Auto majors lose car market share to smaller firms

New Delhi: With many players entering the small car segment in India with new models, leading players like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor and Tata Motors lost their market share in 2010-11 to mainly Ford India and Volkswagen, says SIAM. According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the country`s car market […]

New Delhi: With many players entering the small car segment in India with new models, leading players like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor and Tata Motors lost their market share in 2010-11 to mainly Ford India and Volkswagen, says SIAM.

According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the country`s car market leader Maruti Suzuki India`s (MSI) market share in the passenger car segment fell to 48.74 per cent in the last fiscal from 50.09 per cent in 2009-10.