August 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Sedan YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

In this August 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all sedans 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 sedans for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

August 2023 Sales Analysis Sedan; YoY, MoM Change

Sedans August 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • The Dzire maintained its top spot among sedan sales in August 2023 and reported a drop of 12.01% in YoY comparison
  • It looks like even in the foreseeable future, the Dzire will remain the only sedan to achieve a 5-figure monthly sales figure as its sales in August are more than triple that of the next best-selling car in the category, the Xcent/Aura pair
  • Among the mass-market sedans, the Virtus witnessed a 145% YoY gain, making it the top gainer
  • The other YoY gainer in the sedan category was Hyundai Verna with a 48.56% growth
  • The Honda City was the top loser amongst the high-volume cars in the category with a 57% YoY decline in sales numbers
  • Among other mass market losers in the category, the Ciaz was the next top loser with around 44% decline in sales, followed by Tigor with around 15% YoY drop in numbers in August 2023
  • Skoda Superb, Volkswagen Vento, Mahindra E-Verito, and Skoda Octavia were discontinued over the past year

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SEDANS AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Aug 2023

Aug 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Dzire

B2

13,293

11,868

1,425

12.01%

2

Hyundai

Xcent + Aura

B2

4,892

4,378

514

11.74%

3

Honda

Amaze

B2

3,564

3,418

146

4.27%

4

Tata

Tigor

B2

2,947

3,486

-539

-15.46%

5

Hyundai

Verna

C2

2,576

1,734

842

48.56%

6

Volkswagen

Virtus

C2

2,140

873

1,267

145.13%

7

Skoda

Slavia

C2

1,657

1,941

-284

-14.63%

8

Honda

City

C2

1,494

3,488

-1,994

-57.17%

9

Maruti Nexa

Ciaz

C2

849

1,516

-667

-44.00%

10

Toyota

Camry

D2

181

62

119

191.94%

11

Skoda

Octavia

D1

-

119

-119

-

-

12

Skoda

Superb

D2

-

135

-135

-

-

13

Volkswagen

Vento

C1

-

10

-10

-

-

14

Mahindra

E-Verito

C1

-

99

-99

-

-

Sedan August 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Most cars in the category saw a rise in the MoM comparison for August
  • The only losers were:
    • Maruti Ciaz (37.02% drop)
    • Hyundai Verna (9.87% drop)
    • Toyota Camry (4.74% drop)
    • Maruti Dzire (0.76%)
  • Among the high-volume cars listed here, Virtus was the top gainer with 23.20% growth, whereas Slavia posted a growth of 0.18%
  • Talking about the MoM gainers in August, Tigor was second on the chart with a 9.80% rise, followed by the Xcent/Aura pair with a 8.37% gains

SEDAN AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Aug 2023

Jul 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Dzire

B2

13,293

13,395

-102

-0.76%

2

Hyundai

Xcent + Aura

B2

4,892

4,514

378

8.37%

3

Honda

Amaze

B2

3,564

3,386

178

5.26%

4

Tata

Tigor

B2

2,947

2,684

263

9.80%

5

Hyundai

Verna

C2

2,576

2,858

-282

-9.87%

6

Volkswagen

Virtus

C2

2,140

1,737

403

23.20%

7

Skoda

Slavia

C2

1,657

1,654

3

0.18%

8

Honda

City

C2

1,494

1,478

16

1.08%

9

Maruti Nexa

Ciaz

C2

849

1,348

-499

-37.02%

10

Toyota

Camry

D2

181

190

-9

-4.74%

Sedan Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (Mar 2023 - Aug 2023)

SEDAN CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND

MAR 2023 - AUG 2023

Brand

Model

Segment

Mar 2023

Apr 2023

May 2023

Jun 2023

Jul 2023

Aug 2023

6 Month Avg

Honda

Amaze

B2

3,996

3,393

3,128

3,602

3,386

3,564

3,512

Toyota

Camry

D2

98

63

142

184

190

181

143

Maruti Nexa

Ciaz

C2

300

1,017

992

1,744

1,348

849

1,042

Honda

City

C2

2,693

1,920

1,532

1,478

1,478

1,494

1,766

Maruti Suzuki

Dzire

B2

13,394

10,132

11,315

9,322

13,395

13,293

11,809

Skoda

Octavia

D1

86

0

0

-

-

-

29

Skoda

Slavia

C2

1,574

1,586

1,695

1,639

1,654

1,657

1,634

Skoda

Superb

D2

104

121

10

-

-

-

78

Tata

Tigor

B2

2,705

3,154

2,701

3,335

2,684

2,947

2,921

Hyundai

Verna

C2

3,755

4,001

3,687

4,001

2,858

2,576

3,480

Volkswagen

Virtus

C2

1,792

1,481

1,631

1,812

1,737

2,140

1,766

Hyundai

Xcent + Aura

B2

3,774

5,085

4,707

4,907

4,514

4,892

4,647

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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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