Q4 2022 Quarterly All Cars Sales Analysis - Overall Snapshot - YoY, QoQ Change | V3Cars

22 February 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this Q4 2022 all car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and QoQ change in sales figures for each car and the YoY, QoQ change each car witnessed in the same month. We’ll also include sales figures from the last 4 quarters to give you an idea about the quarterly trend of each car on sale in India and share our observations.

Overall Q4 2022 Quarterly Car Sales Figures - YoY Change

Among high-volume, massmarket cars, the Mahindra Scorpio (Classic + N), Maruti Nexa Ignis, Tata Tigor were the top gainers in YoY change clocking an improvement of 148% 142% and 132%, respectively.
Among high-volume, massmarket cars, 2 Maruti Suzuki cars took top spot — S-Presso (44%) and Celerio (42%).
The top selling brand for the month of Q4 2022 was Maruti Suzuki, with over 3 lakh 84 thousand units sold, which is a rise from Q4 2021 total sales of over 3 lakh 42 thousand units.
The Baleno from Maruti Suzuki was the best-selling model in Q4 2022 with over 55,000 dispatches.
The manufacturer with the least units sold in December was Jeep with about 2,800 units.
The following cars were discontinued by their respective manufacturers over the past year:
- Datsun Go
- Datsun Redi-GO
- Hyundai Elantra
- Hyundai Santro
- Maruti Suzuki S-Cross
- Renault Duster
- Skoda Karoq
- Skoda Rapid
- Toyota Urban Cruiser
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen T-Roc
- Volkswagen Vento
Along with these launches, several facelifts and new generations of the cars already on sale were rolled out in 2022.

