February 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - D-Segment Cars YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

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

D-Segment Cars

D-Segment Cars February 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • SUVs and MPVs continue to rule the D-segment. There are only 3 sedans in the D-segment, and only 1 pick-up
  • The top 10 best-selling D-segment cars are all SUVs or MPVs, with 3 out of the top 5 being SUVs
  • The Mahindra Scorpio (Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic), Kia Carens, Mahindra XUV700, Toyota Innova (Crysta + Hycross) and Fortuner took the top 5 spots
  • The Hector pair was pushed by the Innova pair from 5th spot to 6th spot in February 2023
  • The clear top gainer in the category were the Scorpio sisters, with a 166% growth in the YoY comparison analysis, with almost 7,000 units dispatched in February 2023 compared to just 2,600 units in February 2022
  • The Scorpios were followed by the Toyota Fortuner, with an 85% YoY growth
  • Top notable losers in the YoY comparison were the Hyundai Alcazar, with about 38% drop in dispatches over the year, followed by the Tata Safari with about 35% drop in sales over the past year
  • The Alturas G4 by Mahindra is no longer on sale and hence, does not warrant a YoY comparison

D-SEGMENT CARS FEBRUARY 2023 CAR SALES

YoY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Body-Type

Feb 2023

Feb 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Mahindra

Scorpio-N + Classic

SUV

6,950

2,610

4,340

166.28%

2

Kia

Carens

MPV

6,248

5,109

1,139

22.29%

3

Mahindra

XUV700

SUV

4,505

4,138

367

8.87%

4

Toyota

Innova Crysta + Hycross

MPV

4,169

4,318

-149

-3.45%

5

Toyota

Fortuner

SUV

3,426

1,848

1,578

85.39%

6

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

SUV

2,558

2,102

456

21.69%

7

Tata

Harrier

SUV

2,054

2,619

-565

-21.57%

8

Hyundai

Alcazar

SUV

1,559

2,516

-957

-38.04%

9

Tata

Safari

SUV

1,252

1,919

-667

-34.76%

10

Kia

Carnival

MPV

504

283

221

78.09%

11

Hyundai

Tucson

SUV

498

172

326

189.53%

12

Jeep

Meridian

SUV

313

-

313

-

-

13

Skoda

Kodiaq

SUV

189

67

122

182.09%

14

Mahindra

Marazzo

MPV

171

147

24

16.33%

15

MG

Gloster

SUV

101

151

-50

-33.11%

16

Volkswagen

Tiguan

SUV

93

130

-37

-28.46%

17

Skoda

Superb

Sedan

90

99

-9

-9.09%

18

Skoda

Octavia

Sedan

82

168

-86

-51.19%

19

Toyota

Camry

Sedan

67

161

-94

-58.39%

20

Toyota

Vellfire

MPV

60

31

29

93.55%

21

Toyota

Hilux

Pickup

15

-

15

-

-

22

Citroen

C5 Aircross

SUV

4

59

-55

-93.22%

23

Kia

EV6

SUV

0

0

0

-

-

24

Mahindra

Alturas G4

SUV

-

27

-27

-100%

D-Segment Cars February 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • In terms of MoM performance, the Scorpio sisters were the best-selling cars in the D-segment but saw a decline of 20.25% in February over January
  • The Toyota Innova (Crysta & Hycross) was the top gainer in terms of MoM sales comparison. with over 190% increase in dispatches compared to January
  • All D-segment sedans witnessed a drop in sales in February compared to January, except Camry, which reported a 13.56% growth
  • The top 3 cars in the category saw a similar decrease of around 21% in MoM numbers.

D-SEGMENT CARS FEBRUARY 2023 SALES

MoM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Body-Type

Feb 2023

Jan 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Mahindra

Scorpio

SUV

6,950

8,715

-1,765

-20.25%

2

Kia

Carens

MPV

6,248

7,900

-1,652

-20.91%

3

Mahindra

XUV700

SUV

4,505

5,787

-1,282

-22.15%

4

Toyota

Innova Crysta

MPV

4,169

1,427

2,742

192.15%

5

Toyota

Fortuner

SUV

3,426

3,698

-272

-7.36%

6

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

SUV

2,558

2,441

117

4.79%

7

Tata

Harrier

SUV

2,054

1,572

482

30.66%

8

Hyundai

Alcazar

SUV

1,559

1,537

22

1.43%

9

Tata

Safari

SUV

1,252

1,032

220

21.32%

10

Kia

Carnival

MPV

504

1,003

-499

-49.75%

11

Hyundai

Tucson

SUV

498

180

318

176.67%

12

Jeep

Meridian

SUV

313

200

113

56.5%

  

13

Skoda

Kodiaq

SUV

189

196

-7

-3.57%

14

Mahindra

Marazzo

MPV

171

164

7

4.27%

15

MG

Gloster

SUV

101

244

-143

-58.61%

16

Volkswagen

Tiguan

SUV

93

72

21

29.17%

17

Skoda

Superb

Sedan

90

96

-6

-6.25%

18

Skoda

Octavia

Sedan

82

100

-18

-18%

19

Toyota

Camry

Sedan

67

59

8

13.56%

20

Toyota

Vellfire

MPV

60

22

38

172.73%

21

Toyota

Hilux

Pickup

15

1

14

1400%

22

Citroen

C5 Aircross

SUV

4

16

-12

-75%

23

Kia

EV6

SUV

0

0

0

-

-

D-Segment Car — 6-Month Sales Trend (Sept 2022 - Feb 2023)

D-SEGMENT CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND

SEPT 2022 - FEB 2023

Brand

Model

Sep 2022

Oct 2022

Nov 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 2023

Feb 2023

6 Month Avg

Hyundai

Alcazar

2,643

2,847

2,566

1,478

1,537

1,559

2,105

Mahindra

Alturas G4

64

40

5

0

-

-

27

Citroen

C5 Aircross

32

15

21

19

16

4

18

Toyota

Camry

68

59

118

71

59

67

74

Kia

Carens

5,233

5,479

6,360

3,195

7,900

6,248

5,736

Kia

Carnival

333

301

419

88

1,003

504

441

Kia

EV6

0

152

128

134

0

0

69

Toyota

Fortuner

2,935

2,031

1,967

1,603

3,698

3,426

2,610

MG

Gloster

311

179

106

111

244

101

175

Tata

Harrier

2,993

2,762

2,119

2,128

1,572

2,054

2,271

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

2,105

1,630

1,773

1,575

2,441

2,558

2,014

Toyota

Hilux

2

75

37

5

1

15

23

Toyota

Innova Crysta

7,282

3,739

2,025

36

1,427

4,169

3,113

Skoda

Kodiaq

71

55

138

107

196

189

126

Mahindra

Marazzo

0

213

201

171

164

171

184

Jeep

Meridian

507

404

344

285

200

313

342

Skoda

Octavia

121

124

104

129

100

82

110

Tata

Safari

2,030

1,751

1,437

1,502

1,032

1,252

1,501

Mahindra

Scorpio

9,536

7,438

6,455

7,003

8,715

6,950

7,683

Skoda

Superb

190

143

160

110

96

90

132

Volkswagen

Tiguan

123

83

76

130

72

93

96

Hyundai

Tucson

419

487

247

12

180

498

307

Toyota

Vellfire

50

88

109

40

22

60

62

Mahindra

XUV700

6,063

5,815

5,701

5,623

5,787

4,505

5,582

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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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