September 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

18 October 2022
By Prathu Sharma
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In this September 2022 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all SUVs in India. We’ll also share our observations based on the sales data and possible reasons behind a massive increase or drop in sales, where applicable. Lastly, the table with monthly sales of all SUVs for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

SUV Segment September 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

Hyundai was the top-selling brand for SUV body-style cars in September 2021, with 18,186 units sold from the carmaker. Kia was the second biggest SUV seller with 14,037 units sold in the same month.
However, a year later, Mahindra has emerged as the biggest SUV maker with 34,010 units sold in September 2022, as compared to just 12,751 units in September of 2021. Comparing it to the growth of previous topper Hyundai, which saw a growth of 8,887 units or 49%, Mahindra saw a growth of 21,259 units or over 160%.
Among the SUVs, the Maruti Brezza and Tata Nexon were the top 2 performers in September. They were followed by the Hyundai Creta and Tata Punch in terms of volume.
5 SUVs made it into the 5-figure club in August - Nexon, Punch, Creta, Venue and Brezza. In September, they were joined by Kia Seltos, with 11,000 units dispatched in that month.
In terms of YoY change, the Brezza posted a 724%+ improvement and was the clear top gainer.
Mahindra’s XUV700 and Bolero reported a similar growth of around 350% and were the second best gainers after Maruti Suzuki Brezza.
Most mass-market cars performed well and saw a YoY growth in sales except Hector/Hector Plus twins, which saw a decline of 23% in September 2022 YoY comparison analysis.
Among the notable top losers were the Nissan Kicks with a 71% decline, Citroen C5 Aircross, Urban Cruiser and Compass with a decline in the range of 50-60%.
Renault Duster and Volkswagen T-Roc were still in production in September 2021 but were discontinued in the subsequent months.
Kia did not dispatch a single unit of the EV6 in September

SUV SEPTEMBER 2022 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Sept 2022	Sept 2021	Change	%Change
1	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	15,445	1,874	13,571	724.17%
2	Tata	Nexon	B2	14,518	9,211	5,307	57.62%
3	Hyundai	Creta	C	12,866	8,193	4,673	57.04%
4	Tata	Punch	B1	12,251	-	12,251	-
5	Hyundai	Venue	B2	11,033	7,924	3,109	39.24%
6	Kia	Seltos	C	11,000	9,583	1,417	14.79%
7	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	9,536	2,588	6,948	268.47%
8	Kia	Sonet	B2	9,291	4,454	4,837	108.6%
9	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	8,018	1,755	6,263	356.87%
10	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	6,080	3,693	2,387	64.64%
11	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	6,063	1,370	4,693	342.55%
12	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	4,769	-	4,769	-
13	Mahindra	Thar	B2	4,249	3,134	1,115	35.58%
14	Nissan	Magnite	B2	3,069	2,330	739	31.72%
15	Tata	Harrier	D1	2,993	2,821	172	6.1%
16	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	2,935	1,869	1,066	57.04%
17	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	2,643	1,929	714	37.01%
18	Renault	Kiger	B2	2,535	2,312	223	9.65%
19	Skoda	Kushaq	C	2,224	2,158	66	3.06%
20	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	D1	2,105	2,722	-617	-22.67%
21	Tata	Safari	D1	2,030	1,500	530	35.33%
22	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	1,994	1,461	533	36.48%
23	Citroen	C3	B2	1,354	-	1,354	-
24	Toyota	Hyryder	C	1,163	-	1,163	-
25	MG	Astor	C	980	-	980	-
26	Jeep	Compass	C	609	1,311	-702	-53.55%
27	Honda	WR-V	B2	594	687	-93	-13.54%
28	Jeep	Meridian	D2	507	-	507	-
29	Hyundai	Tucson	C	419	139	280	201.44%
30	MG	ZS EV	C	412	227	185	81.5%
31	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	B2	350	816	-466	-57.11%
32	MG	Gloster	D2	311	292	19	6.51%
33	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	123	0	123	-
34	Hyundai	Kona	C	112	1	111	11100%
35	Nissan	Kicks	C	108	371	-263	-70.89%
36	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	71	0	71	-
37	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	64	51	13	25.49%
38	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C	32	72	-40	-55.56%
39	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C	0	1,529	-1,529	-
40	Kia	EV6	D1	0	0	0	-
41	Mahindra	XUV500	D1	0	160	-160	-
42	Renault	Duster	C	-	275	-275	-
43	Volkswagen	T-Roc	C	-	142	-142	-

SUV Segment September 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

The XUV300 was the top MoM gainer in September 2022 MoM, with an improvement of 41% over its August sales figures
Among the notable top MoM losers were the Urban Cruiser, Compass and Astor, recording an MoM decline of 89%, 34% and 26%, respectively

SUV SEPTEMBER 2022 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Sept 2022	Aug 2022	Change	%Change
1	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	B2	15,445	15,193	252	1.66%
2	Tata	Nexon	B2	14,518	15,085	-567	-3.76%
3	Hyundai	Creta	C	12,866	12,577	289	2.3%
4	Tata	Punch	B1	12,251	12,006	245	2.04%
5	Hyundai	Venue	B2	11,033	11,240	-207	-1.84%
6	Kia	Seltos	C	11,000	8,652	2,348	27.14%
7	Mahindra	Scorpio	D1	9,536	7,056	2,480	35.15%
8	Kia	Sonet	B2	9,291	7,838	1,453	18.54%
9	Mahindra	Bolero	B2	8,018	8,246	-228	-2.76%
10	Mahindra	XUV300	B2	6,080	4,322	1,758	40.68%
11	Mahindra	XUV700	D1	6,063	6,010	53	0.88%
12	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	C	4,769	-	4,769	-
13	Mahindra	Thar	B2	4,249	3,793	456	12.02%
14	Nissan	Magnite	B2	3,069	3,194	-125	-3.91%
15	Tata	Harrier	D1	2,993	2,596	397	15.29%
16	Toyota	Fortuner	D2	2,935	2,581	354	13.72%
17	Hyundai	Alcazar	D1	2,643	2,304	339	14.71%
18	Renault	Kiger	B2	2,535	2,641	-106	-4.01%
19	Skoda	Kushaq	C	2,224	1,876	348	18.55%
20	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	D1	2,105	1,917	188	9.81%
21	Tata	Safari	D1	2,030	1,820	210	11.54%
22	Volkswagen	Taigun	C	1,994	1,019	975	95.68%
23	Citroen	C3	B2	1,354	825	529	64.12%
24	Toyota	Hyryder	C	1,163	-	1,163	-
25	MG	Astor	C	980	1,324	-344	-25.98%
26	Jeep	Compass	C	609	921	-312	-33.88%
27	Honda	WR-V	B2	594	415	179	43.13%
28	Jeep	Meridian	D2	507	400	107	26.75%
29	Hyundai	Tucson	C	419	343	76	22.16%
30	MG	ZS EV	C	412	397	15	3.78%
31	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	B2	350	3,131	-2,781	-88.82%
32	MG	Gloster	D2	311	185	126	68.11%
33	Volkswagen	Tiguan	D1	123	155	-32	-20.65%
34	Hyundai	Kona	C	112	102	10	9.8%
35	Nissan	Kicks	C	108	89	19	21.35%
36	Skoda	Kodiaq	D1	71	151	-80	-52.98%
37	Mahindra	Alturas G4	D2	64	44	20	45.45%
38	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C	32	25	7	28%

SUV Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (April 2022 - September 2022)

SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND APR 2022 - SEPT 2022
Brand	Model	Apr 2022	May 2022	Jun 2022	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sept 2022
Hyundai	Alcazar	2,422	1,947	1,986	2,888	2,304	2,643
Mahindra	Alturas G4	47	90	65	91	44	64
MG	Astor	249	2,022	1,640	1,362	1,324	980
Mahindra	Bolero	7,686	8,767	7,884	7,917	8,246	8,018
Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	11,764	10,312	4,404	9,707	15,193	15,445
Citroen	C3	-	-	60	550	825	1,354
Citroen	C5 Aircross	51	24	17	25	25	32
Jeep	Compass	886	928	892	710	921	609
Hyundai	Creta	12,651	10,973	13,790	12,625	12,577	12,866
Kia	EV6	-	15	1	0	0	0
Toyota	Fortuner	2,022	1,184	3,133	3,000	2,581	2,935
MG	Gloster	83	51	151	252	185	311
Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	-	-	-	-	-	4,769
Tata	Harrier	2,785	2,794	3,015	3,254	2,596	2,993
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	1,448	1,633	2,402	1,988	1,917	2,105
Toyota	Hyryder	-	-	-	-	-	1,163
Nissan	Kicks	144	211	184	84	89	108
Renault	Kiger	2,618	1,380	3,411	2,597	2,641	2,535
Skoda	Kodiaq	87	106	79	110	151	71
Hyundai	Kona	50	64	179	53	102	112
Skoda	Kushaq	2,413	1,806	2,983	2,064	1,876	2,224
Nissan	Magnite	1,966	1,920	3,331	3,583	3,194	3,069
Jeep	Meridian	-	-	1,071	440	400	507
Tata	Nexon	13,471	14,614	14,295	14,214	15,085	14,518
Tata	Punch	10,132	10,241	10,414	11,007	12,006	12,251
Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	2,922	1,428	697	-	-	-
Tata	Safari	2,071	2,242	1,869	1,761	1,820	2,030
Mahindra	Scorpio	2,712	4,348	4,131	3,803	7,056	9,536
Kia	Seltos	7,506	5,953	8,388	8,541	8,652	11,000
Kia	Sonet	5,404	7,899	7,455	7,215	7,838	9,291
Volkswagen	Taigun	2,631	1,268	1,327	1,408	1,019	1,994
Mahindra	Thar	3,152	3,209	3,640	3,616	3,793	4,249
Volkswagen	Tiguan	131	54	60	124	155	123
Hyundai	Tucson	47	1	0	170	343	419
Toyota	Urban Cruiser	3,524	3,128	5,301	6,724	3,131	350
Hyundai	Venue	8,392	8,300	10,321	12,000	11,240	11,033
Honda	WR-V	635	546	599	527	415	594
Mahindra	XUV300	3,909	5,022	4,754	5,937	4,322	6,080
Mahindra	XUV700	4,494	5,069	6,022	6,277	6,010	6,063
MG	ZS EV	228	302	310	411	397	412

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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.