OVERALL CAR SALES - Q4 2022 YoY CHANGE
Rank	Brand	Model	Segment	2022 Q4	2021 Q4	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Citroen	C3	B2	2,897	0	2,897	-	-
2	Citroen	C5 Aircross	D1	55	140	-85	-60.71	Down
3	Datsun	GO	B1	0	13	-13	-100.00	Down
4	Datsun	redi-GO	A	0	767	-767	-100.00	Down
5	Honda	Amaze	B2	12,947	9,012	3,935	43.66	Up
6	Honda	City	C	9,047	10,020	-973	-9.71	Down
7	Honda	Jazz	B2	220	1,573	-1,353	-86.01	Down
8	Honda	WR-V	B2	1,442	933	509	54.56	Up
9	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	6,891	4,847	2,044	42.17	Up
10	Hyundai	Creta	C	35,406	24,364	11,042	45.32	Up
11	Hyundai	Elantra	D1	0	11	-11	-100.00	Down
12	Hyundai	Grand i10	B1	25,156	17,659	7,497	42.45	Up
13	Hyundai	i20	B2	19,747	11,955	7,792	65.18	Up
14	Hyundai	Kona	C	321	28	293	1046.43	Up
15	Hyundai	Santro	A	0	6,316	-6,316	-100.00	Down
16	Hyundai	Tucson	D1	746	262	484	184.73	Up
17	Hyundai	Venue	B2	28,608	28,846	-238	-0.83	Down
18	Hyundai	Verna	C	5,742	5,068	674	13.30	Up
19	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	12,217	6,978	5,239	75.08	Up
20	Jeep	Compass	C	1,766	3,292	-1,526	-46.35	Down
21	Jeep	Meridian	D2	1,033	0	1,033	-	-
22	Kia	Carens	D1	15,034	0	15,034	-	-
23	Kia	Carnival	D2	808	1,243	-435	-35.00	Down
24	Kia	EV6	D1	414	0	414	-	-
25	Kia	Seltos	C	25,056	23,359	1,697	7.26	Up
26	Kia	Sonet	B2	21,220	13,740	7,480	54.44	Up
27	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	45	138	-93	-67.39	Down
28	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	24,067	17,131	6,936	40.49	Up
29	Mahindra	e-Verito	C	28	7	21	300.00	Up
30	Mahindra	KUV100	B1	3	1	2	200.00	Up
31	Mahindra	Marazzo	D1	585	113	472	417.70	Up
32	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	20,896	8,431	12,465	147.85	Up
33	Mahindra	Thar	B2	11,027	8,011	3,016	37.65	Up
34	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	17,035	12,468	4,567	36.63	Up
35	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	17,139	10,594	6,545	61.78	Up
36	Maruti Suzuki	Alto+K10	A	45,571	42,371	3,200	7.55	Up
37	Maruti Suzuki	Baleno	B2	55,026	39,962	15,064	37.70	Up
38	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	32,465	28,323	4,142	14.62	Up
39	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	7,869	13,623	-5,754	-42.24	Down
40	Maruti Suzuki	Ciaz	C	4,592	3,362	1,230	36.59	Up
41	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	38,774	26,906	11,868	44.11	Up
42	Maruti Suzuki	Eeco	A	26,625	29,056	-2,431	-8.37	Down
43	Maruti Suzuki	Ertiga	C	36,585	33,515	3,070	9.16	Up
44	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	18,656	0	18,656	-	-
45	Maruti Suzuki	Ignis	B1	15,071	6,234	8,837	141.75	Up
46	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C	0	4,827	-4,827	-100.00	Down
47	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	7,381	13,253	-5,872	-44.31	Down
48	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	44,445	39,409	5,036	12.78	Up
49	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	42,846	48,916	-6,070	-12.41	Down
50	Maruti Suzuki	XL6	C	8,836	11,972	-3,136	-26.19	Down
51	MG	Astor	C	4,895	2,143	2,752	128.42	Up
52	MG	Gloster	D2	396	470	-74	-15.74	Down
53	MG	Hector + Hector Plus	D1	4,978	4,903	75	1.53	Up
54	MG	ZS EV	C	2,076	378	1,698	449.21	Up
55	Nissan	Kicks	C	245	460	-215	-46.74	Down
56	Nissan	Magnite	B2	7,236	8,334	-1,098	-13.17	Down
57	Renault	Duster	C	0	1,063	-1,063	-100.00	Down
58	Renault	Kiger	B2	7,059	6,822	237	3.47	Up
59	Renault	Kwid	A	5,218	4,705	513	10.90	Up
60	Renault	Triber	B2	7,952	7,502	450	6.00	Up
61	Skoda	Karoq	C	0	17	-17	-100.00	Down
62	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	300	55	245	445.45	Up
63	Skoda	Kushaq	C	5,886	7,129	-1,243	-17.44	Down
64	Skoda	Octavia	D1	357	577	-220	-38.13	Down
65	Skoda	Rapid	C	0	345	-345	-100.00	Down
66	Skoda	Slavia	C	5,655	0	5,655	-	-
67	Skoda	Superb	D2	413	371	42	11.32	Up
68	Tata	Altroz	B2	13,909	13,162	747	5.68	Up
69	Tata	Harrier	D1	7,009	7,938	-929	-11.70	Down
70	Tata	Nexon	B2	41,691	32,826	8,865	27.01	Up
71	Tata	Punch	B1	33,699	22,571	11,128	49.30	Up
72	Tata	Safari	D1	4,690	4,640	50	1.08	Up
73	Tata	Tiago	B1	18,336	12,713	5,623	44.23	Up
74	Tata	Tigor	B2	11,971	5,156	6,815	132.18	Up
75	Toyota	Camry	D2	248	124	124	100.00	Up
76	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	5,601	5,564	37	0.66	Up
77	Toyota	Glanza	B2	12,625	6,740	5,885	87.31	Up
78	Toyota	Hilux	D2	117	0	117	-	-
79	Toyota	Hyryder	C	10,701	0	10,701	-	-
80	Toyota	Innova	D1	5,800	16,385	-10,585	-64.60	Down
81	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	B2	0	7,309	-7,309	-100.00	Down
82	Toyota	Vellfire	D2	237	153	84	54.90	Up
83	Volkswagen	Polo	B2	0	1,278	-1,278	-100.00	Down
84	Volkswagen	T-Roc	C	0	81	-81	-100.00	Down
85	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	7,025	8,228	-1,203	-14.62	Down
86	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	289	40	249	622.50	Up
87	Volkswagen	Vento	C	0	304	-304	-100.00	Down
88	Volkswagen	Virtus	C	4,475	0	4,475	-	-

