April 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Hatchback YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

18 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 hatchbacks 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 hatchbacks for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

Hatchbacks Segment April 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

In terms of sales, the B1-segment hatchback was the best-selling segment in the Indian market. 59,040 out of 1,10,274 hatchbacks were B1-segment cars, which makes up to about 53% of the total sales of the hatchbacks in the month of April.
The Swift was the best performing hatchback in April 2023 YoY comparison, with a 111% rise in dispatches as compared to April 2022.
The Tiago was the second best performing car in the category, with a 67% YoY growth in April 2023
The S-Presso from Maruti was the biggest loser, with around 62% decline in sales. The Kwid was the second biggest loser with a 48% decline in dispatches in the April YoY comparison
The Celerio also reported a YoY decline of 31% in April
The cars that were discontinued are:
- Honda Jazz (Discontinued in 2023)
- Hyundai Santro (Discontinued in 2022)
- Mahindra KUV100 (Discontinued in 2023)
- Volkswagen Polo (Discontinued in 2022)

HATCHBACKS APRIL 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	20,897	17,766	3,131	17.62%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	18,753	8,898	9,855	110.76%
3	Maruti Suzuki	Baleno	B2	16,180	10,938	5,242	47.92%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	11,548	10,443	1,105	10.58%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	8,450	5,062	3,388	66.93%
6	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	6,839	9,123	-2,284	-25.04%
7	Hyundai	i20	B2	6,472	4,707	1,765	37.50%
8	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	4,890	7,066	-2,176	-30.80%
9	Tata	Altroz	B2	4,658	4,266	392	9.19%
10	Maruti Suzuki	Ignis	B1	4,101	3,815	286	7.50%
11	Toyota	Glanza	B2	3,653	2,646	1,007	38.06%
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,562	6,694	-4,132	-61.73%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	1,082	2,066	-984	-47.63%
14	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	189	-	189	-	-
15	Honda	Jazz	B2	-	472	-472	-100.00%	-
16	Hyundai	Santro	A	-	1,793	-1,793	-100.00%	-
17	Volkswagen	Polo	B2	-	728	-728	-100.00%	-
18	Mahindra	KUV100	B1	-	-	-	-	-

Hatchback Segment April 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

The WagonR claimed the top spot, with almost 21,500 units sold in the month of April.
Most cars in the category reported an MoM growth in April. The exceptions were:
- Grand i10 Nios with 26.49% drop
- Kwid with 15.67% drop
- I20 with 1.88% drop
The Hyundai Grand i10 Nios emerged as the top MoM loser in the month of April.
Hyundai sold only 21 units of the Ioniq 5 electric vehicle in March, whereas 189 units were sold in April.

HATCHBACKS APRIL 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Mar 2023	Feb 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	20,897	17,305	3,592	20.76%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	18,753	17,559	1,194	6.80%
3	Maruti Suzuki	Baleno	B2	16,180	16,168	12	0.07%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	11,548	9,139	2,409	26.36%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	8,450	7,366	1,084	14.72%
6	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	6,839	9,304	-2,465	-26.49%
7	Hyundai	i20	B2	6,472	6,596	-124	-1.88%
8	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	4,890	4,646	244	5.25%
9	Tata	Altroz	B2	4,658	3,862	796	20.61%
10	Maruti Suzuki	Ignis	B1	4,101	2,760	1,341	48.59%
11	Toyota	Glanza	B2	3,653	3,365	288	8.56%
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,562	2,443	119	4.87%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	1,082	1,283	-201	-15.67%
14	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	189	21	168	800.00%

Hatchback Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (Nov 2022 - Apr 2023)

HATCHBACK CARS 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
Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	15,663	8,648	21,411	18,114	9,139	11,548	14,087
Tata	Altroz	B2	5,084	4,055	5,675	3,955	3,862	4,658	4,548
Maruti Suzuki	Baleno	B2	20,945	16,932	16,357	18,592	16,168	16,180	17,529
Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	2,483	1,090	3,418	4,458	4,646	4,890	3,498
Toyota	Glanza	B2	4,393	4,465	3,327	4,223	3,365	3,653	3,904
Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	7,961	8,340	8,760	9,635	9,304	6,839	8,473
Hyundai	i20	B2	7,236	4,697	8,185	9,287	6,596	6,472	7,079
Maruti Suzuki	Ignis	B1	5,087	5,241	5,842	4,749	2,760	4,101	4,630
Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	-	-	-	-	21	189	105
Honda	Jazz	B2	20	3	0	0	-	-	8
Mahindra	KUV100	B1	2	1	0	0	0	-	1
Renault	Kwid	A	1,497	1,827	59	1,758	1,283	1,082	1,251
Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,588	1,117	4,035	3,761	2,443	2,562	2,751
Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	15,153	12,061	16,440	18,412	17,559	18,753	16,396
Tata	Tiago	B1	5,097	6,052	9,032	7,457	7,366	8,450	7,242
Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	14,720	10,181	20,466	16,889	17,305	20,897	16,743

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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.