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

18 September 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this August 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM changes 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.

August 2023 Sales Analysis Hatchbacks; YoY, MoM Change

Hatchbacks Segment August 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

In terms of sales, the B1-hatcback segment was the best-selling segment in the Indian market. 53,373 out of 1,05,453 hatchbacks were B1-segment cars, which makes up to about 50.61% of the total sales of the hatchbacks in the month of August of 2023.
In the year 2022, B1-hatchback made for about 45% of the total hatchbacks sold in India.
The Swift was the best performing hatchback in August 2023 YoY comparison, with a 65.44% rise in dispatches as compared to August 2022.
The Altroz was the second best performing car in the category, with a 57.51% YoY growth in August 2023.
Altroz was followed by the Tiago hatchback from Tata with a 31.27% YoY growth in August 2023 compared to August 2022.
The S-Presso from Maruti was the biggest loser, with around 66.48% decline in sales. The Ignis was the second biggest loser with a 58.70% decline in dispatches in the August YoY comparison.
The i20 and the Alto/K10 pair also reported a YoY decline of around 35.22% and 33.26% in August, respectively.
The cars that were discontinued are:
- Honda Jazz (Discontinued in 2023)
- Hyundai Santro (Discontinued in 2022)
- Volkswagen Polo (Discontinued in 2022)

HATCHBACKS AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	18,653	11,275	7,378	65.44%
2	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	18,516	18,418	98	0.53%
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	15,578	18,398	-2,820	-15.33%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	9,603	14,388	-4,785	-33.26%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	9,463	7,209	2,254	31.27%
6	Tata	Altroz	B2	7,825	4,968	2,857	57.51%
7	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	7,306	9,274	-1,968	-21.22%
8	Hyundai	i20	B2	4,896	7,558	-2,662	-35.22%
9	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	4,038	5,852	-1,814	-31.00%
10	Toyota	Glanza	B2	2,932	3,011	-79	-2.62%
11	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,606	7,774	-5,168	-66.48%
12	Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	2,373	5,746	-3,373	-58.70%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	883	1,704	-821	-48.18%
14	MG	Comet EV	A	651	-	651	-	-
15	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	130	-	130	-	-
16	Honda	Jazz	B2	-	448	-448	-	-

Hatchback Segment August 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

The Swift claimed the top spot, with about 18,653 units sold in the month of August.
Most cars in the category reported an MoM growth in August. The exceptions were:
- Glanza with 40.19% drop
- Ignis with 26.37% drop
- I20 with 2.10%
Maruti Celerio was the top gainer for the August comparison with a 39.58% MoM growth in August over July..
The Glanza emerged as the top MoM loser in the month of August with a 40.19% drop in dispatches in August compared to July.

HATCHBACKS AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Aug 2023	Jul 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	18,653	17,896	757	4.23%
2	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	18,516	16,725	1,791	10.71%
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	15,578	12,970	2,608	20.11%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	9,603	7,099	2,504	35.27%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	9,463	8,982	481	5.36%
6	Tata	Altroz	B2	7,825	7,817	8	0.10%
7	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	7,306	5,337	1,969	36.89%
8	Hyundai	i20	B2	4,896	5,001	-105	-2.10%
9	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	4,038	2,893	1,145	39.58%
10	Toyota	Glanza	B2	2,932	4,902	-1,970	-40.19%
11	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,606	2,491	115	4.62%
12	Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	2,373	3,223	-850	-26.37%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	883	762	121	15.88%
14	MG	Comet EV	A	651	-	651	-	-
15	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	130	125	5	4.00%

Hatchback Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (March 2023 - August 2023)

HATCHBACK CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND MARCH 2023 - AUGUST 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	Jul 2023	Aug 2023	6 Month Avg
Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	9,139	11,548	9,368	11,323	7,099	9,603	9,680
Tata	Altroz	B2	3,862	4,658	5,420	7,250	7,817	7,825	6,139
Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	16,168	16,180	18,733	14,077	16,725	18,516	16,733
Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	4,646	4,890	3,216	3,399	2,893	4,038	3,847
MG	Comet EV	A	-	-	-	-	-	651	651
Toyota	Glanza	B2	3,365	3,653	5,179	3,467	4,902	2,932	3,916
Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	9,304	6,839	6,385	6,321	5,337	7,306	6,915
Hyundai	i20	B2	6,596	6,472	6,094	6,162	5,001	4,896	5,870
Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	2,760	4,101	4,551	4,237	3,223	2,373	3,541
Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	21	189	160	100	125	130	121
Renault	Kwid	A	1,283	1,082	797	1,349	762	883	1,026
Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,443	2,562	2,868	2,731	2,491	2,606	2,617
Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	17,559	18,753	17,346	15,955	17,896	18,653	17,694
Tata	Tiago	B1	7,366	8,450	8,133	8,135	8,982	9,463	8,422
Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	17,305	20,897	16,258	17,481	12,970	15,578	16,748

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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.