Q4 2022 - Overall Quarterly Car Sales Figures - QoQ Change

The Toyota Hyryder was the biggest QoQ gainer with more than 800% improvement. Although, most of the gain was because the car’s production scaled up only in the Q4 2022.
Toyota Hyryder was followed by its cousin from Maruti Suzuki, the Grand Vitara, also a C-segment SUV, which reported a QoQ growth of 291%. Here too, the launch timeline is skewing the QoQ changes.
The other notable winners are as follows:
- MG ZS EV (+70%)
- Volkswagen Taigun (+59%)
- MG Astor (+33.5%)
- Toyota Glanza (+33%)
- Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (+29%)
- Honda Amaze (+26%)
- Skoda Slavia (+18.5%)
- Maruti Suzuki Dzire (+10%)
On the other side of the coin, the B2-segment hatchback from Honda, Jazz, reported the worst decline in QoQ comparison. Its sales dropped by 84% in Q4 of 2022 compared to Q3 of 2022.
The other notable poor performers were Toyota Innova (-70%), S-Presso (-69%), Celerio (-56.5%) and Toyota Fortuner (-34%).
The other notable losers in the QoQ comparison analysis for the Q4 2022 are:
- Maruti Suzuki S-Presso (-69%)
- Maruti Suzuki Celerio (-56.5%)
- MG Gloster (-47%)
- Toyota Fortuner (-34%)
- Maruti Suzuki WagonR (-30%)
- Maruti Suzuki Eeco (-29.5%)
- Volkswagen Tiguan (-28%)
- Nissan Magnite (-26.5%)
- Tata Harrier (-20%)
- Maruti Suzuki Brezza (-19.5%)
Despite such ups and downs in the market, some other cars reported fairly stable numbers, such as:
- Citroen C3 (+6.62%)
- Mahindra XUV300 (+4.36%)
- Renault Kwid (+3.66%)
- Mahindra Scorpio Classic/Scorpio-N (+2.46%)
- Mahindra Bolero (-0.47%)
- Maruti Suzuki Baleno (-1.29%)
- Hyundai Xcent/Aura (-3.31%)
- Tata Punch (-4.44%)
- Skoda Kushaq (-4.51%)
- Tata Nexon (-4.85%)

