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

In this March 2023 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 March 2023 Sales Analysis

SUV Segment March 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • Among the SUVs, the Maruti Brezza and Tata Nexon were the top 2 performers in February, whereas in March, Brezza took over the top spot and replaced Nexon with about 16,000 units dispatched, which translates to a YoY gain of over 30% for Brezza.
  • Amongst the mass-market cars in the category, Hector and Hector Plus pair was the best gainer in YoY comparison in March with 103.32% gains.
  • 6 SUVs made it into the 5-figure club in March - Brezza, Nexon, Creta, Punch, Grand Vitara and Venue.
  • Among the notable top losers were Jeep Compass, Renault Kiger and MG Astor with 69%, 37% and 32% YoY drop in sales respectively.
  • Honda WR-V, Maruti Suzuki S-Cross, Nissan Kicks and Mahindra Alturas G4 were discontinued over the past year.

SUV MARCH 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Mar 2023

Mar 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

B2

16,227

12,439

3,788

30.45%

2

Tata

Nexon

B2

14,769

14,315

454

3.17%

3

Hyundai

Creta

C

14,026

10,532

3,494

33.18%

4

Tata

Punch

B1

10,894

10,526

368

3.50%

5

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

C

10,045

-

10,045

-

-

6

Hyundai

Venue

B2

10,024

9,220

804

8.72%

7

Mahindra

Bolero

B2

9,546

6,924

2,622

37.87%

8

Mahindra

Scorpio

D1

8,788

6,061

2,727

44.99%

9

Kia

Sonet

B2

8,677

6,871

1,806

26.28%

10

Kia

Seltos

C

6,554

8,415

-1,861

-22.12%

11

Mahindra

XUV300

B2

5,128

4,140

988

23.86%

12

Mahindra

XUV700

D1

5,107

6,040

-933

-15.45%

13

Mahindra

Thar

B2

5,008

3,893

1,115

28.64%

14

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

D1

4,105

2,019

2,086

103.32%

15

Toyota

Hyryder

C

3,474

-

3,474

-

-

16

Nissan

Magnite

B2

3,260

2,942

318

10.81%

17

Toyota

Fortuner

D2

3,108

2,984

124

4.16%

18

Tata

Harrier

D1

2,561

2,491

70

2.81%

19

Hyundai

Alcazar

D1

2,519

2,502

17

0.68%

20

Skoda

Kushaq

C

2,252

2,499

-247

-9.88%

21

Volkswagen

Taigun

C

1,976

2,380

-404

-16.97%

22

Mahindra

XUV400

B2

1,909

-

1,909

-

-

23

Tata

Safari

D1

1,890

2,227

-337

-15.13%

24

Renault

Kiger

B2

1,568

2,496

-928

-37.18%

25

MG

Astor

C

1,511

2,248

-737

-32.78%

26

Citroen

C3

B2

1,075

0

1,075

-

-

27

Citroen

EC3

B2

888

-

888

-

-

28

Hyundai

Tucson

D1

581

109

472

433.03%

29

MG

ZS EV

C

548

302

246

81.46%

30

Skoda

Kodiaq

D1

416

125

291

232.8%

31

Jeep

Compass

C

395

1,273

-878

-68.97%

32

Jeep

Meridian

D2

285

-

285

-

-

33

MG

Gloster

D2

247

152

95

62.5%

34

Volkswagen

Tiguan

D1

132

31

101

325.81%

35

Citroen

C5 Aircross

D1

52

52

0

-

-

36

Honda

WR-V

B2

3

251

-248

-98.8%

37

Kia

EV6

D1

0

0

-

-

-

38

Hyundai

Kona

C

0

2

-2

-

-

39

Nissan

Kicks

C

-

65

-65

-

-

40

Mahindra

Alturas G4

D2

-

41

-41

-

-

41

Maruti Suzuki

S-Cross

C

-

2,674

-2,674

-

-

42

Toyota

Urban Cruiser

B2

-

3,079

-3,079

-

-

SUV Segment March 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • The Hector pair was the top gaining mass market SUV with just over 60% MoM rise in March comparison analysis
  • Magnite was the second top MoM gainer in March 2023 MoM analysis, with an improvement of 49.27% over its February sales figures
  • Amongst the mass-market losers, Seltos was the top loser with 18% MoM decline, followed by Kiger with 13% decline in MoM numbers in March comparison

