August 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Sedan 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 change in sales figures of all sedans 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 sedans for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

August 2023 Sales Analysis Sedan; YoY, MoM Change

Sedans August 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

The Dzire maintained its top spot among sedan sales in August 2023 and reported a drop of 12.01% in YoY comparison
It looks like even in the foreseeable future, the Dzire will remain the only sedan to achieve a 5-figure monthly sales figure as its sales in August are more than triple that of the next best-selling car in the category, the Xcent/Aura pair
Among the mass-market sedans, the Virtus witnessed a 145% YoY gain, making it the top gainer
The other YoY gainer in the sedan category was Hyundai Verna with a 48.56% growth
The Honda City was the top loser amongst the high-volume cars in the category with a 57% YoY decline in sales numbers
Among other mass market losers in the category, the Ciaz was the next top loser with around 44% decline in sales, followed by Tigor with around 15% YoY drop in numbers in August 2023
Skoda Superb, Volkswagen Vento, Mahindra E-Verito, and Skoda Octavia were discontinued over the past year

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SEDANS AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	13,293	11,868	1,425	12.01%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	4,892	4,378	514	11.74%
3	Honda	Amaze	B2	3,564	3,418	146	4.27%
4	Tata	Tigor	B2	2,947	3,486	-539	-15.46%
5	Hyundai	Verna	C2	2,576	1,734	842	48.56%
6	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	2,140	873	1,267	145.13%
7	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,657	1,941	-284	-14.63%
8	Honda	City	C2	1,494	3,488	-1,994	-57.17%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	849	1,516	-667	-44.00%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	181	62	119	191.94%
11	Skoda	Octavia	D1	-	119	-119	-	-
12	Skoda	Superb	D2	-	135	-135	-	-
13	Volkswagen	Vento	C1	-	10	-10	-	-
14	Mahindra	E-Verito	C1	-	99	-99	-	-

Sedan August 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

Most cars in the category saw a rise in the MoM comparison for August
The only losers were:
- Maruti Ciaz (37.02% drop)
- Hyundai Verna (9.87% drop)
- Toyota Camry (4.74% drop)
- Maruti Dzire (0.76%)
Among the high-volume cars listed here, Virtus was the top gainer with 23.20% growth, whereas Slavia posted a growth of 0.18%
Talking about the MoM gainers in August, Tigor was second on the chart with a 9.80% rise, followed by the Xcent/Aura pair with a 8.37% gains

SEDAN AUGUST 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Aug 2023	Jul 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	13,293	13,395	-102	-0.76%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	4,892	4,514	378	8.37%
3	Honda	Amaze	B2	3,564	3,386	178	5.26%
4	Tata	Tigor	B2	2,947	2,684	263	9.80%
5	Hyundai	Verna	C2	2,576	2,858	-282	-9.87%
6	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	2,140	1,737	403	23.20%
7	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,657	1,654	3	0.18%
8	Honda	City	C2	1,494	1,478	16	1.08%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	849	1,348	-499	-37.02%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	181	190	-9	-4.74%

Sedan Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (Mar 2023 - Aug 2023)

SEDAN CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND MAR 2023 - AUG 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	Jul 2023	Aug 2023	6 Month Avg
Honda	Amaze	B2	3,996	3,393	3,128	3,602	3,386	3,564	3,512
Toyota	Camry	D2	98	63	142	184	190	181	143
Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	300	1,017	992	1,744	1,348	849	1,042
Honda	City	C2	2,693	1,920	1,532	1,478	1,478	1,494	1,766
Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	13,394	10,132	11,315	9,322	13,395	13,293	11,809
Skoda	Octavia	D1	86	0	0	-	-	-	29
Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,574	1,586	1,695	1,639	1,654	1,657	1,634
Skoda	Superb	D2	104	121	10	-	-	-	78
Tata	Tigor	B2	2,705	3,154	2,701	3,335	2,684	2,947	2,921
Hyundai	Verna	C2	3,755	4,001	3,687	4,001	2,858	2,576	3,480
Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,792	1,481	1,631	1,812	1,737	2,140	1,766
Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	3,774	5,085	4,707	4,907	4,514	4,892	4,647

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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.