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Car Segmentation by Society of Indian

Automobile Manufacturers

Common people like me always confuse between the car type and car segment. It has always

been a difficult situation to identify a car type and to guess which segment it falls in. While

browsing the internet I came across an article that had all the information about car segments

and types. Then I came to know that segments are defined by length of the car and the shape

of the body defines type.

Following are the specific categories of all vehicles sold in India as outlined by the Society of

Indian Automobile anufacturers !SIA". #sing the SIA classification ensures that no

vehicle type will slip through the net. These classifications help consumers to compare and

identify similar vehicles and makes car buying process as easy as possible. It also helps

identify other similar vehicles for consumers to compare against$ to help make the car%buying

process much easier.

Following is the classifcation o car Segments and types:

Car segments as per SIAM (Society o Indian Automobile

Manuacturers)

The classification of segment is done on the basis of the length of the vehicle !&assenger car

segment"

A1 Segment' ini ' #p to ()**mm !+**$ ,ano"

A2 Segment' Compact ' ()*- to )***mm !Alto$ wagon r$ en$i-*$A%

star$Swift$i/*$palio$indica etc"

A3 Segment' idsi0e ' )**- to )1**mm !City$ S2)$ 30ire$ 4ogan$ Accent$ Fiesta$ 5erna

etc"

A4 Segment' 62ecutive ' )1*- to )7**mm !Corolla$ civic$ C class$ 8ptra$ 8ctavia etc"

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A5 Segment' &remiun ' )7*- to 1***mm !Camry$ 6 class$ Accord$ Sonata$ 4aura$ Superb

etc"

A6 Segment' 4u2ury ' Above 1***mm !ercedes S class$ 1 series etc"

B1 Segment' 5an ' 8mni$ 5ersa$ agic etc

B2 Segment' #59&5 ' Innova$ Tavera$ Sumo etcSU Segment' C:5$ 5itara etc

Classifcation o Cars based on body Shape

!"# B!$ %A"&M'(' It means 6ngine area$ &assenger area ; luggage area all in one

bo2. There wont be separate compartment. For eg. 8mni$ Ace agic$ 5ersa

)*! B!$ %+A)C+BAC,(' It means 6ngine are has a separate cabin while &assenger

area and luggage area are together. For eg. +**$ Alto$ Santro$ i-*$ A