Maruti, Hyundai rule passenger vehicle sales in June

Maruti's Alto retained the top position in June with 14,856 units, as against 15,750 units in June last year.

India’s top two carmakers Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor India dominated the Indian passenger vehicle sales segment last month with their models occupying all the slots in the top ten list.

While car market leader Maruti has seven of its models in the list, rival Hyundai Motor India has three of its models in the top ten selling list of last month.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor's Innova and Renault Kwid which were there in the June 2016 list have failed to find place in this year's top ten list.

According to the latest data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Maruti's Alto retained the top position in June with 14,856 units, as against 15,750 units in June last year.

Hyundai's compact car Grand i10 stood at second position with 12,317 units. It was at third position in June 2016, with 12,678 unit sales.

Maruti's compact sedan Dzire occupied the third position with sale of 12,050 units as compared with 15,560 units in June last year.

The car market leader's compact hatchback Wagon R stood at fourth position with sale of 10,668 units during the last month.

Hyundai's Elite i20 stood at fifth position last month with 10,609 units. The company had sold 8,990 units of the vehicle in the same period last year.

Maruti's Swift retained sixth position with 9,902 units in June. It had sold 9,033 units in the same month of the last year.

The carmaker's premium hatchback Baleno stood at seventh position with sale of 9,057 units last month, while compact SUV Vitara Brezza with sale of 8,293 units took eighth position in June.

Hyundai's Creta retained ninth position with sale of 6,436 units in June. It sold 7,700 units in the same month last year.

Maruti's hatchback Celerio stood at tenth place with sale of 6,375 units.