A heavily protected market means a few brands sell most of the vehicles. Is the protection really necessary when it is well established and successful, selling cars built and priced for the local market? Absolutely not but it remains anyway. Suzuki offers value and reliable motoring with a wide range of small cars and would do so without import tariffs. The next three combined fail to equal the volume of Suzuki.
Hyundai was being caught by Tata but that has stopped with the latter just short of the number two spot. Mahindra seems to have more of the momentum than Tata but moving on to a higher level can be tricky. How far that will go only time will tell. Toyota shot past Kia with Renault and VW passing Škoda.
The data is from varying sources, in some cases wholesale and in others retail. Some smaller brands aren't listed if they don't release the data. The numbers are not perfect but close and it does paint a reasonable picture of the market. The total is based on the figures below and a little added for absent friends.
Data source: BHP & manufacturers.
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