Auto sales data: Total 3,61,717 units of passenger vehicles were sold in September 2023 compared to 3,55,043 a year ago, according to the data shared by the Society of Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
Not all that long ago, R250,000 and slightly beyond would have put you into some truly aspirational motoring contenders. This is more or less what a Volkswagen Golf 5 GTI cost when it was launched in 2005.
We drive the facelifted Grand i10 Nios which starts at Rs 5.69 lakh and rivals other budget hatchbacks like the Tata Tiago and Maruti Suzuki Swift. Click to read our review.