SUV MARCH 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Segment

Mar 2023

Feb 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

B2

16,227

15,787

440

2.79%

2

Tata

Nexon

B2

14,769

13,914

855

6.14%

3

Hyundai

Creta

C

14,026

10,421

3,605

34.59%

4

Tata

Punch

B1

10,894

11,169

-275

-2.46%

5

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

C

10,045

9,183

862

9.39%

6

Hyundai

Venue

B2

10,024

9,997

27

0.27%

7

Mahindra

Bolero

B2

9,546

9,782

-236

-2.41%

8

Mahindra

Scorpio

D1

8,788

6,950

1,838

26.45%

9

Kia

Sonet

B2

8,677

9,836

-1,159

-11.78%

10

Kia

Seltos

C

6,554

8,012

-1,458

-18.2%

11

Mahindra

XUV300

B2

5,128

3,809

1,319

34.63%

12

Mahindra

XUV700

D1

5,107

4,505

602

13.36%

13

Mahindra

Thar

B2

5,008

5,004

4

0.08%

14

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

D1

4,105

2,558

1,547

60.48%

15

Toyota

Hyryder

C

3,474

3,307

167

5.05%

16

Nissan

Magnite

B2

3,260

2,184

1,076

49.27%

17

Toyota

Fortuner

D2

3,108

3,426

-318

-9.28%

18

Tata

Harrier

D1

2,561

2,054

507

24.68%

19

Hyundai

Alcazar

D1

2,519

1,559

960

61.58%

20

Skoda

Kushaq

C

2,252

1,783

469

26.3%

21

Volkswagen

Taigun

C

1,976

1,657

319

19.25%

22

Mahindra

XUV400

B2

1,909

-

1,909

-

-

23

Tata

Safari

D1

1,890

1,252

638

50.96%

24

Renault

Kiger

B2

1,568

1,802

-234

-12.99%

25

MG

Astor

C

1,511

1,020

491

48.14%

26

Citroen

C3

B2

1,075

111

964

868.47%

27

Citroen

EC3

B2

888

213

675

316.9%

28

Hyundai

Tucson

D1

581

498

83

16.67%

29

MG

ZS EV

C

548

514

34

6.61%

30

Skoda

Kodiaq

D1

416

189

227

120.11%

31

Jeep

Compass

C

395

406

-11

-2.71%

32

Jeep

Meridian

D2

285

313

-28

-8.95%

33

MG

Gloster

D2

247

101

146

144.55%

34

Volkswagen

Tiguan

D1

132

93

39

41.94%

35

Citroen

C5 Aircross

D1

52

4

48

1200%

36

Honda

WR-V

B2

3

0

3

-

-

37

Kia

EV6

D1

0

0

-

-

-

38

Hyundai

Kona

C

0

0

-

-

-

SUV Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)

SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND

OCT 2022 - MAR 2023

Brand

Model

Oct 2022

Nov 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 2023

Feb 2023

Mar 2023

6 Month Avg

Hyundai

Alcazar

2,847

2,566

1,478

1,537

1,559

2,519

2,084

Mahindra

Alturas G4

40

5

0

0

-

-

15

MG

Astor

1,774

1,434

1,687

958

1,020

1,511

1,397

Mahindra

Bolero

8,772

7,984

7,311

8,574

9,782

9,546

8,662

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

9,941

11,324

11,200

14,359

15,787

16,227

13,140

Citroen

C3

1,180

804

913

788

111

1,075

812

Citroen

C5 Aircross

15

21

19

16

4

52

21

Jeep

Compass

732

550

484

485

406

395

509

Hyundai

Creta

11,880

13,321

10,205

15,037

10,421

14,026

12,482

Citroen

EC3

-

-

-

-

213

888

551

Kia

EV6

152

128

134

0

0

0

69

Toyota

Fortuner

2,031

1,967

1,603

3,698

3,426

3,108

2,639

MG

Gloster

179

106

111

244

101

247

165

Maruti Suzuki

Grand Vitara

8,052

4,433

6,171

8,662

9,183

10,045

7,758

Tata

Harrier

2,762

2,119

2,128

1,572

2,054

2,561

2,199

MG

Hector + Hector Plus

1,630

1,773

1,575

2,441

2,558

4,105

2,347

Toyota

Hyryder

3,384

3,116

4,201

4,194

3,307

3,474

3,613

Nissan

Kicks

242

3

0

0

-

-

49

Renault

Kiger

2,685

2,278

2,096

1,153

1,802

1,568

1,930

Skoda

Kodiaq

55

138

107

196

189

416

184

Hyundai

Kona

106

95

120

40

0

0

60

Skoda

Kushaq

1,691

2,009

2,186

2,013

1,783

2,252

1,989

Nissan

Magnite

2,819

2,397

2,020

2,803

2,184

3,260

2,581

Jeep

Meridian

404

344

285

200

313

285

305

Tata

Nexon

13,767

15,871

12,053

15,567

13,914

14,769

14,324

Tata

Punch

10,982

12,131

10,586

12,006

11,169

10,894

11,295

Tata

Safari

1,751

1,437

1,502

1,032

1,252

1,890

1,477

Mahindra

Scorpio

7,438

6,455

7,003

8,715

6,950

8,788

7,558

Kia

Seltos

9,777

9,284

5,995

10,470

8,012

6,554

8,349

Kia

Sonet

7,614

7,834

5,772

9,261

9,836

8,677

8,166

Volkswagen

Taigun

2,355

1,979

2,691

1,455

1,657

1,976

2,019

Mahindra

Thar

3,666

3,987

3,374

4,410

5,004

5,008

4,242

Volkswagen

Tiguan

83

76

130

72

93

132

98

Hyundai

Tucson

487

247

12

180

498

581

334

Hyundai

Venue

9,585

10,738

8,285

10,738

9,997

10,024

9,895

Honda

WR-V

653

430

359

183

0

3

271

Mahindra

XUV300

6,282

5,903

4,850

5,390

3,809

5,128

5,227

Mahindra

XUV400

-

-

-

-

-

1,909

1,909

Mahindra

XUV700

5,815

5,701

5,623

5,787

4,505

5,107

5,423

MG

ZS EV

784

766

526

471

514

548

602

 

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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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