December 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

Jan 22, 2023, 04:00 PM IST
By Prathu Sharma
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In this December 2022 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change 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.

SUV Segment December 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among the SUVs, the Tata Nexon and Maruti Suzuki Brezza were the top 2 performers in December. They were followed by the Tata Punch and Hyundai Creta in terms of volume.
4 SUVs made it into the 5-figure club in December - Nexon, Brezza, Punch and Creta.
In terms of YoY change, the Scorpio pair posted a 300% improvement and was the clear top gainer amongst the high volume cars of the SUV body-style.
Mahindra Thar reported a growth of around 58% and was the second best gainer.
Among the notable top losers were Compass with 47% YoY decline, Magnite and Kushaq with 23% YoY drop and Venue with 20% YoY decline.

SUV DECEMBER 2022 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	B2	12,053	12,899	-846	-6.56%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	11,200	9,531	1,669	17.51%
3	Tata	Punch	B1	10,586	8,008	2,578	32.19%
4	Hyundai	Creta	C	10,205	7,609	2,596	34.12%
5	Hyundai	Venue	B2	8,285	10,360	-2,075	-20.03%
6	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	7,311	5,314	1,997	37.58%
7	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	7,003	1,757	5,246	298.58%
8	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	6,171	-	6,171	-	-
9	Kia	Seltos	C	5,995	4,012	1,983	49.43%
10	Kia	Sonet	B2	5,772	3,578	2,194	61.32%
11	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	5,623	3,980	1,643	41.28%
12	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	4,850	4,260	590	13.85%
13	Toyota	Hyryder	C	4,201	-	4,201	-	-
14	Mahindra	Thar	B2	3,374	2,138	1,236	57.81%
15	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	2,691	2,828	-137	-4.84%
16	Skoda	Kushaq	C	2,186	2,840	-654	-23.03%
17	Tata	Harrier	D1	2,128	2,234	-106	-4.74%
18	Renault	Kiger	B2	2,096	2,117	-21	-0.99%
19	Nissan	Magnite	B2	2,020	2,653	-633	-23.86%
20	MG	Astor	C	1,687	1,125	562	49.96%
21	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	1,603	1,827	-224	-12.26%
22	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	D1	1,575	1,215	360	29.63%
23	Tata	Safari	D1	1,502	1,481	21	1.42%
24	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	1,478	1,002	476	47.5%
25	Citroen	C3	B2	913	0	913	-	-
26	MG	ZS EV	C	526	102	424	415.69%
27	Jeep	Compass	C	484	916	-432	-47.16%
28	Honda	WR-V	B2	359	85	274	322.35%
29	Jeep	Meridian	D2	285	-	285	-	-
30	Kia	EV6	D1	134	-	134	-	-
31	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	130	40	90	225%
32	Hyundai	Kona	C	120	10	110	1100%
33	MG	Gloster	D2	111	108	3	2.78%
34	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	107	55	52	94.55%
35	Citroen	C5 Aircross	D1	19	24	-5	-20.83%
36	Hyundai	Tucson	D1	12	35	-23	-65.71%
37	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	B2	-	2,359	-2,359	-	-
38	Nissan	Kicks	C	-	130	-130	-	-
39	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	-	18	-18	-	-
40	Renault	Duster	C	-	56	-56	-
41	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C	-	1,521	-1,521	-

SUV Segment December 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

Unlike last month, the growth in the mass-market cars was not as striking. Top 15 selling SUVs either saw a decline in numbers or saw a nominal increase at best.
The top gainer mass market SUV was Tata Nexon with just over 15% MoM rise in December comparison analysis.
The Urban Cruiser Hyryder from Toyota was the top MoM gainer in October 2022 MoM analysis, with an improvement of 191% over its September sales figures, but saw a decline of almost 8% in December over October.
Hyrder’s sister from Maruti, Grand Vitara was the biggest loser in MoM comparison in December with a 45% decline in numbers.
Urban Cruiser has been reporting zero dispatches for a couple of months. Toyota may soon discontinue it officially.

