Asia – In Russia, the Ford Focus has also proved to be extremely popular. It ranks #1 among imports for 2003, 2004 and 2005. Ford was the first Western car company to open plants in Russia after the fall of communism. In China, GM recently passed Volkswagen as the top foreign auto company, with sales over 650,000 units in the last year. The Buick Excelle made up over 1/6th of that total in 2005. In India, 2004 saw the rise of the Maruti Alto as the best selling car in the country. Maruti also claims the second spot with their 800, which was, until recently, the most popular car in India for two decades. Coming in third, Tata Motors Indica is also very popular in India. All three cars are compact.