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

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

August 2023 Sales Analysis SUV; YoY, MoM Change

SUV Segment August 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • There are currently 41 SUVs on sale in the Indian car market, out of which, 13 belong to the B2-segment(36%). The segment-wise distribution of the SUV in India is as follows:
    • A-segment   – 0
    • B1-segment – 1
    • B2-segment – 15
    • C1-segment – 10
    • C2-segment – 5
    • D1-segment – 7
    • D2-segment – 3
  • Single SUV from the B1 segment sells more units than the C and D segments combined.
  • Among the SUVs, the Maruti Suzuki Brezza and Tata Punch were the top 2 sellers in August, with 14,572 and 14,523 units sold, respectively.
  • Amongst the mass-market cars in the category, Taigun was the top gainer with 90.68% YoY gains in the August comparison. analysis. Scoka Kodiaq was the second-best gainer in YoY comparison in August with 59.60% gains.
  • 7 SUVs made it into the 5-figure club in August - Brezza, Punch, Creta, Fronx, Grand Vitara, Venue, and Seltos.
  • Among the notable top losers were Citroen C5 AirCross and Jeep Compass with 84% and 81.32% YoY drop in sales respectively.
  • Several SUVs were discontinued over the past year. Following is the list:
    • Toyota Urban Cruiser
    • Honda WR-V
    • Mahindra Alturas G4
    • Nissan Kicks

