April 2023 Car Sales Analysis - Brand-Wise YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

In this April 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the manufacturer-wise sales figures along with the YoY and MoM change for each carmaker in India. We’ll also include our observations based on the sales data and possible reasons behind a massive increase or drop in sales where applicable. Lastly, the table with monthly sales for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend of car sales for all manufacturers.

Brand-Wise April 2023 Car Sales Analysis

Brand-Wise April 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of percentage, Citroen posted the best YoY improvement of 1867% because of the low numbers in April 2022. It is worth noting that Citroen is not yet a high volume manufacturer in India.
  • Among the high volume carmakers, MG posted the best growth in April YoY comparison, with a 126% rise in sales.
  • MG was followed by Mahindra which posted a 56% YoY growth.
  • The biggest loser was Renault with a 43% decline in YoY dispatch numbers in April.
  • Renault was followed by Jeep and then Honda with a 37% and 32.52% decline, respectively,  in YoY numbers.

BRAND-WISE APRIL 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

Brand

Apr 2023

Apr 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

Citroen

1,003

51

952

1866.67%

Honda

5,313

7,874

-2,561

-32.52%

Hyundai

49,701

44,001

5,700

12.95%

Jeep

558

886

-328

-37.02%

Kia

23,216

19,019

4,197

22.07%

Mahindra

34,694

22,169

12,525

56.50%

Maruti Suzuki

1,37,338

1,21,995

15,343

12.58%

MG

4,551

2,008

2,543

126.64%

Nissan

2,617

2,110

507

24.03%

Renault

4,323

7,594

-3,271

-43.07%

Skoda

4,009

5,152

-1,143

-22.19%

Tata

47,010

41,590

5,420

13.03%

Toyota

14,162

15,085

-923

-6.12%

Volkswagen

3,032

3,547

-515

-14.52%

Brand-Wise April 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Most car brands operating in the Indian market reported an MoM decline in the month of April compared to that of March. Out of 14 mass-market brands listed here, only 3 brands reported some MoM growth in April.
  • Kia was the top gaining brand in MoM comparison, with a 7.98% growth in numbers. The other gainers in April MoM comparison were Tata with 6.73% MoM growth and Maruti Suzuki with 3.45% MoM growth in April.
  • Speaking of the losers, Citroen was the top losing brand with over 50% decline in MoM dispatches in April compared to March. It is to be noted Citroen was the consistent top gainer in the MoM comparison till March.
  • Citroen was followed by MG with a 29% drop in dispatches in April over March. The other notable losers in the MoM comparison were:
    • Toyota with 23.79% drop
    • Volkswagen with 22.26% drop
    • Honda with 20% drop
    • Nissan and Renault with 20% drop
    • Jeep with 7.98% drop

BRAND-WISE APRIL 2023 CAR SALES

MoM CHANGE

Brand

Apr 2023

Mar 2023

Change

% Change

Trend

Citroen

1,003

2,015

-1,012

-50.22%

Honda

5,313

6,692

-1,379

-20.61%

Hyundai

49,701

50,600

-899

-1.78%

Jeep

558

680

-122

-17.94%

Kia

23,216

21,501

1,715

7.98%

Mahindra

34,694

35,976

-1,282

-3.56%

Maruti Suzuki

1,37,338

1,32,763

4,575

3.45%

MG

4,551

6,411

-1,860

-29.01%

Nissan

2,617

3,260

-643

-19.72%

Renault

4,323

5,389

-1,066

-19.78%

Skoda

4,009

4,432

-423

-9.54%

Tata

47,010

44,047

2,963

6.73%

Toyota

14,162

18,582

-4,420

-23.79%

Volkswagen

3,032

3,900

-868

-22.26%

Car Brands — 6-Month Brand Sales Trend (Nov 2022 - Apr 2023)

BRAND-WISE 6 MONTH SALES TREND

NOV 2022 - APR 2023

BRAND

Nov 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 2023

Feb 2023

Mar 2023

Apr 2023

6 Month Avg

Citroen

825

932

804

328

2,015

1,003

985

Honda

7,051

7,062

7,821

6,086

6,692

5,313

6,671

Hyundai

48,002

38,831

50,106

46,968

50,600

49,701

47,368

Jeep

894

769

685

719

680

558

718

Kia

24,025

15,184

28,634

24,600

21,501

23,216

22,860

Mahindra

30,266

28,333

33,040

30,221

35,976

34,694

32,088

Maruti Suzuki

1,32,395

1,12,010

1,47,348

1,47,467

1,32,763

1,37,338

1,34,887

MG

4,079

3,899

4,114

4,193

6,411

4,551

4,541

Nissan

2,400

2,020

2,803

2,184

3,260

2,617

2,547

Renault

6,325

6,126

3,008

6,616

5,389

4,323

5,298

Skoda

4,433

4,789

3,818

3,418

4,432

4,009

4,150

Tata

46,040

40,045

47,990

42,865

44,047

47,010

44,666

Toyota

11,765

10,421

12,728

15,267

18,582

14,162

13,821

Volkswagen

3,570

4,709

2,906

3,313

3,900

3,032

3,572

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because ,why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.

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