Ford, Nissan and Skoda sales grew in March 2012

As we reported that Indian automobile industry is coming in good sales level in year 2012 after showing a good rise in car sale in the month of March 2012. Along with country's big car makers, fastest growing car have also reported overwhelming sales in this month. Ford, Nissan and Skoda are cheering the highest sales mark of their cars in India in March this year. Here's a consolidated car sales report of these fastest growing car makers over March 2012.

Ford India, in March this year sold over 12,000 cars including domestic sales and export. Export of the company grew by 74 percent in the first of this year at 7,163 cars when compared to 4,106 cars sold in same period of last year. Ford Figo premium hatchback and Ford Fiesta mid-sized sedan pushed back the sales mark of the company. Now Ford will launch already hit compact SUV Ford Ecosport in India.


Meanwhile, another fastest growing car maker, Nissan India reports its highest ever monthly sales in March 2012. The company reported a sales growth of 180 per cent with a record sell 5880 units in March this year over the March 2011 figures of 2,101 units. The Japanese auto major sold over 4,153 units of all new Nissan Sunny in March this year while 1,680 units of flagship premium hatchback Nissan Micra's sold. Other popular models such as the Nissan Teana, X-Trail SUV and the 370z sports have also reported positive sales.

Czech car maker Skoda Auto reported a growth of 50 per cent this year. The company's sales were driven by its newly launched sedan Skoda Rapid. The company reported that year 2011 was the most successful year its corporate history. It sold over 879,200 units of Skoda cars in India in year 2011 which is more 50 per cone than compare to whole sales of year 2010. The company has increased the Rapid's production capacity to 3000 units in March this from 2,000 units in February this year.

New Sedan car launches in India in 2011

Along small car models, the craze for sedan car buying had also grown and Indian car maker offered innovative sedan car models to the customers. And all these newly Sedan car launches in India in 2011 were well admired by auto experts and enthusiasts. New sedan car models which had been offered to the Indian buyers are Hyundai Verna, Ford Fiesta, Skoda Rapid, Nissan Sunny, New Honda City etc. Currently, all these new Sedan car models doing well in their segment and accomplishing remarkable response from customers.

Hyundai Verna:

Along with small car segment, Hyundai Motors India Limited had also prepare well in the sedan car segment and launched C+ segment global sedan Hyundai Verna in the price range of Rs. 6.99 lakh to Rs. 10.89 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi. Hyundai Verna is available in both petrol diesel engine models which are breaking the market share of same segment popular rivals.

Ford Fiesta:

Ford India, had also launched its new global sedan Ford Fiesta in the Indian domestic market which was very well admired due to amazing performance and impressive fuel economy. It is being offered in both petrol and diesel models which are available in the price bracket of Rs.8.23 lakh to Rs. 10.42 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi.

Skoda Rapid:

Skoda Rapid was the new entered c segment sedan car model in the Indian auto market from the stable of Czech auto major Skoda. The sedan is well known for mileage and great performance along with eye-catchy body design. Skoda Rapid price for both petrol and diesel models is in the bracket of Rs. 6.75 lakh to Rs. 9.19 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi.

Nissan Sunny:

Nissan Motors, the leading Japanese auto major had also offered the new C segment sedan, Nissan Sunny to the Indian customers in the price range of Rs. 5.78 lakh to Rs. 8.78 lakh at ex-showroom Delhi. It is available in both petrol and diesel models which are great fuel efficient and performer in the segment.

New Honda City:

The much anticipated New Honda City had also been launched in the year 2011 which is more premier than old model and had been offered in unbelievable price range. The company launched the standard variant of popular sedan at Rs. 6.99 lakh while the top-end variant is available at Rs. 10.22 lakh.

Beside these popular new sedan car launches in India in 2011, another offered new sedan car models are New Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Vento Breeze, Skoda Laura RS and so forth.

Production of Skoda Rapid come into beign!

Skoda Rapid, the next-in-order creation of Skoda Auto whose workings are been carrying as the subsidized company of Volkswagen Group. And to make its development confirmed, company’s engineers have started its manufacturing proceedings. To facilitate this, the availability of required resources is been arranged at the Skoda’s Chakan production plant. Geographically, it’s been near to Pune, India. As per business stretch, Rapid becomes the company’s first ever indigenous sedan that is been designed specifically keeping in mind the requirements of actual Indian customers.

Regarding this, Mr. John Chacko, the president and managing director of Volkswagen Indian, has stated that Skoda Fabia is been serving its quality performance to customers as company’s very first product whose production has been managed at the same production plant. He also said that everyone in the house of Skoda is excited to roll-out the Skoda Rapid over here. It’ll have both of the demanded fuel options i.e. diesel and petrol as they don’t want to leave even a single concern of good growth in swiftly spreading Indian auto industry. And the production process of Rapid Petrol and Rapid Diesel is coming under the 2018 growth strategy of Skoda India. According to this, the goals are been fixed over the figures of about 1.5 million units.

Toyota Etios, Maruti Swift Dzire, Mahindra Verito, and Hyundai Accent will soon become its tough challengers which are already been having their good shares in market demands. The competition has grown to tougher day by day in this segment as this entry-level sedan segment is been having the engagements of achievers. To make the investors aware of advancing good growth in this segment Dr. H.C. Winfried Vahland has said that India, China and Russia are one of the most emerging nations and are on top in the priority list for further development. Presently, he is serving his concerned workings as the Chairman of the Board of Management.

He also made listeners enlightened about the emergence of Skoda Auto in European market. Over there, he mentioned that about 60% of sales of Skoda is all because of great responses from Europe and soon the company will achieved the set target of global sales of 1.5 million cars by the end of the year 2018. So, to spread out the popularity of Skoda’s vehicles into Indian auto market its experts are actively working over the extent of expansion. To make the most of the challenges they have fixed the Rapid price as most competitive one. It’s been expecting that it’ll have the price bracket of Rs. 5.5 lakh to Rs. 7 lakh.