April 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - C-Segment SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

17 May 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this April 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all C-segment SUVs 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 C-segment SUVs for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend.

C-Segment SUV April 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among the high-volume cars from the category, the Creta was the top-selling SUV in the segment in April. About 14,200 units of the Creta were sold in April 2023 compared to just about 12,600 units in April 2022, which is a growth of 12.13%.
The other two gainers were MG Astor and ZS EV, with 182.73% and 103.70% YoY gains in April comparison.
MG Astor was the top gainer in the category in YoY comparison analysis for April.
Rest all other cars reported a declining trend in YoY comparison in April. The top-losing car was Jeep Compass with a 70% drop in YoY comparison.
Next in line in the top list of losers was Volkswagen Taigun, with a 32.78% YoY drop. It was followed by Skoda Kushaq with a 10.40% decline in YoY comparison.
Zero units of the Hyundai Kona were dispatched in April 2023.
Nissan Kicks and Maruti S-Cross have been discontinued by their respective manufacturers in the past 12 months.

C-SEGMENT SUV APRIL 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,186	12,651	1,535	12.13%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C1	7,742	-	7,742	-	-
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	7,213	7,506	-293	-3.90%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	2,616	-	2,616	-	-
5	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,162	2,413	-251	-10.40%
6	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,520	2,631	-1,111	-42.23%
7	MG	Astor	C1	704	249	455	182.73%
8	MG	ZS EV	C1	463	228	235	103.07%
9	Jeep	Compass	C2	266	886	-620	-69.98%
10	Hyundai	Kona	C1	0	50	-50	-100%	-
11	Nissan	Kicks	C1	-	144	-144	-100%	-
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C1	-	2,922	-2,922	-100%	-

C-Segment SUV April 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

Only 2 cars out of 9 reported a growth in MoM comparison in the April comparison analysis, which were Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos.
Kia Seltos was the bigger MoM gainer, with a 10.05% rise in sales over March 2023.
Hyundai Creta reported an MoM growth of 1.14% in April.
Speaking of MoM losers in April comparison, MG Astor reported 53.41% drop, which was the steepest decline in monthly dispatches.
MG Astor was followed by Jeep Compass with a 32.66% drop, Toyota Hyryder and Volkswagen Taigun with 23-25% MoM decline in numbers.
The other losers were:
- Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara with a 22.93% decline.
- MG ZS EV with a 15.51% drop.
- Skoda Kushaq with 4% drop.
Hyundai Kona reported zero dispatches for yet another month. However, Kona EV is still listed on the website.

C-SEGMENT SUV APRIL 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Apr 2023	Mar 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,186	14,026	160	1.14%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C1	7,742	10,045	-2,303	-22.93%
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	7,213	6,554	659	10.05%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	2,616	3,474	-858	-24.70%
5	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,162	2,252	-90	-4.00%
6	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,520	1,976	-456	-23.08%
7	MG	Astor	C1	704	1,511	-807	-53.41%
8	MG	ZS EV	C1	463	548	-85	-15.51%
9	Jeep	Compass	C2	266	395	-129	-32.66%
	Hyundai	Kona	C1	0	0	0	-	-

C-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Nov 2022 - Apr 2023)

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND NOV 2022 - APR 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	6 Month Avg
MG	Astor	C1	1,434	1,687	958	1,020	1,511	704	1,219
Jeep	Compass	C2	550	484	485	406	395	266	431
Hyundai	Creta	C1	13,321	10,205	15,037	10,421	14,026	14,186	12,866
Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C1	4,433	6,171	8,662	9,183	10,045	7,742	7,706
Toyota	Hyryder	C1	3,116	4,201	4,194	3,307	3,474	2,616	3,485
Nissan	Kicks	C1	3	0	0	0	-	-	1
Hyundai	Kona	C1	95	120	40	0	0	0	43
Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,009	2,186	2,013	1,783	2,252	2,162	2,068
Kia	Seltos	C1	9,284	5,995	10,470	8,012	6,554	7,213	7,921
Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,979	2,691	1,455	1,657	1,976	1,520	1,880
MG	ZS EV	C1	766	526	471	514	548	463	548

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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.