The country’s leading automaker Tata Motors has decided to rapidly change the scenario of the domestic market. While the passenger car segment was dominated by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai till now, Tata Motors seems to be fast infiltrating the sales charts. There is no doubt that the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment is fast becoming popular and till now there was a demand for cars from Maruti and Hyundai in this segment, but in the month of January, Tata Nexon has outdone everyone.
If we look at the sales figures, in the month of January, Tata Nexon has become the best-selling SUV in the country. A total of 13,816 units of this SUV have been sold, which is 67.9% more than just 8,225 units in the same month last year. On the other hand, Kia Seltos has occupied the second position, and during this time the company has sold a total of 11,483 units, which is 16.3% more than 9,869 units in the same month last year.
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Hyundai’s cheapest compact SUV Venue has become the third best-selling SUV in the month of this January. Although there has been a slight decline of 3.4% in its sales compared to the month of January last year, despite this, a total of 11,377 units of this SUV were sold. Another affordable SUV from Tata Motors, Tata Punch has also been included in the list of top 5, which was recently launched in the domestic market. A total of 10,027 units of Tata Punch were sold and with this it is the fourth best-selling SUV.
Hyundai Creta has occupied the fifth position, the company has sold a total of 9,869 units of this SUV, which is 19.6% less than 12,284 units in January last year. Maruti’s famous compact SUV Brezza is at the sixth position, and it got only 9,576 buyers.
Why people are liking the new Tata Nexon:
Tata Nexon is available in the market with two engine options. In one of its variants, the company has used 1.2-litre turbo petrol and 1.5-litre turbo diesel engines. Talking about mileage, this SUV is capable of giving mileage of up to 17 kmpl and 21.5 kmpl in petrol and diesel respectively.
It is reported that the company is preparing to launch its hybrid version in the market. The hybrid version could help the Nexon meet the upcoming CAFE and BSVI emission norms. This new technology will also help in improving the mileage of the car. Due to the recent rise in the price of petrol and diesel, the attention of automakers has increasingly turned towards manufacturing better mileage cars. At present, the price of this SUV is between Rs 7.39 lakh to Rs 13.34 lakh.