October 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - D-Segment Cars YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

Nov 15, 2022, 07:30 PM IST
By Prathu Sharma
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In this October 2022 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 October 2022 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 Mahindra Scorpio (Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic), Toyota Innova Crysta, Mahindra XUV700, Kia Carens and Hyundai Alcazar took the top 5 spots consecutively for several months.
Tata Harrier was pushed to the 6th spot by Hyundai Alcazar in October dispatch rankings.
In fact, the top 10 best selling D-segment cars are all SUVs or MPVs, with 3 out of the top 5 being SUVs
In October YoY sales comparison, the Mahindra Scorpio were the top-gaining mass-market cars, posting a 125% growth in sales.
Infact, Scorpio, XUV700, Alcazar, Fortuner and Marazzo are the only cars in the segment, out of 23 cars, with any significant YoY growth in October 2022 analysis.
Skoda Superb and Octavia D-segment sedans witnessed a 43% YoY decline in production numbers in the comparison analysis of October 2022.
MG and Mahindra don’t provide separate sales figures for their 5-seater and 7-seater D-segment SUVs

D-SEGMENT CARS OCTOBER 2022 CAR SALES YoY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Change	%Change
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	7,438	3,304	4,134	125.12%
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,815	3,407	2,408	70.68%
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	5,479	-	5,479	-
4	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	3,739	6,096	-2,357	-38.66%
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	2,847	1,392	1,455	104.53%
6	Tata	Harrier	SUV	2,762	3,097	-335	-10.82%
7	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	2,031	1,893	138	7.29%
8	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,751	1,735	16	0.92%
9	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	1,630	2,478	-848	-34.22%
10	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	404	-	404	-
11	Kia	Carnival	MPV	301	400	-99	-24.75%
12	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	213	12	201	1675%
13	MG	Gloster	SUV	179	260	-81	-31.15%
14	Kia	EV6	SUV	152	-	152	-
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	143	251	-108	-43.03%
16	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	124	219	-95	-43.38%
17	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	88	77	11	14.29%
18	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	83	0	83	-
19	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	75	-	75	-
20	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	59	72	-13	-18.06%
21	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	55	0	55	-
22	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	40	40	0	-
23	Hyundai	Elantra	SUV	-	11	-11	-

D-Segment Cars October 2022 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 22% in October over September
Toyota Innova Crysta saw the biggest MoM decline of 48.65% in October comparison analysis
Among the low-volume cars, the MG Gloster and Mahindra Alturas G4 were the top losers, with a fall of 42.44% and 37.5%, respectively
Kia failed to sell even a single unit of the Kia EV6 in September 2022, but sold 152 units in October of 2022.

D-SEGMENT CARS OCTOBER 2022 SALES MoM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Change	%Change
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	7,438	9,536	-2,098	-22%
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,815	6,063	-248	-4.09%
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	5,479	5,233	246	4.7%
4	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	3,739	7,282	-3,543	-48.65%
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	2,847	2,643	204	7.72%
6	Tata	Harrier	SUV	2,762	2,993	-231	-7.72%
7	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	2,031	2,935	-904	-30.8%
8	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,751	2,030	-279	-13.74%
9	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	1,630	2,105	-475	-22.57%
10	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	404	507	-103	-20.32%
11	Kia	Carnival	MPV	301	333	-32	-9.61%
12	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	213	0	213	-
13	MG	Gloster	SUV	179	311	-132	-42.44%
14	Kia	EV6	SUV	152	0	152	-
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	143	190	-47	-24.74%
16	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	124	121	3	2.48%
17	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	88	50	38	76%
18	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	83	123	-40	-32.52%
19	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	75	2	73	3650%
20	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	59	68	-9	-13.24%
21	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	55	71	-16	-22.54%
22	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	40	64	-24	-37.5%

D-Segment Car — 6-Month Sales Trend (May 2022 - Oct 2022)

D-SEGMENT CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND MAY 2022 - OCT 2022
Brand	Model	May 2022	Jun 2022	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022
Hyundai	Alcazar	1,947	1,986	2,888	2,304	2,643	2,847
Mahindra	Alturas G4	90	65	91	44	64	40
Toyota	Camry	106	89	63	62	68	59
Kia	Carens	4,612	7,895	5,978	5,558	5,233	5,479
Kia	Carnival	239	285	288	274	333	301
Kia	EV6	15	1	0	0	0	152
Toyota	Fortuner	1,184	3,133	3,000	2,581	2,935	2,031
MG	Gloster	51	151	252	185	311	179
Tata	Harrier	2,794	3,015	3,254	2,596	2,993	2,762
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	1,633	2,402	1,988	1,917	2,105	1,630
Toyota	Hilux	65	17	2	20	2	75
Toyota	Innova Crysta	2,737	6,795	6,900	6,036	7,282	3,739
Skoda	Kodiaq	106	79	110	151	71	55
Mahindra	Marazzo	127	124	213	45	0	213
Jeep	Meridian	-	1,071	440	400	507	404
Skoda	Octavia	74	57	231	119	121	124
Tata	Safari	2,242	1,869	1,761	1,820	2,030	1,751
Mahindra	Scorpio	4,348	4,131	3,803	7,056	9,536	7,438
Skoda	Superb	152	139	147	135	190	143
Volkswagen	Tiguan	54	60	124	155	123	83
Toyota	Vellfire	44	48	44	118	50	88
Mahindra	XUV700	5,069	6,022	6,277	6,010	6,063	5,815

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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.