The Maruti Suzuki Alto currently has 78.33 per cent of the market share in its segment.
Renault Kwid, at a distant second position, also saw a slight increase in MoM demand, but its popularity has dropped compared to Dec 2017.
Hyundai sold zero units of the Eon in December; future of the model might be uncertain.
The entry-level hatchback space saw a significant increase (26.42 per cent) in demand and sales over December after a decline the month before. The segment continues to be dominated by the Maruti Suzuki Alto which accounted for over 78 per cent of all entry-level hatchback sales in December. At the same time, it appears that the Hyundai Eon has no demand or perhaps no supply as not even a single unit was sold in December. However, there’s no official statement from Hyundai about discontinuing the Eon yet. As a result, the Alto is now only rivalled by the Renault Kwid and the Datsun redi-GO.
Here’s how each car in the entry-level hatchback segment performed on the sales chart in December:
