This Indian car brand has finally broken Maruti Suzuki's dominance, emerges best-seller in March 2024

For a very long time now, Maruti Suzuki's cars have been at the top of the sales charts month after month. It is either the Maruti Suzuki WagonR or the Maruti Suzuki Baleno or the Maruti Suzuki Swift. But now an Indian car brand has broken the dominance of Maruti Suzuki's models and emerged as the best-seller in March 2024. It is none other than the Tata Punch.

The Tata Punch was the largest-selling car in India in March 2024 at 17,547 units. The internal combustion engine (ICE) version of the micro SUV is priced between Rs 6.13 lakh and Rs 10.20 lakh (ex-showroom).

Under the hood of the Tata Punch is a 1.2-litre Revotron petrol engine, which produces 88PS and 115Nm. The transmission choices include 5-speed MT and 5-speed AMT. There is also a CNG variant (73PS and 103Nm) offered with a 5-speed MT.

The Tata Punch also has an electric version, which comes in the price bracket of Rs 10.99 lakh to Rs 15.49 lakh (ex-showroom). The Tata Punch.ev has a standard variant with a 60kW motor (114Nm), 25kWh battery pack and 315km claimed range, and a Long Range variant with a 90kW motor (190Nm), 35kWh battery pack and 421km claimed range.

The Tata Punch was followed by the Hyundai Creta with sales of 16,458 units. Then came the Maruti Suzuki WagonR at 16,368 units. The Maruti Suzuki Dzire clocked sales of 15,894 units in March 2024, while the Maruti Suzuki Swift came in next at 15,728 units.