Maruti Suzuki exported 4204 units of Baleno and Alto in June

The list of top 10 exported passenger vehicles, announced by SIAM, there are no Indian carmaker’s products placed in the first five positions of the corresponding list in June 2016. In the last month, Maruti Suzuki exported 1,989 units of the Alto cars from India and positioned 10^th place in the list. Being a small car, the Alto model has seen a major drop in the last month, compared to the year-ago period (June 2015). Besides, the Alto small car has been achieved top one position with the exports of 6,420units.

The Indian carmaker launched the first model, Baleno in the premium hatchback segment. It has made in India for the global market and already exported to the global markets like New Zealand, Australia and the USA. The Indo-Japanese company exported 2,215 units of Baleno petrol versions to the global markets. The Baleno has more demand not only in the global market, but also in the domestic market so that it receives a limited waiting period.

The first three positions in the list of top 10 exported cars are highlighted by the Micra, Ford EcoSport and Volkswagen Vento. The reports indicated that the EcoSport exports increased to 6,253 units in the last month from 2,690 units in the same period of the previous year with the introduction of the modified versions.

                                     

Hyundai, the largest car exporter in India, occupies 4^th, 5^th and 7^th positions with the Creta, Grand i10 and Xcent models respectively. Hyundai has already stopped the production as well as exports of its mid-sized sedan, Accent, which has received the 2^nd position with 3,631 units in the list of top 10 export cars in June 2015. Consequently, it has missed from the list. The Grand i10 exports were increased to 4,281 units from 3,276 units along with the Xcent.

Top 10 Exported Passenger Cars from India:

Model	June 2015	Rank	Model	June 2016
Maruti Suzuki Alto	6420	1	Nissan Micra	6807
Hyundai Accent	3631	2	Ford Ecosport	6253
Hyundai i10	3602	3	Volkswagen Vento	5776
Hyundai Grand i10	3276	4	Hyundai Creta	5602
Ford Ecosport	2690	5	Hyundai Grand i10	4281
Nissan Sunny	1979	6	Ford Figo	3417
Hyundai Elite i20	1908	7	Hyundai Xcent	2502
Volkswagen Polo	1778	8	Chevrolet Beat	2834
Maruti Suzuki Celerio	1776	9	Maruti Suzuki Baleno	2215
Hyundai Xcent	1733	10	Maruti Suzuki Alto	1989

Source: Automotive