India's leading car-making brand Maruti Suzuki gained a solid footing in the domestic market with the 800 hatchback launched way back in the 80's. Gradually, as 800 slowly got phased out, the newer sibbling Alto took charge. Since its launch, Alto has indeed earned the title of being the world's largest selling small car for nine times in a row, with the most recent one being 'largest-selling small car in the world in 2014'. The India's favorite budget hatchback has indeed outwitted global hots-sellers like Volkswagen Golf in Germany and Daihatsu Tanto, Toyota Aqua and Honda Fit in Japan by a huge margin.
Speaking in terms of numbers, Maruti Suzuki Alto reported a total sales of about 264,544 units in India last year, thereby placing it in the top spot as against a total sales of about 255,044 units for Golf in Germany. In Japan, popular cars like Tanto reported about 234,456 units, Aqua’s reported 233,209 units and Fit noted 202,838 unit sales. India's Maruti Suzuki Alto even though witnessed a dip in sales of about -0.46%, it still managed to stay on top due to enormous margin over the rest. The year ahead also indeed looks positive for the carmaker in the country.
