The month of October this year is filled with festivities and auto manufacturers are leaving no stones unturned to attract buyers to their dealerships. However, if you are planning to buy a new hatchback in the coming days and plan to take its delivery during Diwali, you may have to plan your purchase a bit as waiting periods on several hatchbacks are quite high. Read along to find out which hatchback can be brought home before Diwali this month, courtesy CarDekho.

Entry-level and Compact hatchbacks

City	Maruti Alto	Renault Kwid	Maruti Wagon R	Maruti Celerio	Hyundai Santro	Tata Tiago
New Delhi	15 days	No waiting	15 days	15 days	15-20 days	1 month
Bangalore	20 days	15 days	20 days	20 days	No waiting	No waiting
Mumbai	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	4 weeks	No waiting
Hyderabad	No waiting	15-20 days	No waiting	No waiting	10 days	No waiting
Pune	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	15-20 days
Chennai	No waiting	2 weeks	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Jaipur	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Ahmedabad	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Gurgaon	2-4 weeks	22-25 days	2-4 weeks	2-4 weeks	No waiting	15-20 days
Lucknow	1 month	No waiting	1 month	1 month	15-20 days	No waiting
Kolkata	2-4 weeks	No waiting	2-3 weeks	2-4 weeks	No waiting	No waiting
Thane	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	4 weeks	No waiting
Surat	No waiting	10 days	No waiting	No waiting	15 days	No waiting
Ghaziabad	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	45 days	No waiting
Chandigarh	No waiting	2-3 weeks	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	4-6 weeks
Patna	No waiting	No waiting	2-4 weeks	2-3 weeks	No waiting	No waiting
Coimbatore	1 month	15 days	1 month	1 month	15 days	No waiting
Faridabad	4-6 weeks	No waiting	4-6 weeks	4-6 weeks	No waiting	No waiting (4-5 weeks for Orange & Blue)
Indore	No waiting	10 days	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Noida	No waiting	15 days	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting

The entry-level and compact hatchback contains some of the top-selling cars of the country. The Maruti Alto can be had within two weeks in most cities except Coimbatore and Faridabad. The Renault Kwid, on the other hand, is readily available everywhere which is also the case with the Hyundai Santro. However, the Santro has a waiting period of 45 days in Ghaziabad. The Maruti Celerio and the Tata Tiago have highest waiting periods of 1 month in Coimbatore and New Delhi respectively.

Mid-Size hatchbacks and crossover

City	Maruti Swift	Hyundai Grand i10	Hyundai Grand i10 Nios	Renault Triber
New Delhi	15 days	15-20 days	15-20 days	2 months
Bangalore	20 days	No waiting	No waiting	45 days
Mumbai	No waiting	4 weeks	2 months	15-20 days
Hyderabad	No waiting	10 days	10 days	1 month
Pune	No waiting	No waiting	45 days	45 days
Chennai	No waiting	No waiting	2 months	6 weeks
Jaipur	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	21 days
Ahmedabad	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Gurgaon	2-4 weeks	No waiting	No waiting	22-25 days
Lucknow	1 month	15-20 days	15-20 days	6-8 weeks
Kolkata	2-4 weeks	No waiting	45 days	No waiting (Mustard colour – 4 to 5 weeks)
Thane	No waiting	4 weeks	2 months	15-20 days
Surat	No waiting	15 days	15 days	45 days
Ghaziabad	No waiting	45 days	45 days	No waiting
Chandigarh	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	3-4 weeks
Patna	2-4 weeks	No waiting	No waiting	45 days
Coimbatore	1 month	15 days	1 month	30-40 days
Faridabad	4-6 weeks	No waiting	4-6 weeks	2 weeks
Indore	No waiting	No waiting	12 days	45 days
Noida	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting	2 months

Talking about midsegment hatchbacks and crossovers, the Maruti Swift can be brought home by Diwali in most cities except Coimbatore and Faridabad. The pre-facelift Grand i10 can also be brought home within two weeks in most cities except Mumbai, Thane and Ghaziabad. The Grand i10 Nios, on the other hand, has a higher waiting period going up to 2 months in Mumbai. Coming to the Triber, it is readily available in only two cities – Ahmedabad and Ghaziabad, and also has the longest wait of two months in Noida and New Delhi.

Premium hatchbacks

City	Maruti Baleno	Hyundai Elite i20	Toyota Glanza
New Delhi	3-4 weeks	15-20 days	No waiting
Bangalore	No waiting	No waiting	30-45 days
Mumbai	4-6 weeks	4 weeks	1 month
Hyderabad	No waiting	10 days	1 month
Pune	4-6 weeks	No waiting	1 month
Chennai	1 month	No waiting	10-15 days
Jaipur	No waiting	15-20 days	No waiting
Ahmedabad	No waiting	No waiting	1 month
Gurgaon	No waiting	No waiting	No waiting
Lucknow	1-2 weeks	15-20 days	No waiting
Kolkata	4 weeks	No waiting	1 month
Thane	4-6 weeks	4 weeks	1 month
Surat	No waiting	15 days	30-45 days
Ghaziabad	No waiting	45 days	No waiting
Chandigarh	15 days	No waiting	No waiting
Patna	40-60 days	No waiting	25 days
Coimbatore	15 days	15 days	20 days
Faridabad	No waiting	45 days	N.A.
Indore	No waiting	No waiting	15 days
Noida	No waiting	No waiting	1 month

The premium hatchback segment has also become quite popular in the last few years. Maruti Suzuki Baleno, which is the segment’s top seller, is easily available in most cities except New Delhi, Thane, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, and Patna, where the waiting period is up to 2 months. Hyundai Elite i20 buyers will have to wait up to 45 days in Faridabad and Ghaziabad but the car is readily available in most cities. The Baleno-based Toyota Glanza is also readily available in most cities except Surat and Bengaluru.

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