April 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - C-Segment SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

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

C-Segment SUV

C-Segment SUV April 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • Among the high-volume cars from the category, the Creta was the top-selling SUV in the segment in April. About 14,200 units of the Creta were sold in April 2023 compared to just about 12,600 units in April 2022, which is a growth of 12.13%.
  • The other two gainers were MG Astor and ZS EV, with 182.73% and 103.70% YoY gains in April comparison.
  • MG Astor was the top gainer in the category in YoY comparison analysis for April.
  • Rest all other cars reported a declining trend in YoY comparison in April. The top-losing car was Jeep Compass with a 70% drop in YoY comparison.
  • Next in line in the top list of losers was Volkswagen Taigun, with a 32.78% YoY drop. It was followed by Skoda Kushaq with a 10.40% decline in YoY comparison. 
  • Zero units of the Hyundai Kona were dispatched in April 2023.
  • Nissan Kicks and Maruti S-Cross have been discontinued by their respective manufacturers in the past 12 months.

C-SEGMENT SUV APRIL 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Apr 2023

Apr 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Hyundai

Creta

C1

14,186

12,651

1,535

12.13%

2

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

C1

7,742

-

7,742

-

-

3

Kia

Seltos

C1

7,213

7,506

-293

-3.90%

4

Toyota

Hyryder

C1

2,616

-

2,616

-

-

5

Skoda

Kushaq

C1

2,162

2,413

-251

-10.40%

6

Volkswagen

Taigun

C1

1,520

2,631

-1,111

-42.23%

7

MG

Astor

C1

704

249

455

182.73%

8

MG

ZS EV

C1

463

228

235

103.07%

9

Jeep

Compass

C2

266

886

-620

-69.98%

10

Hyundai

Kona

C1

0

50

-50

-100%

-

11

Nissan

Kicks

C1

-

144

-144

-100%

-

12

Maruti Suzuki

S-Cross

C1

-

2,922

-2,922

-100%

-

C-Segment SUV April 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Only 2 cars out of 9 reported a growth in MoM comparison in the April comparison analysis, which were Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos.
  • Kia Seltos was the bigger MoM gainer, with a 10.05% rise in sales over March 2023.
  • Hyundai Creta reported an MoM growth of 1.14% in April.
  • Speaking of MoM losers in April comparison, MG Astor reported 53.41% drop, which was the steepest decline in monthly dispatches.
  • MG Astor was followed by Jeep Compass with a 32.66% drop, Toyota Hyryder and Volkswagen Taigun with 23-25% MoM decline in numbers.
  • The other losers were:
    • Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara with a 22.93% decline.
    • MG ZS EV with a 15.51% drop.
    • Skoda Kushaq with 4% drop.
  • Hyundai Kona reported zero dispatches for yet another month. However, Kona EV is still listed on the website.

C-SEGMENT SUV APRIL 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Apr 2023

Mar 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Hyundai

Creta

C1

14,186

14,026

160

1.14%

2

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

C1

7,742

10,045

-2,303

-22.93%

3

Kia

Seltos

C1

7,213

6,554

659

10.05%

4

Toyota

Hyryder

C1

2,616

3,474

-858

-24.70%

5

Skoda

Kushaq

C1

2,162

2,252

-90

-4.00%

6

Volkswagen

Taigun

C1

1,520

1,976

-456

-23.08%

7

MG

Astor

C1

704

1,511

-807

-53.41%

8

MG

ZS EV

C1

463

548

-85

-15.51%

9

Jeep

Compass

C2

266

395

-129

-32.66%

 

Hyundai

Kona

C1

0

0

0

-

-

C-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Nov 2022 - Apr 2023)

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND

NOV 2022 - APR 2023

Brand

Model

Segment

Nov 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 2023

Feb 2023

Mar 2023

Apr 2023

6 Month Avg

MG

Astor

C1

1,434

1,687

958

1,020

1,511

704

1,219

Jeep

Compass

C2

550

484

485

406

395

266

431

Hyundai

Creta

C1

13,321

10,205

15,037

10,421

14,026

14,186

12,866

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

C1

4,433

6,171

8,662

9,183

10,045

7,742

7,706

Toyota

Hyryder

C1

3,116

4,201

4,194

3,307

3,474

2,616

3,485

Nissan

Kicks

C1

3

0

0

0

-

-

1

Hyundai

Kona

C1

95

120

40

0

0

0

43

Skoda

Kushaq

C1

2,009

2,186

2,013

1,783

2,252

2,162

2,068

Kia

Seltos

C1

9,284

5,995

10,470

8,012

6,554

7,213

7,921

Volkswagen

Taigun

C1

1,979

2,691

1,455

1,657

1,976

1,520

1,880

MG

ZS EV

C1

766

526

471

514

548

463

548

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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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