SUV DECEMBER 2022 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	B2	12,053	15,871	-3,818	-24.06%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	11,200	11,324	-124	-1.10%
3	Tata	Punch	B1	10,586	12,131	-1,545	-12.74%
4	Hyundai	Creta	C	10,205	13,321	-3,116	-23.39%
5	Hyundai	Venue	B2	8,285	10,738	-2,453	-22.84%
6	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	7,311	7,984	-673	-8.43%
7	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	7,003	6,455	548	8.49%
8	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	6,171	4,433	1,738	39.21%
9	Kia	Seltos	C	5,995	9,284	-3,289	-35.43%
10	Kia	Sonet	B2	5,772	7,834	-2,062	-26.32%
11	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	5,623	5,701	-78	-1.37%
12	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	4,850	5,903	-1,053	-17.84%
13	Toyota	Hyryder	C	4,201	3,116	1,085	34.82%
14	Mahindra	Thar	B2	3,374	3,987	-613	-15.37%
15	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	2,691	1,979	712	35.98%
16	Skoda	Kushaq	C	2,186	2,009	177	8.81%
17	Tata	Harrier	D1	2,128	2,119	9	0.42%
18	Renault	Kiger	B2	2,096	2,278	-182	-7.99%
19	Nissan	Magnite	B2	2,020	2,397	-377	-15.73%
20	MG	Astor	C	1,687	1,434	253	17.64%
21	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	1,603	1,967	-364	-18.51%
22	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	D1	1,575	1,773	-198	-11.17%
23	Tata	Safari	D1	1,502	1,437	65	4.52%
24	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	1,478	2,566	-1,088	-42.4%
25	Citroen	C3	B2	913	804	109	13.56%
26	MG	ZS EV	C	526	766	-240	-31.33%
27	Jeep	Compass	C	484	550	-66	-12%
28	Honda	WR-V	B2	359	430	-71	-16.51%
29	Jeep	Meridian	D2	285	344	-59	-17.15%
30	Kia	EV6	D1	134	128	6	4.69%
31	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	130	76	54	71.05%
32	Hyundai	Kona	C	120	95	25	26.32%
33	MG	Gloster	D2	111	106	5	4.72%
34	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	107	138	-31	-22.46%
35	Citroen	C5 Aircross	D1	19	21	-2	-9.52%
36	Hyundai	Tucson	D1	12	247	-235	-95.14%
37	Nissan	Kicks	C	0	3	-3	-	-
38	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	0	5	-5	-	-

SUV Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (July 2022 - Dec 2022)

SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND JULY 2022 - DEC 2022
Brand	Model	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	6 Month Avg
Hyundai	Alcazar	2,888	2,304	2,643	2,847	2,566	1,478	2,454
Mahindra	Alturas G4	91	44	64	40	5	0	41
MG	Astor	1,362	1,324	980	1,774	1,434	1,687	1,427
Mahindra	Bolero	7,917	8,246	8,018	8,772	7,984	7,311	8,041
Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	9,707	15,193	15,445	9,941	11,324	11,200	12,135
Citroen	C3	550	825	1,354	1,180	804	913	938
Citroen	C5 Aircross	25	25	32	15	21	19	23
Jeep	Compass	710	921	609	732	550	484	668
Hyundai	Creta	12,625	12,577	12,866	11,880	13,321	10,205	12,246
Kia	EV6	0	0	0	152	128	134	69
Toyota	Fortuner	3,000	2,581	2,935	2,031	1,967	1,603	2,353
MG	Gloster	252	185	311	179	106	111	191
Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	-	-	4,769	8,052	4,433	6,171	5,856
Tata	Harrier	3,254	2,596	2,993	2,762	2,119	2,128	2,642
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	1,988	1,917	2,105	1,630	1,773	1,575	1,831
Toyota	Hyryder	-	-	1,163	3,384	3,116	4,201	2,966
Nissan	Kicks	84	89	108	242	3	0	88
Renault	Kiger	2,597	2,641	2,535	2,685	2,278	2,096	2,472
Skoda	Kodiaq	110	151	71	55	138	107	105
Hyundai	Kona	53	102	112	106	95	120	98
Skoda	Kushaq	2,064	1,876	2,224	1,691	2,009	2,186	2,008
Nissan	Magnite	3,583	3,194	3,069	2,819	2,397	2,020	2,847
Jeep	Meridian	440	400	507	404	344	285	397
Tata	Nexon	14,214	15,085	14,518	13,767	15,871	12,053	14,251
Tata	Punch	11,007	12,006	12,251	10,982	12,131	10,586	11,494
Tata	Safari	1,761	1,820	2,030	1,751	1,437	1,502	1,717
Mahindra	Scorpio	3,803	7,056	9,536	7,438	6,455	7,003	6,882
Kia	Seltos	8,541	8,652	11,000	9,777	9,284	5,995	8,875
Kia	Sonet	7,215	7,838	9,291	7,614	7,834	5,772	7,594
Volkswagen	Taigun	1,408	1,019	1,994	2,355	1,979	2,691	1,908
Mahindra	Thar	3,616	3,793	4,249	3,666	3,987	3,374	3,781
Volkswagen	Tiguan	124	155	123	83	76	130	115
Hyundai	Tucson	170	343	419	487	247	12	280
Toyota	Urban Cruiser	6,724	3,131	350	0	-	-	1,701
Hyundai	Venue	12,000	11,240	11,033	9,585	10,738	8,285	10,480
Honda	WR-V	527	415	594	653	430	359	496
Mahindra	XUV300	5,937	4,322	6,080	6,282	5,903	4,850	5,562
Mahindra	XUV700	6,277	6,010	6,063	5,815	5,701	5,623	5,915
MG	ZS EV	411	397	412	784	766	526	549

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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.