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

15 November 2022
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 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 October 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among the high-volume cars from the category, the Creta was the top-selling and top-gaining car in the month of October. Almost 12,000 units were produced in October 2022 as compared to 6,500 units in October 2021, which is a growth of 84%.
The Skoda Kushaq was the top losing high volume car in the category with a YoY decline of 30%.
It was followed by Volkswagen Taigun with 7.7% decline in dispatches.
A YoY decline of 71% for the Nissan Kicks in September YoY comparison analysis suggested it could be discontinued, but in October YoY comparison it showed a 5% growth in dispatches.
The Citroen C5 Aircross saw a decline of 76%, followed by a 45% decline for Jeep Compass, making them the biggest YoY losers in the category for the month of October.
Low volume cars in the category saw incredible YoY growth. MG ZS EV saw a growth of 527% on YoY comparison, Kona Electric saw 489% rise in dispatches, and Hyundai Tucson saw a 309% increase in production numbers for the October YoY comparison.
Maruti S-Cross, Volkswagen T-Roc, Renault Duster and Skoda Karoq were discontinued over the past 12 months.

C-SEGMENT SUV OCTOBER 2022 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Change	%Change
1	Hyundai	Creta	11,880	6,455	5,425	84.04%
2	Kia	Seltos	9,777	10,488	-711	-6.78%
3	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	8,052	-	8,052	-
4	Toyota	Hyryder	3,384	-	3,384	-
5	Volkswagen	Taigun	2,355	2,551	-196	-7.68%
6	MG	Astor	1,774	-	1,774	-
7	Skoda	Kushaq	1,691	2,413	-722	-29.92%
8	MG	ZS EV	784	125	659	527.2%
9	Jeep	Compass	732	1,324	-592	-44.71%
10	Hyundai	Tucson	487	119	368	309.24%
11	Nissan	Kicks	242	230	12	5.22%
12	Hyundai	Kona	106	18	88	488.89%
13	Citroen	C5 Aircross	15	64	-49	-76.56%
14	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	-	1,524	-1,524	-
15	Volkswagen	T-Roc	-	80	-80	-
16	Renault	Duster	-	786	-786	-
17	Skoda	Karoq	-	17	-17	-

C-Segment SUV October 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

The Toyota Hyryder saw a 191% increase in dispatch numbers in the October MoM comparison. It was the top-gainer amongst the mass-market cars in the C-segment SUV category.
Besides the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, the Nissan Kicks was the top-selling car at second spot, with a surprising MoM growth of 124%. Even though Kicks saw this surprising growth after being a dormant offering from Nissan, its numbers are still extremely low when compared to its rivals in the C-segment SUV category, with just under 250 units produced in October 2022.
MG ZS EV is the third best growing car in the category with 90% MoM growth, even though its sales were under 1,000 units in the previous month.
The top losers for the October MoM comparison are Citroen 5 Aircross ( -53%), Skoda Kushaq (-24%) and Kia Seltos (-11%).
The production numbers of Hyundai Tucson, NIssan Kicks, Hyundai Kona Electric and Citroen C5 Aircross are so low that their total production combined is comparable to decline in production of Kia Seltos.

C-SEGMENT SUV OCTOBER 2022 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Change	%Change
1	Hyundai	Creta	11,880	12,866	-986	-7.66%
2	Kia	Seltos	9,777	11,000	-1,223	-11.12%
3	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	8,052	4,769	3,283	68.84%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	3,384	1,163	2,221	190.97%
5	Volkswagen	Taigun	2,355	1,994	361	18.1%
6	MG	Astor	1,774	980	794	81.02%
7	Skoda	Kushaq	1,691	2,224	-533	-23.97%
8	MG	ZS EV	784	412	372	90.29%
9	Jeep	Compass	732	609	123	20.2%
10	Hyundai	Tucson	487	419	68	16.23%
11	Nissan	Kicks	242	108	134	124.07%
12	Hyundai	Kona	106	112	-6	-5.36%
13	Citroen	C5 Aircross	15	32	-17	-53.13%

C-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (May 2022 - Oct 2022)

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND MAY 2022 - OCT 2022
Brand	Model	May 2022	Jun 2022	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022
MG	Astor	2,022	1,640	1,362	1,324	980	1,774
Citroen	C5 Aircross	24	17	25	25	32	15
Jeep	Compass	928	892	710	921	609	732
Hyundai	Creta	10,973	13,790	12,625	12,577	12,866	11,880
Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	-	-	-	-	4,769	8,052
Toyota	Hyryder	-	-	-	-	1,163	3,384
Nissan	Kicks	211	184	84	89	108	242
Hyundai	Kona	64	179	53	102	112	106
Skoda	Kushaq	1,806	2,983	2,064	1,876	2,224	1,691
Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	1,428	697	0	0	-	-
Kia	Seltos	5,953	8,388	8,541	8,652	11,000	9,777
Volkswagen	Taigun	1,268	1,327	1,408	1,019	1,994	2,355
Hyundai	Tucson	1	0	170	343	419	487
MG	ZS EV	302	310	411	397	412	784

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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.