In Pictures: These were India's top 10 best-selling hatchback cars in December

Maruti Suzuki Indian and Hyundai Motor India dominated the hatchback car segment last month as the auto sector is slowly recovering from the effects of the economic slowdown. Here are the best-selling hatchback car models in India, as per data compiled by popular automotive website Auto Punditz:

10: Tata Tiago emerged as one of the top sellers with 4,558 units sold in December. In September, Tata Motors had launched Tiago family’s next vehicle-Tiago NRG at a price of Rs 5.5 lakh and diesel variant at Rs 6.3 lakh.

9: Maruti Suzuki’s hatchback offering, Celerio sold 5,429 units in December, a significant fall in sales compared to 6,651 units in November.

8: Renault sold 5,539 units of Kwid in December. Earlier in October, Renault had launched the latest iteration of Kwid in India priced at Rs 2.83 lakh.

7: Popular Hyundai model Grand i10 sold 7,598 units last month. Hyundai had launched the Grand i10 Nios, the latest variant of their crowd-favourite hatchback at a starting price of Rs 4.99 lakh, in August, making India the first market to unveil its brand-new model.

6: Hyundai's hatchback Elite i20 sold 7,740 units. (Image: Hyundai website/Caption: PTI)

5: Maruti Suzuki S-PRESSO, launched in September, has grabbed attention for its high ground clearance and sturdy build. The company sold 8,394 units of the model last month.

4: Up to 10,781 units of Maruti WagonR were sold in December. The model continues to dominate the Indian market even two decades after it was initially launched back in 1999.

3: Maruti's popular hatchback Swift sold 14,749 units last month. The first-ever Maruti Swift was launched in May 2005 in the petrol and diesel variant. (Image: MSI website/Caption: PTI)

2: Maruti Suzuki Alto, whose CNG variant was introduced in 2019, sold 15,489 units in December. (Image: MSI website/Caption: PTI)

1: Maruti Nexa Baleno sold 18,464 units in December making it the most popular car in the segment.