SUV AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Aug 2023

Aug 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

B2

14,572

15,193

-621

-4.09%

2

Tata

Punch

B1

14,523

12,006

2,517

20.96%

3

Hyundai

Creta

C1

13,832

12,577

1,255

9.98%

4

Maruti Nexa

Fronx

B2

12,164

-

12,164

-

5

Maruti Nexa

Grand Vitara

C1

11,818

-

11,818

-

6

Hyundai

Venue

B2

10,948

11,240

-292

-2.60%

-

7

Kia

Seltos

C1

10,698

8,652

2,046

23.65%

8

Mahindra

Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N

D1

9,898

7,056

2,842

40.28%

-

9

Mahindra

Bolero + Neo

B2

9,092

8,246

846

10.26%

10

Tata

Nexon

B2

8,049

15,085

-7,036

-46.64%

11

Hyundai

Exter

B2

7,430

-

7,430

-

12

Mahindra

XUV700

D1

6,512

6,010

502

8.35%

13

Mahindra

Thar

B2

5,951

3,793

2,158

56.89%

14

Mahindra

XUV300

B2

4,992

4,322

670

15.50%

15

Toyota

Hyryder

C1

4,121

-

4,121

-

-

16

Kia

Sonet

B2

4,120

7,838

-3,718

-47.44%

17

Maruti Nexa

Jimny

B2

3,104

-

3,104

-

18

Toyota

Fortuner

D2

2,825

2,581

244

9.45%

19

Honda

Elevate

C1

2,822

-

2,822

-

20

Skoda

Kushaq

C1

2,409

1,876

533

28.41%

21

Nissan

Magnite

B2

2,258

3,194

-936

-29.30%

22

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

D1

2,059

1,917

142

7.41%

23

Volkswagen

Taigun

C1

1,943

1,019

924

90.68%

24

Tata

Harrier

C2

1,689

2,596

-907

-34.94%

25

Hyundai

Alcazar

C2

1,493

2,304

-811

-35.20%

26

Tata

Safari

D1

1,019

1,820

-801

-44.01%

-

27

Renault

Kiger

B2

929

2,641

-1,712

-64.82%

-

28

MG

Astor

C1

814

1,324

-510

-38.52%

29

Mahindra

XUV400

B2

778

-

778

-

-

30

MG

ZS EV

C1

421

397

24

6.05%

31

Citroen

EC3

B2

271

-

271

-

32

Citroen

C3

B2

250

825

-575

-69.70%

33

Skoda

Kodiaq

D1

241

151

90

59.60%

-

34

MG

Gloster

D2

240

185

55

29.73%

35

Hyundai

Tucson

D1

236

343

-107

-31.20%

36

Jeep

Compass

C2

172

921

-749

-81.32%

37

Jeep

Meridian

D2

127

400

-273

-68.25%

38

Volkswagen

Tiguan

C2

91

155

-64

-41.29%

39

Hyundai

Kona

C1

91

102

-11

-10.78%

-

40

Kia

EV6

D1

42

0

42

-

-

41

Citroen

C5 Aircross

C2

4

25

-21

-84.00%

-

42

Toyota

Urban Cruiser

B2

-

3,131

-3,131

-

-

43

Honda

WR-V

B2

-

415

-415

-

-

44

Mahindra

Alturas G4

D2

-

44

-44

-

-

45

Nissan

Kicks

C1

-

89

-89

-

-

SUV Segment August 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Citroen EC3 was the top gaining mass market SUV with just over 450% MoM rise in August comparison analysis.
  • Kia EV6 was the second top MoM gainer in the August 2023 MoM analysis, with an improvement of 180% over its July sales figures.
  • Amongst the mass-market losers, Citroen C5 AirCross was the top loser with a 50% MoM decline, followed by Tiguan with around 46% decline in MoM numbers in August comparison.

