new delhi some of the carmakers perceived to be laggards in the past have sprung back in july with the help of their new offerings nissan for instance was among the top gainers as its domestic sales rose 146 in july aided by the newly launched redigo under the datsun brand tata motors too the countrys oldest auto manufacturer drove back into the reckoning in july with its new tiago earlier nissan had launched two products go and go plus under the datsun brand unlike redigo the other two datsun offerings couldnt create much of a buzz among indian buyers however redigo failed to replicate the success of renaults kwid as it lost the first mover advantage to its sister brand advt our sales have gained momentum in the past few months and the trend has been encouraging customers have responded positively to the new datsun redigo said arun malhotra managing director nissan motor india pvt ltd read also renaultnissan beats mm as 3rd largest pv maker honda outsells tata motors similarly tata motors which was struggling for the past few years has seen a lot of action in its dealerships after the tiago launch the sales of the car have been growing steadily and in the last three months the company sold 3287 units in may 4205 units in june and 5114 in july the robust sales of tiago have contributed 38 to the total sales of tata motors which is a considerable improvement from its two previous launches bolt and the zest source industry reports german car manufacturer volkswagen sold 4301 units in july as its recently launched ameo the sub4 metre sedan contributed 51 to the total sales of the company consumer is always keen to have new features and technology in his car the trend has changed from mileage and performance to style and features now carmakers cannot hold a product for not more than two years either they have to launch a new facelift or have to come up with an allnew product in the same segment to maintain the momentum said abdul majeed partner pwc meanwhile japanese carmaker honda which got a lukewarm response for its newly launched brv in may sold 3333 units of the vehicle in july which is 24 of its total sales read july 2016 sales performance of all auto companies here by deepanshu taumar etauto published on aug 2 2016 at 0403 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan