safety rating add to the appeal.

Maruti Suzuki Swift

Maruti Suzuki just gave the Swift a generational update earlier this year. MSIL sold 88,636 units of the Swift over the last 6 months, claiming the sixth spot in the list of best-selling cars in India. The Swift is now powered by a 1.2-litre Z-Series three-cylinder petrol engine, generating 82PS of power and 111.7Nm of torque. Maruti Suzuki Swift price ranges between Rs 6.49 Lakh and Rs 9.59 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Maruti Suzuki Baleno 

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is an all-rounder hatchback, and claims the tenth spot on the list of best-selling cars in India. Maruti Suzuki managed to sell 77,573 units of the Baleno. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno price ranges from Rs 6.66 Lakh to Rs 9.83 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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Mahindra Scorpio

The Scorpio has been Mahindra’s best-selling vehicle consistently over the past few months, selling 81,038 units in the last 6 months itself. This includes the sale of both Mahindra Scorpio Classic as well as Mahindra Scorpio N. What’s interesting is the fact that Mahindra sells more diesel Scorpios than petrol ones. The Scorpio Classic is priced between Rs 13.62 Lakh and Rs 17.42 Lakh, while the Scorpio N price ranges from Rs 13.85 Lakh to Rs 24.54 Lakh. All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi.

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Maruti Suzuki Fronx

The Maruti Suzuki Fronx secures the ninth spot in the list of best selling cars in India, selling 79,239 units over the last 6 months. The Fronx gets five options for the powertrain — a 1.2-litre petrol engine with a 5-speed MT or a 5-speed AMT, a 1.2-litre petrol engine with a factory-fitted CNG kit paired to a 5-speed MT, and a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine paired to either a 5-speed MT or a 6-speed AT. The Maruti Suzuki Fronx price ranges between Rs 7.51 lakh and Rs 12.87 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Tata Nexon

The Tata Nexon makes it to the list of top best-selling cars in India in the last 6 months, clocking 81,285 units. As the popularity of the Maruti Suzuki Dzire faded away, the Nexon climbed back into the best-selling cars list. The Tata Nexon is offered with a range of powertrain options, including EVs, all of which combined result in an impressive sales figure.