OVERALL CAR SALES - Q4 2022 QoQ CHANGE
Rank	Brand	Model	Segment	2022 Q4	2022 Q3	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Citroen	C3	B2	2,897	2,729	168	6.16	Up
2	Citroen	C5 Aircross	D1	55	82	-27	-32.93	Down
3	Honda	Amaze	B2	12,947	10,267	2,680	26.10	Up
4	Honda	City	C	9,047	10,057	-1,010	-10.04	Down
5	Honda	Jazz	B2	220	1,407	-1,187	-84.36	Down
6	Honda	WR-V	B2	1,442	1,536	-94	-6.12	Down
7	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	6,891	7,835	-944	-12.05	Down
8	Hyundai	Creta	C	35,406	38,068	-2,662	-6.99	Down
9	Hyundai	Grand i10	B1	25,156	28,733	-3,577	-12.45	Down
10	Hyundai	i20	B2	19,747	21,706	-1,959	-9.03	Down
11	Hyundai	Kona	C	321	267	54	20.22	Up
12	Hyundai	Santro	A	0	3	-3	-100.00	Down
13	Hyundai	Tucson	D1	746	932	-186	-19.96	Down
14	Hyundai	Venue	B2	28,608	34,273	-5,665	-16.53	Down
15	Hyundai	Verna	C	5,742	5,258	484	9.21	Up
16	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	12,217	12,635	-418	-3.31	Down
17	Jeep	Compass	C	1,766	2,240	-474	-21.16	Down
18	Jeep	Meridian	D2	1,033	1,347	-314	-23.31	Down
19	Kia	Carens	D1	15,034	16,769	-1,735	-10.35	Down
20	Kia	Carnival	D2	808	895	-87	-9.72	Down
21	Kia	EV6	D1	414	0	414	-	-
22	Kia	Seltos	C	25,056	28,193	-3,137	-11.13	Down
23	Kia	Sonet	B2	21,220	24,344	-3,124	-12.83	Down
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	45	199	-154	-77.39	Down
25	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	24,067	24,181	-114	-0.47	Down
26	Mahindra	e-Verito	C	28	107	-79	-73.83	Down
27	Mahindra	KUV100	B1	3	0	3	-	-
28	Mahindra	Marazzo	D1	585	258	327	126.74	Up
29	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	20,896	20,395	501	2.46	Up
30	Mahindra	Thar	B2	11,027	11,658	-631	-5.41	Down
31	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	17,035	16,339	696	4.26	Up
32	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	17,139	18,350	-1,211	-6.60	Down
33	Maruti Suzuki	Alto+K10	A	45,571	48,297	-2,726	-5.64	Down
34	Maruti Suzuki	Baleno	B2	55,026	55,747	-721	-1.29	Down
35	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	32,465	40,345	-7,880	-19.53	Down
36	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	7,869	18,096	-10,227	-56.52	Down
37	Maruti Suzuki	Ciaz	C	4,592	4,254	338	7.95	Up
38	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	38,774	35,216	3,558	10.10	Up
39	Maruti Suzuki	Eeco	A	26,625	37,744	-11,119	-29.46	Down
40	Maruti Suzuki	Ertiga	C	36,585	28,307	8,278	29.24	Up
41	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	18,656	4,769	13,887	291.19	Up
42	Maruti Suzuki	Ignis	B1	15,071	17,626	-2,555	-14.50	Down
43	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	7,381	23,772	-16,391	-68.95	Down
44	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	44,445	40,802	3,643	8.93	Up
45	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	42,846	61,064	-18,218	-29.83	Down
46	Maruti Suzuki	XL6	C	8,836	9,356	-520	-5.56	Down
47	MG	Astor	C	4,895	3,666	1,229	33.52	Up
48	MG	Gloster	D2	396	748	-352	-47.06	Down
49	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	D1	4,978	6,010	-1,032	-17.17	Down
50	MG	ZS EV	C	2,076	1,220	856	70.16	Up
51	Nissan	Kicks	C	245	281	-36	-12.81	Down
52	Nissan	Magnite	B2	7,236	9,846	-2,610	-26.51	Down
53	Renault	Kiger	B2	7,059	7,773	-714	-9.19	Down
54	Renault	Kwid	A	5,218	5,034	184	3.66	Up
55	Renault	Triber	B2	7,952	8,956	-1,004	-11.21	Down
56	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	300	332	-32	-9.64	Down
57	Skoda	Kushaq	C	5,886	6,164	-278	-4.51	Down
58	Skoda	Octavia	D1	357	471	-114	-24.20	Down
59	Skoda	Slavia	C	5,655	4,773	882	18.48	Up
60	Skoda	Superb	D2	413	472	-59	-12.50	Down
61	Tata	Altroz	B2	13,909	15,873	-1,964	-12.37	Down
62	Tata	Harrier	D1	7,009	8,843	-1,834	-20.74	Down
63	Tata	Nexon	B2	41,691	43,817	-2,126	-4.85	Down
64	Tata	Punch	B1	33,699	35,264	-1,565	-4.44	Down
65	Tata	Safari	D1	4,690	5,611	-921	-16.41	Down
66	Tata	Tiago	B1	18,336	20,304	-1,968	-9.69	Down
67	Tata	Tigor	B2	11,971	12,619	-648	-5.14	Down
68	Toyota	Camry	D2	248	193	55	28.50	Up
69	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	5,601	8,516	-2,915	-34.23	Down
70	Toyota	Glanza	B2	12,625	9,499	3,126	32.91	Up
71	Toyota	Hilux	D2	117	24	93	387.50	Up
72	Toyota	Hyryder	C	10,701	1,163	9,538	820.12	Up
73	Toyota	Innova	D1	5,800	20,218	-14,418	-71.31	Down
74	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	B2	0	10,205	-10,205	-100.00	Down
75	Toyota	Vellfire	D2	237	212	25	11.79	Up
76	Volkswagen	Polo	B2	0	3	-3	-100.00	Down
77	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	7,025	4,421	2,604	58.90	Up
78	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	289	402	-113	-28.11	Down
79	Volkswagen	Vento	C	0	52	-52	-100.00	Down
80	Volkswagen	Virtus	C	4,475	4,197	278	6.62	Up

Q4 2022 — Quarterly Sales Trend (Q1 2022 - Q4 2022)

Here are the top 10 cars ranked by the average sales over the last 4 quarters:
- Maruti Suzuki WagonR (B1-Hatch, 54,329)