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India has seen an exponential growth in the auto industry in the past decade or so.
Let's take a look at 30 top selling cars in India in January.
Maruti Alto
Sales volume: 32,965
Maruti Alto is the Indian-built version of the fifth generation Alto, manufactured by Maruti Suzuki. It was launched in the local market on September 27, 2000.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Swift
Sales volume: 18,756
Swift is a subcompact car produced by Suzuki in Japan since 2000. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been applied to the Suzuki Cultus in export markets such as Australasia, Europe, India and North America.
30 top selling cars in January
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Wagon R
Sales volume: 14,888
Wagon R is a kei car first introduced in Japan in 1993, and is still in production by Suzuki. The R stands for Recreation.
It is one of the first cars to use the "tall wagon or tall boy" design in which the car is designed to be unusually tall with a short bonnet and almost vertical hatchback and sides in order to maximise cabin space while staying within the kei car dimension restrictions.
30 top selling cars in January
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Tata Indica Vista
Sales volume: 11,534
Indica Vista was unveiled at the ninth Auto Expo in New Delhi. The Indica Vista is not a facelift of the Indica. It is built on a completely new platform and shares nothing with the existing Indica.
30 top selling cars in January
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Hyundai i10
Sales volume: 10,744
Hyundai i10 is a 5-door hatchback subcompact produced by the Hyundai Motor Company. It was launched in October 2007, replacing the Hyundai Atos in some markets.
30 top selling cars in January
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Mahindra Bolero
Sales volume: 9,338
Mahindra Bolero is a basic utility vehicle that is well-suited to Indian conditions. Even though it is based on a decades old platform, its high ground clearance makes it easier to drive on rural Indian roads.
30 top selling cars in January
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Tata Indigo Manza
Sales volume: 9,272
Tata Motors launched the Indigo Manza on 14 October 2009. The variant is based on the Tata X1 platform which was displayed by Tata Motors in its prototype form called Elegante Concept during the 2007 Geneva Motor Show.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Suzuki Dzire
Sales volume: 8,637
Maruti launched the second generation of its sedan Maruti Swift Dzire on February 1, 2012, in India.
30 top selling cars in January
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Tata Nano
Sales volume: 7,723
Tata Nano is a city car manufactured by Tata Motors. One of the smallest as well as lowest powered (624cc) cars in the world, it was designed to be the cheapest car in India aimed mainly at the lowest price segment in the Indian domestic market.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Omni
Sales volume: 7,668
Maruti Omni is a microvan manufactured by Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki. The first version of Maruti Omni had 796cc engine, same as the Maruti 800.
30 top selling cars in January
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Ford Figo
Sales volume: 7,508
Ford Figo is a subcompact automobile manufactured by Ford India Private Limited in Chennai, India. It is based on the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta hatchback to be sold in developing countries and it went on sale on March 10, 2010.
30 top selling cars in January
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Hyundai Eon
Sales volume: 7,344
Hyundai Eon is a five-door hatchback subcompact produced by Hyundai Motor Company.
30 top selling cars in January
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Toyota Innova
Sales volume: 6,794
Unlike some of the Innova's competition, such as the Tata Sumo Grande, Chevrolet Tavera or the Mahindra Xylo, but like the newly launched Tata Aria, the Innova looks more like a minivan - in fact, its styling can be said to be similar to Toyota's other MPV offerings.
30 top selling cars in January
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Hyundai i20
Sales volume: 6,068
Hyundai i20 is a supermini/subcompact car, which made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2008 and went on sale in December 2008 in India to fit between the i10 and i30.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Ritz
Sales volume: 5,212
Maruti Suzuki released the Splash in India as Maruti Suzuki Ritz.
30 top selling cars in January
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Toyota Etios
Sales volume: 4,844
Toyota Etios is a line of four-door sedan and hatchback cars produced by Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota exclusively for the Indian Automotive market since 2010.
30 top selling cars in January
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Hyundai Santro
Sales volume: 4,826
Hyundai entered the Indian market in 1997 with the Atos, marketed under the name Santro. Produced at Hyundai's factory in Chennai, its primary competitor at the time was the popular Maruti Suzuki Zen.
30 top selling cars in January
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30 top selling cars in January
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Chevrolet Beat
Sales volume: 4,416
Chevrolet Beat was unveiled at the 2007 New York International Auto Show alongside two other concept vehicles, the Trax and the Groove.
The Beat is a front-drive, three-door hatchback concept, derived from the Daewoo Kalos.
30 top selling cars in January
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Hyundai Verna
Sales volume: 4,311
In May 2011, Hyundai launched the Verna in India with four engine options including 1.4 litre petrol and diesel engines as well as 1.6 litre petrol and diesel engines.
30 top selling cars in January
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Tata Sumo
Sales volume: 3,453
Tata Sumo is a multi-utility vehicle produced by India's largest automotive company Tata Motors. The vehicle was launched in 1994 and was one of the first passenger vehicles designed in India.
30 top selling cars in January
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Volkswagen Polo
Sales volume: 3,259
Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car (subcompact) manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupe and estate variants.
30 top selling cars in January
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Nissan Sunny
Sales volume: 3,218
The new Sunny Diesel sedan offers one of the best in class fuel efficiency and targets the fast growing demand for diesel cars in the Indian market.
30 top selling cars in January
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Mahindra XUV 500
Sales volume: 2,286
Mahindra XUV 500 is a new SUV produced by the Indian automobile company Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and was launched in September 2011.
30 top selling cars in January
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Volkswagen Vento
Sales volume: 2,143
Volkswagen Vento is a sedan car that is being manufactured by the European manufacturer Volkswagen since 2010. It is essentially a Polo with a boot, and has been developed especially for the Indian mid-level sedan segment.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti 800
Sales volume: 2,114
Maruti 800 is a city car manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India. It is a rebadged version of an old model of the Suzuki Alto. Over 2.5 million Maruti 800s have been sold since its launch in 1983.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Suzuki A-Star
Sales volume: 2,069
It was launched in December 2008 by the Indo-Japanese auto maker Maruti Suzuki. The car is manufactured exclusively in Haryana, India, and is exported worldwide.
30 top selling cars in January
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Maruti Suzuki SX4
Sales volume: 1,939
Suzuki SX4 is a compact car developed by Japanese automaker Suzuki and sold by Suzuki (as the SX4) and by Fiat (as the Sedici) and produced since 2006.
30 top selling cars in January
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Mahindra Xylo
Sales volume: 1,939
The Mahindra Xylo is a multi-utility vehicle designed and manufactured by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. The Xylo was launched on January 13, 2009, at Nashik.
30 top selling cars in January
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Nissan Micra
Sales volume: 1,853
Nissan Micra, known in Latin America and in most of Asia as the Nissan March, and in North America as the Nissan Versa, is a supermini produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan since 1982.
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