The country’s largest automaker Maruti Suzuki has been the biggest seller of vehicles in the year 2021 as always. While the company’s tallby hatchback WagonR has emerged as the best-selling passenger car in India in 2021, it is no surprise that the WagonR has been gracing customers in the Indian market for years.
Motor1 recently reported on WagonR sales data by JATO Dynamics, which lists the most popular car models in various countries across the world. According to the report, 183,851 units of WagonR have been sold in India in 2021, a sales figure that is much higher than the number of units sold for the most popular models in other countries. That is, it would not be wrong to say that while SUVs are being loved by people across the world, hatchbacks and compact vehicles still rule the Indian automotive space.
Hatchback in demand in these countries
The popularity of hatchbacks and compact vehicles is also seen in various European countries. According to the data revealed, Peugeot 208 in France, Volkswagen Golf in Germany and Fiat Panda in Italy were the best-selling vehicles in all these countries in 2021. But the sales figures, apparently, didn’t even come close to the number of WagonR units sold in India.
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According to the report, Americans continue to buy pick-up trucks, Ford was the F-Series power player in 2021 and sold over 720,000 units in the US in 2021 alone. The Ram Pick-Up stood at the second position with sales of 569,000 units. While Chevrolet Silverado was in third place in terms of sales.
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