Cars have now become a necessity than a luxury commodity. Owning a car is no longer considered a prestige symbol as a matter of fact. However, the question of which car to buy always lingers when there is a thought of buying a car. We address your predicament through this article. We have zeroed in on two-car makes i.e Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki, taking the volume of the market shares both the makes command in the Indian automotive scene at present.

We first start off with Hyundai. Hyundai Motor India entered the Indian market came in the year 1998 with its bread and butter model, the Santro. When Santro was introduced to the Indian market, it took the market by storm thanks to radical tall-boy design of the car which was unseen until then. The icing on the cake for the general Indian public was the price at which it was offered. The car appealed to the masses in terms of comfort, fuel-efficiency, interior space and lot many things which was unthinkable till then in any other car which was being offered in the market. Hyundai India, than came out with the Getz, Accent, Elantra, Sonata, Terracan and Tuscon models, which took the conservative Indian by storm. There was no looking back for the Korean company as it soared new heights from then onwards. The basic things, which Hyundai rode on, were the comfort, fuel efficiency and less-on maintenance.

Hyundai after getting a market hold then started to bring in more and more new models to appeal the Indian consumers. This time around, the emphasis was on the next-gen models and in came hyundai i10, i20, Verna, New Sonata and Santa Fe. All these cars have radical, aerodynamic design to appeal the new age masses sprinkled with exciting powerful yet frugal engines. At the moment, Hyundai also can boast of a better dealer network which again means you have a hassel free drive across India.

On the other hand Maruti Suzuki which is in India for more than two and a half decades began its Indian innings with the trusty old 800 cc engine Maruti 800. The car can be claimed as the first car, which put India on wheels. Maruti Suzuki Cars always was known for better fuel efficiency than most of the cars available in India at the moment. Maruti Suzuki, a brand which now has a market share of more than 50 per cent sells cars such as Alto, Estilo, A Star, Eeco, Maruti Swift, Ritz, Swift Dzire, SX4, Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Kizashi. The maruti portfolio includes cars which starts from 2 lakh upto 20 lakhs. Maruti in its stables have hatchbacks, SUVs , MUVs and sedans.

Out of 5 cars sold in India, 3 are from Maruti Suzuki, Now this fact alone makes a difference for the Maruti customers. The Mauti Suzuki customers are pre-dominantly fuel efficiency lovers and Maruti has always maintained the fact by introducing cars with better engines which are frugal fuel drinkers. Maruti Cars are never compromised for anything, be it comfort, technology, and better designs. All the cars from the Maruti portfolio are potential winners as they all have set the ball rolling in the Indian car market. The best thing about Maruti Suzuki is the dealer network the make has got across India. You will find a Maruti Dealership in at least one smallest of the smallest town in the whole of India. Thus these were the two companies on which we analyzed the sales structure and performance. So, to deal with the best which suits you check all the branded companies in the market along with their sales performance and structure.