April 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - Overall Snapshot With YoY, MoM Change | V3Cars

In this April 2022 cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures for each carmaker, segment and body style in India. We’ll also include our observations based on the sales data and possible reasons behind a massive increase or drop in sales, where applicable.

April 2022 Cars Sales Analysis

Manufacturer-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of percentage, Skoda posted the best YoY improvement of 436% because of the newly added cars like the Kushaq and Slavia
  • Volkswagen also posted a healthy 132% YoY improvement because of the addition of Taigun to the portfolio
  • MG and Nissan were the worst performers posting 23% and 29% lower YoY sales in April 2022, respectively
  • Maruti Suzuki suffered a drop of 10.2% along with Hyundai also posting 
  • Tata and Toyota witnessed a massive increase in YoY sales figures as their sales jumped 66% and 57%, respectively
  • Kia and Mahindra also posted healthy growth of 18% and 22%, respectively
  • Skoda and Volikswagen were the top YoY gainers while nissan and MG were top losers

MANUFACTURER-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

Brand

Apr 2022

Apr 2021

Change

% Change

Citroen

51

0

51

-

Datsun

0

407

-407

-

Ford

0

5,469

-5,469

-

Honda

7,874

9,072

-1,198

-13.21%

Hyundai

44,001

49,055

-5,054

-10.3%

Jeep

886

846

40

4.73%

Kia

19,019

16,111

2,908

18.05%

Mahindra

22,169

18,186

3,983

21.9%

Maruti Suzuki

1,21,995

1,35,879

-13,884

-10.22%

MG

2,008

2,605

-597

-22.92%

Nissan

2,110

2,962

-852

-28.76%

Renault

7,594

8,642

-1,048

-12.13%

Skoda

5,152

961

4,191

436.11%

Tata

41,590

25,096

16,494

65.72%

Toyota

15,085

9,621

5,464

56.79%

Volkswagen

3,547

1,533

2,014

131.38%

Manufacturer-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • In terms of MoM change, most carmakers witnessed a drop except Honda as they posted 19.5% improvement
  • Honda were the top MoM gainer while MG were top loser with a 57.5% lower MoM sales figure
  • Maruti Suzuki suffered an 8.9% drop while Tata and Hyundai’s sales remained flat-ish
  • Mahindra and Kia also witnessed substantial drop of 19% and 16%, respectively but not as much as Nissan
  • Nissan’s MoM sales figure dropped 30% in April

MANUFACTURER-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

Brand

Apr 2022

Mar 2022

Change

% Change

Citroen

51

52

-1

-1.92%

Datsun

0

0

0

-

Ford

0

0

0

-

Honda

7,874

6,589

1,285

19.5%

Hyundai

44,001

44,600

-599

-1.34%

Jeep

886

1,273

-387

-30.4%

Kia

19,019

22,622

-3,603

-15.93%

Mahindra

22,169

27,386

-5,217

-19.05%

Maruti Suzuki

1,21,995

1,33,861

-11,866

-8.86%

MG

2,008

4,721

-2,713

-57.47%

Nissan

2,110

3,007

-897

-29.83%

Renault

7,594

8,518

-924

-10.85%

Skoda

5,152

5,649

-497

-8.8%

Tata

41,590

42,295

-705

-1.67%

Toyota

15,085

17,130

-2,045

-11.94%

Volkswagen

3,547

3,672

-125

-3.4%

Segment-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of YoY change, B2 segment was the biggest gainer posting a 30% YoY improvement
  • The B1 segment was the biggest loser with YoY sales shrinking almost 29%
  • Besides the B2 segment, the C segment also witnessed an YoY growth of 17.5%

SEGMENT-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

Segment

Apr 2022

Apr 2021

Change

% Change

A

33,289

40,311

-7,022

-17.42%

B1

31,903

44,734

-12,831

-28.68%

B2

61,631

47,399

14,232

30.03%

C

1,01,776

86,570

15,206

17.56%

D1

44,808

47,253

-2,445

-5.17%

D2

19,623

19,801

-178

-0.9%

Segment-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Just like the manufacturer sales, almost all segments witnessed a MoM sales drop
  • B1 segment was the biggest loser with a 19.8% YoY drop followed by A and B2 segments posting a MoM change of -16.9% and -16.6%, respectively
  • D1 segment saw the MoM sales increase by 1.5%

SEGMENT-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

Segment

Apr 2022

Mar 2022

Change

% Change

A

33,289

40,074

-6,785

-16.93%

B1

31,903

39,780

-7,877

-19.8%

B2

61,631

73,883

-12,252

-16.58%

C

1,01,776

1,00,885

891

0.88%

D1

44,808

44,128

680

1.54%

D2

19,623

22,573

-2,950

-13.07%

Body-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of YoY change, the sedans are witnessing a comeback with an YoY improvement of 202%
  • SUVs sales shrunk 54% YoY in April 2022
  • Demand for MPVs and hatchbacks remained flat-ish in April compared to April 2021 sales figures

BODY-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

Body Style

Apr 2022

Apr 2021

Change

% Change

Hatch

1,20,733

1,24,278

-3,545

-2.85%

Sedan

96,483

31,906

64,577

202.4%

SUV

46,052

1,00,231

-54,179

-54.05%

MPV

29,505

29,999

-494

-1.65%

Pickup

308

0

308

-

Body-Wise April 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Almost all mass-market body styles saw a drop in MoM demand
  • Sedans lost 25% sales and were the biggest loser
  • Pickup segment saw a 616% MoM gain
  • If you ignore the low-volume pickup segment’s skewed numbers, then MPV comes out as the biggest gainer posting 20.5% better MoM sales figures

BODY-WISE APRIL 2022 CAR SALES 

MOM CHANGE

Body Style

Apr 2022

Mar 2022

Change

% Change

Hatch

96,483

1,11,446

-14,963

-13.43%

Sedan

29,505

39,364

-9,859

-25.05%

SUV

1,20,682

1,32,268

-11,586

-8.76%

MPV

46,052

38,202

7,850

20.55%

Pickup

308

43

265

616.28%

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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.

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