Most of the Indian consumers are always looking for a better air conditioner brands because 70% of them still trust the brand value. In other words, consumers rely heavily on the AC company more than the product itself. However, around 30% of consumers prefer a great combination of hardware technology, regardless of the AC manufacturing brand.
Since 2012, big brands keep on improving their commercial air conditioner quality to gain market trust. This competition between the brands is highly indirectly benefiting consumers. The rivalry is also cutting down the AC selling price every year, making middle-class families buy an affordable and best AC.
In this article, we have covered up some of the best AC brands in India that are innovative, inexpensive, and cost-efficient. Let’s get started.
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1. Hitachi AC Brand
Hitachi Ltd. is a Japanese brand that started in 1910 as an electric motor company. By the time, Hitachi has evolved as one of the biggest air conditioner manufacturing brand in the Asia region. With the variety of air conditioning range, Hitachi offers high performance and durable AC.
Why should you choose Hitachi?
- If you are looking for premium AC company
- If you can afford a high price tag
- If you need a powerful and long-running AC machine
- If you are looking to buy award-winning smart ac
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2. Voltas AC Brand
Voltas Ltd. is an Indian company which has the largest market share of home air conditioning in the nation right now. According to the report by MoneyControl Voltas dominates 23% of the Indian market followed by LG (16%) and Blue Star (12%) in Q3 FY 2018. The reason for Voltas’s growth in India is because they exactly know what Indian consumers are looking for in an AC. Voltas Ltd. is currently providing an air cooling facility to the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa, which is sufficient reason to trust this brand.
Why should you choose Voltas?
- Wide ranges of low to high budget ACs
- Very affordable AC with highly ISEER rated value
- The largest number of service centers in the country
- Number one most trusted AC brand in India (as of 2015)
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3. Carrier AC Brand
Carrier Corporation is an American brand which is best known for producing first air conditioner in the world. In fact, Carrier is currently one of the global key leaders and very likely to grow in the Indian market. You may not have seen advertisements or anything much about this brand name, but in reality, Carrier does produce world-class AC products. This brand impresses us so much that it is our number one choice as best inverter ac in India for 2020.
Take a look at our Carrier AC review for 2020 to learn more about it.
Why should you choose Carrier?
- Premium Hybridjet air conditioners ranges (means fastest cooling)
- Significantly longer life than 60% of the other brands
- Consumes less power than any of other AC manufacturer
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4. Blue Star AC Brand
Blue Star is a global operating AC manufacturing which is based in North America, Europe, UK, and India. Blue Star is capable of doing great innovation over the fast five years. Technologies like precision cooling, dual rotary, climate control, and brushless motor are adopted by Blue Star, which improves the overall product quality. Blue Star has increased its sales for the last few years by 40%, which is remarkably a good record.
Why should you choose Blue Star?
- The AC unit is carefully designed for hot Indian climate
- Quick installation and excellent after-sales support
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5. Daikin and Lloyd AC Brands
Daikin and Lloyd are the two companies that are going head to head in the AC market share in India. Combining both, they are sharing 22% of the market trust in terms of sales (11% for both). Lloyd is own by Havells India Ltd. which makes it a national brand; however, Daikin is a Japanese multinational company.
In terms of performance, Daikin ACs are generally much better than Lloyd AC. However, the improvement of Lloyd AC has been significant in the last two years. The major difference between these two brands is that Daikin only focuses on HVAC (heat ventilation and air conditioning) while Lloyd is focusing on major home electronic products.
Important: Read our Daikin review and analyses
Why should you choose Lloyd or Daikin?
- For better after-sale support, choose Daikin
- Choose Lloyd if you want to go with Indian brand name
- Both ACs are budget-friendly, and cooling is optimal
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6. LG AC Brand
LG is an infamous brand name in India and in fact the third most popular brand after Samsung and Nestle. Due to this huge popularity, LG is the second largest air conditioning distribution company in India (as of 2018). Like other brands, LG is quietly improving its service and product quality.
The company has introduced inverter compressor ACs that come with their Gold Fin and Himalaya Cool technology. These technologies are designed to improve product durability and to maximize their efficiency by up to 30%. So good job by LG. The only reason why LG is bottom on our list is due to the fact that they need more improvisation like Voltas, Hitachi, or Carrier to develop a better eco-system for AC.
Why should you choose the LG?
- If you want to go with one of the most trusted brands
- LG offers mid to high range AC with good cooling and savings
- Service centers are located in all major cities across the nation
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7. Samsung and Whirlpool AC Brand
Samsung and Whirlpool are IT and electronic giants in India; however, in the field of cooling, they need to prove their expertise. One of the other reasons is that the general price tag of both these companies is higher than their competitors. That is why consumers are shifting to other manufacturers. Currently, Samsung and Whirlpool are on our bottom list but who knows to may come up strong.
Why should you choose Samsung or Whirlpool?
- If you can afford a high priced brand name
- Offer a fresh modern looking AC which matches your home interior
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LG AC is very poor in terms of quality of the product. The pipes and the whole unit is carelessly made to last limited time. Even an ant can bite into the connecting cables and make a hole. Then they will charge enormously for laying new pipes. The service centres are hopeless and they don’t even service the product during the guarantee period. Since AC is an external unit it is better to check not just the AC unit but the cables and other accessories for quality.
Thank you for sharing the feedback. This will surely help many buyers to make better decisions.
Sir
I am looking for split inverter ac in budget category with decent IESSR rating for my 120 sq foot top floor flat with east and North opening with 2 doors and windows living in Kolkata with an average usage of 6 hours per day during summer
I read your requirements. In this criteria, a 1.4 ton AC will do the job. I would highly recommend Voltas 173VWZJ 1.4 ton AC to you.