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The Volkswagen Taigun has celebrated its five-year anniversary in the Indian market. The company first introduced this model in September 2021. Over the past five years, one hundred thousand units of this crossover have been sold in India. Data on this mid-sized SUV was published by the SIAM organization.

According to SIAM data, 99,095 units of this mid-sized crossover were sold by the end of September 2026. To exceed the one hundred thousand mark, the vehicle needs to sell only 905 units in October. By September, the company had exported 52,751 units of the Taigun.

Thus, the total number of Taigun units sold, including domestic sales and exports, reached 151,846. Sales of this car began in the 2022 fiscal year. In the first year of sales, 16,889 units were sold. In the 2023 fiscal year, the SUV showed a growth of 28.69%, selling 21,738 units.

In the 2024 fiscal year, the company sold 20,485 units, after which sales began to decline. In the 2025 fiscal year, Volkswagen sold 19,910 units, and in the 2026 fiscal year, with a drop of 35.14%, 12,912 units were sold. To date, in the 2027 fiscal year, another 7,163 units have been sold, totaling 99,095 Volkswagen Taiguns in the Indian market.

Despite the fact that the sales of this SUV lag behind competitors in its segment, the company released an updated version of the Taigun this year. Sales data analysis shows a growth of approximately 4% year-on-year. In the updated version, the company added an automatic transmission along with an expanded set of features. The starting price of this vehicle is 10.99 lakh rupees, including all charges.

The Volkswagen Taigun is the brand's first SUV and was developed on the MQB A0 IN platform. This car became the first product of the company's India 2.0 project. On the same platform, the Skoda Kushaq was launched in India in June 2021 (previously). A total of 104,863 units of this SUV have been sold to date.

The first six months of the 2027 fiscal year proved to be highly successful for the Indian passenger car market. The total sales volume of the top 10 models exceeded 1.101 million units. In the same period last year, 8.66 million units of these ten cars were sold, which represents an increase of 2.34 million units over six months, or a year-on-year growth of 27.13%.

SUVs dominate the top 10 list, accounting for five positions. The remaining positions are held by three hatchbacks, one MPV, and one sedan.

Six models in the top 10 belong to Maruti Suzuki. The best-selling model was the Maruti Suzuki Dzire sedan, which surpassed all other body types. For the first six months of the current fiscal year, 125,988 Dzire units were sold. Last year, the company sold 108,006 such vehicles, demonstrating a year-on-year sales growth of 16.65%. The Maruti Suzuki Dzire is available with a starting price of 6.30 lakh rupees for the petrol and CNG internal combustion engine versions.

Additionally, the Tata Punch secured the second spot in sales, reaching a volume of 123,287 units in the first half of 2027. Maruti Suzuki WagonR is in third place, having sold 116,029 units during this period. The list also includes the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, the only MPV, which sold 112,557 units in six months. The second Tata Nexon model is also featured in the list, selling 111,919 units in the first half of the fiscal year.

Maruti Suzuki Fronx holds the sixth position with sales of 110,135 units. Maruti Suzuki Swift sold 109,332 units, and Maruti Suzuki Baleno sold 108,569 units in the first six months. Mahindra Scorpio (Classic + N) is in ninth place, selling 93,488 units in the first half of 2027. Hyundai Creta took tenth place, selling 89,727 units. It should be noted that last year Creta sales were 99,345 units, which is the only decrease in sales across the entire list.