SUV AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Aug 2023

Jul 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

B2

14,572

16,543

-1,971

-11.91%

2

Tata

Punch

B1

14,523

12,019

2,504

20.83%

3

Hyundai

Creta

C1

13,832

14,062

-230

-1.64%

4

Maruti Nexa

Fronx

B2

12,164

13,220

-1,056

-7.99%

5

Maruti Nexa

Grand Vitara

C1

11,818

9,079

2,739

30.17%

6

Hyundai

Venue

B2

10,948

10,062

886

8.81%

7

Kia

Seltos

C1

10,698

9,740

958

9.84%

8

Mahindra

Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N

D1

9,898

10,522

-624

-5.93%

9

Mahindra

Bolero + Neo

B2

9,092

8,921

171

1.92%

10

Tata

Nexon

B2

8,049

12,349

-4,300

-34.82%

11

Hyundai

Exter

B2

7,430

7,000

430

6.14%

12

Mahindra

XUV700

D1

6,512

6,176

336

5.44%

13

Mahindra

Thar

B2

5,951

5,265

686

13.03%

14

Mahindra

XUV300

B2

4,992

4,533

459

10.13%

15

Toyota

Hyryder

C1

4,121

3,387

734

21.67%

16

Kia

Sonet

B2

4,120

4,245

-125

-2.94%

17

Maruti Nexa

Jimny

B2

3,104

-

3,104

-

-

18

Toyota

Fortuner

D2

2,825

3,129

-304

-9.72%

19

Honda

Elevate

C1

2,822

-

2,822

-

-

20

Skoda

Kushaq

C1

2,409

2,394

15

0.63%

21

Nissan

Magnite

B2

2,258

2,152

106

4.93%

22

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

D1

2,059

2,103

-44

-2.09%

23

Volkswagen

Taigun

C1

1,943

1,908

35

1.83%

24

Tata

Harrier

C2

1,689

2,092

-403

-19.26%

25

Hyundai

Alcazar

C2

1,493

1,443

50

3.47%

26

Tata

Safari

D1

1,019

1,687

-668

-39.60%

27

Renault

Kiger

B2

929

1,043

-114

-10.93%

28

MG

Astor

C1

814

954

-140

-14.68%

29

Mahindra

XUV400

B2

778

707

71

10.04%

30

MG

ZS EV

C1

421

587

-166

-28.28%

31

Citroen

EC3

B2

271

49

222

453.06%

32

Citroen

C3

B2

250

331

-81

-24.47%

33

Skoda

Kodiaq

D1

241

159

82

51.57%

34

MG

Gloster

D2

240

251

-11

-4.38%

35

Hyundai

Tucson

D1

236

239

-3

-1.26%

36

Jeep

Compass

C2

172

277

-105

-37.91%

37

Jeep

Meridian

D2

127

164

-37

-22.56%

38

Volkswagen

Tiguan

C2

91

169

-78

-46.15%

39

Hyundai

Kona

C1

91

60

31

51.67%

40

Kia

EV6

D1

42

15

27

180.00%

41

Citroen

C5 Aircross

C2

4

8

-4

-50.00%

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

SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND

MAR 2023 - AUG 2023

Brand

Model

Mar 2023

Apr 2023

May 2023

Jun 2023

Jul 2023

Aug 2023

6 Month Avg

Hyundai

Alcazar

2,519

2,037

2,443

2,119

1,443

1,493

2,009

MG

Astor

1,511

704

592

891

954

814

911

Mahindra

Bolero + Neo

9,546

9,054

8,170

8,686

8,921

9,092

8,912

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

16,227

11,836

13,398

10,578

16,543

14,572

13,859

Citroen

C3

1,075

741

600

867

331

250

644

Citroen

C5 Aircross

52

10

6

12

8

4

15

Jeep

Compass

395

266

316

211

277

172

273

Hyundai

Creta

14,026

14,186

14,449

14,447

14,062

13,832

14,167

Citroen

EC3

888

252

200

124

49

271

297

Honda

Elevate

-

-

-

-

-

2,822

2,822

Kia

EV6

0

152

83

44

15

42

56

Hyundai

Exter

-

-

-

-

7,000

7,430

7,215

Toyota

Fortuner

3,108

2,578

2,887

3,086

3,129

2,825

2,936

Maruti Nexa

Fronx

 

8,784

9,863

7,991

13,220

12,164

10,404

MG

Gloster

247

281

217

263

251

240

250

Maruti Nexa

Grand Vitara

10,045

7,742

8,877

10,486

9,079

11,818

9,675

Tata

Harrier

2,561

2,783

2,303

2,040

2,092

1,689

2,245

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

4,105

3,103

2,800

2,170

2,103

2,059

2,723

Toyota

Hyryder

3,474

2,616

3,090

2,821

3,387

4,121

3,252

Maruti Nexa

Jimny

-

-

-

-

-

3,104

3,104

Renault

Kiger

1,568

1,162

1,713

1,844

1,043

929

1,377

Skoda

Kodiaq

416

140

157

194

159

241

218

Hyundai

Kona

0

0

84

75

60

91

52

Skoda

Kushaq

2,252

2,162

1,685

2,133

2,394

2,409

2,173

Nissan

Magnite

3,260

2,617

2,618

2,552

2,152

2,258

2,576

Jeep

Meridian

285

292

418

282

164

127

261

Tata

Nexon

14,769

15,002

14,423

13,827

12,349

8,049

13,070

Tata

Punch

10,894

10,934

11,124

10,990

12,019

14,523

11,747

Tata

Safari

1,890

2,029

1,776

1,663

1,687

1,019

1,677

Mahindra

Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N

8,788

9,617

9,318

8,648

10,522

9,898

9,465

Kia

Seltos

6,554

7,213

4,065

3,578

9,740

10,698

6,975

Kia

Sonet

8,677

9,744

8,251

7,722

4,245

4,120

7,127

Volkswagen

Taigun

1,976

1,520

1,484

1,449

1,908

1,943

1,713

Mahindra

Thar

5,008

5,302

4,296

3,899

5,265

5,951

4,954

Volkswagen

Tiguan

132

31

171

133

169

91

121

Hyundai

Tucson

581

550

379

263

239

236

375

Hyundai

Venue

10,024

10,342

10,213

11,606

10,062

10,948

10,533

Honda

WR-V

3

0

-

-

-

-

2

Mahindra

XUV300

5,128

5,062

5,125

5,094

4,533

4,992

4,989

Mahindra

XUV400

1,909

902

696

788

707

778

963

Mahindra

XUV700

5,107

4,757

5,245

5,391

6,176

6,512

5,531

MG

ZS EV

548

463

1,397

617

587

421

672

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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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