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.

1. Tata Punch

Tata Punch has secured the title of the highest selling car in India over 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.

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2. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R 

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, 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 98,103 units of the Wagon R over the past 6 months, averaging at 16,350 units a month. The Maruti Wagon R is priced between Rs 5.54 Lakh and Rs 7.20 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

3. Hyundai Creta

Hyundai’s star performer, Hyundai Creta, reserves 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).

4. Maruti Suzuki Brezza

Maruti Suzuki’s Creta-rival Maruti Brezza is the fourth highest-selling car in India, clocking 89,526 units over the past 6 months. The Maruti Suzuki Brezza 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 Brezza is priced between Rs 8.34 Lakh and Rs 14.14 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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5. Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

Maruti Suzuki’s hot-selling MPV, the Ertiga, garnered sales of 89,447 units for MSIL over the past 6 months. The Ertiga gets the same engine that is also offered on the Maruti Suzuki Brezza. There’s an option for a factory-fitted CNG kit as well. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga price ranges between Rs 8.69 Lakh and Rs 13.03 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

6. Maruti Suzuki Dzire

The fact that the Maruti Suzuki Dzire is the only sedan to make it to this list is quite disheartening. Nevertheless, Maruti Suzuki managed to sell 88,685 units of the Dzire in the past six months. Following the debut of the fourth-generation Suzuki Swift, the Dzire is also awaiting a generational update later this year. Prices for the Maruti Dzire start at Rs 6.56 Lakh and go up to Rs 9.33 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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7. Maruti Suzuki Swift

Maruti Suzuki just gave the Swift a generational update earlier this year. MSIL sold 85,656 units of the Swift over the last 6 months, making it to our list of best-selling cars in India. The Swift is now powered by a 1.2-litre Z-Series three-cylinder petrol engine, generating 80hp 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).

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8. Maruti Suzuki Baleno 

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is an all-rounder hatchback, and claims the eighth spot on the list of best-selling cars in India. Maruti Suzuki managed to sell 84,200 units of the Baleno, while Toyota could only sell 26,754 units of the Glanza — a badge-engineered version of the Baleno — during the same period. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno price ranges from Rs 6.66 Lakh to Rs 9.83 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

9. Mahindra Scorpio

The Scorpio has been Mahindra’s best-selling vehicle consistently over the past few months, selling 83,270 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.

10. Tata Nexon

The only other Tata to make it to this list, the Tata Nexon is also offered with a wide variety of powertrain options. It gets options for a petrol engine, diesel engine, and electric powertrain, with a CNG unit launching soon. ICE versions of the Tata Nexon start at Rs 7.99 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), while the Nexon EV starts at Rs 14.49 Lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

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