The list of top 10 selling cars in May 2018 saw Maruti Suzuki dominating again by featuring seven out of ten models
Maruti Suzuki has continued its auspicious sales run in May 2018 as well by securing YoY sales growth of 24 percent with 54.3 percent market share. Seven out of ten cars in the chart wore Suzuki badge and of them six models covered first six positions. The Alto entry-level hatchback did not manage to steady its ship and lost the top crown to Dzire as the latter registered 24,365 units.
While a total of 21,890 units recorded for Alto last month, it was at a deficit of 2,475 units to the subcompact sedan. The latest Dzire with a heavily updated exterior, trusted engine lineup and improved equipment list has certainly been a huge hit. The Wagon R is another mainstay that sets the cash registers ringing for Maruti Suzuki and was positioned fifth in the fifth month of the year with 15,974 units.
| S. No | Top 10 Selling Cars In May 2018 | Units Sold |
| 1. | Maruti Suzuki Dzire | 24,365 |
| 2. | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 21,890 |
| 3. | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 19,398 |
| 4. | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 19,208 |
| 5. | Maruti Suzuki WagonR | 15,974 |
| 6. | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 15,629 |
| 7. | Hyundai Creta | 11,004 |
| 8. | Hyundai Grand i10 | 10,939 |
| 9. | Hyundai Elite i20 | 10,664 |
| 10. | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 10,160 |
The Wagon R ended up behind Baleno and Swift. The premium hatchback, at third, endured 16,254 unit sales as it continues to get the better of segment founder Hyundai Elite i20. Last month also marked over 4 lakh cumulative sales for the Baleno in the domestic market. The Elite i20, having received a facelift earlier this year, could only manage ninth with 10,664 total deliveries in May 2018.
The latest generation Swift, positioned fourth with 19,208 examples sold, sees its bookings surge to a new level. The two popular models responsible for major sales number in India are the Grand i10 and the Elite i20. Standing almost in line with the Euro-spec i10, the Grand received a facelift at the beginning of last year and is doing pretty well.
At the end of May 2018, the Swift rival recorded 10,939 units to finish eighth behind the highly successful Creta compact SUV with 11,004 examples retailed. The positive sales trend of SUVs was approved by Hyundai Creta as well as the sixth place finisher Maruti Vitara Brezza that leads the segment as a whole.
Other subcompact SUVs such as Tata Nexon and Ford EcoSport are maintaining consistent sales figures as well. Celerio wraps up the chart in tenth position with 10,160 units courtesy of the demands for AMT.