August 2023 Car Sales Analysis – 20 Top-Selling Cars | V3Cars

13 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 for the 20 top-selling cars of August 2023. Using this data, we will also provide our observations and insights on the reasons for significant improvements or declines in sales, where relevant.

20 Top-Selling Cars - Aug 2023 YoY, MoM Change

August 2023 - 20 Top-Selling Cars YoY Change

Maruti Suzuki Swift reported the best-combined growth figure, with a gain of over 65% in terms of YoY comparison.
The Swift was the best-selling car in India in August 2023, with almost 18,700 units sold.
The next best YoY performer in Aug 2023 was the Tata Altroz, with a growth of over 57%.
The top 13 best-selling cars in August 2023 sold well over 10,000 units each.
Tata Nexon was the top loser in the YoY comparison analysis with over 57% decline in YoY numbers.
The Alto lost sales by 33% in the YoY comparison analysis for the month of August. The Alto pair was followed by WagonR with a 15% decline in the YoY comparison analysis for the month of Aug.
Half of the models on the top 20 best-selling list in Aug 2023 are from Maruti and the homegrown carmaker claimed the top 4 spots.

20 TOP-SELLING CARS - AUGUST 2023 YoY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	18,653	11,275	7,378	65.44
2	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	18,516	18,418	98	0.53
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	15,578	18,398	-2,820	-15.33
4	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	14,572	15,193	-621	-4.09
5	Tata	Punch	14,523	12,006	2,517	20.96
6	Hyundai	Creta	13,832	12,577	1,255	9.98
7	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	13,293	11,868	1,425	12.01
8	Maruti Suzuki	Ertiga	12,315	9,314	3,001	32.22
9	Maruti Nexa	Fronx	12,164	-	12,164	-	-
10	Maruti Suzuki	Eeco	11,859	11,999	-140	-1.17
11	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	11,818	-	11,818	-	-
12	Hyundai	Venue	10,948	11,240	-292	-2.60
13	Kia	Seltos	10,698	8,652	2,046	23.65
14	Mahindra	Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N	9,898	7,056	2,842	40.28
15	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	9,603	14,388	-4,785	-33.26
16	Tata	Tiago	9,463	7,209	2,254	31.27
17	Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	9,092	8,246	846	10.26
18	Toyota	Innova Crysta/HyCross	8,666	6,036	2,630	43.57
19	Tata	Nexon	8,049	15,085	-7,036	-46.64
20	Tata	Altroz	7,825	4,968	2,857	57.51

Aug 2023 - 20 Top-Selling Cars MoM Change

The Alto pair was the top performer in terms of MoM comparison analysis for the month of August, with over 35% increase in dispatches compared to July 2023.
The Grand Vitara was the second-best performer in the MoM comparison for the month of August, with a near 30% growth in sales.
Almost half of the top 20 selling cars in the list saw an MoM growth in dispatch numbers.
The Nexon was the top losing car in the MoM comparison with a decline of 35%.
The Nexon was followed by the Ertiga, which saw a decline of 14% in the MoM comparison for Aug.
Maruti launched the B2-segment SUV Fronx in June and 13,220 units were sold in July. But in the month of Aug its dispatches declined by 8%.

20 TOP-SELLING CARS - AUGUST 2023 MoM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Aug 2023	Jul 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	18,653	17,896	757	4.23%
2	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	18,516	16,725	1,791	10.71%
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	15,578	12,970	2,608	20.11%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	14,572	16,543	-1,971	-11.91%
5	Tata	Punch	14,523	12,019	2,504	20.83%
6	Hyundai	Creta	13,832	14,062	-230	-1.64%
7	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	13,293	13,395	-102	-0.76%
8	Maruti Suzuki	Ertiga	12,315	14,352	-2,037	-14.19%
9	Maruti Nexa	Fronx	12,164	13,220	-1,056	-7.99%
10	Maruti Suzuki	Eeco	11,859	12,037	-178	-1.48%
11	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	11,818	9,079	2,739	30.17%
12	Hyundai	Venue	10,948	10,062	886	8.81%
13	Kia	Seltos	10,698	9,740	958	9.84%
14	Mahindra	Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N	9,898	10,522	-624	-5.93%
15	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	9,603	7,099	2,504	35.27%
16	Tata	Tiago	9,463	8,982	481	5.36%
17	Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	9,092	8,921	171	1.92%
18	Toyota	Innova Crysta/HyCross	8,666	8,935	-269	-3.01%
19	Tata	Nexon	8,049	12,349	-4,300	-34.82%
20	Tata	Altroz	7,825	7,817	8	0.10%

Top 20 Selling Cars— 6-Month Sales Trend (Mar 2023 - Aug 2023)

Top 20 Selling Cars \| Monthly Sales Trend
Brand	Model	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	Jul 2023	Aug 2023	6 Month Avg
Maruti Suzuki	Swift	17,559	18,753	17,346	15,955	17,896	18,653	17,694
Maruti Nexa	Baleno	16,168	16,180	18,733	14,077	16,725	18,516	16,733
Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	17,305	20,897	16,258	17,481	12,970	15,578	16,748
Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	16,227	11,836	13,398	10,578	16,543	14,572	13,859
Tata	Punch	10,894	10,934	11,124	10,990	12,019	14,523	11,747
Hyundai	Creta	14,026	14,186	14,449	14,447	14,062	13,832	14,167
Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	13,394	10,132	11,315	9,322	13,395	13,293	11,809
Maruti Suzuki	Ertiga	9,028	5,532	10,528	8,422	14,352	12,315	10,030
Maruti Nexa	Fronx	-	8,784	9,863	7,991	13,220	12,164	10,404
Maruti Suzuki	Eeco	11,995	10,504	12,818	9,354	12,037	11,859	11,428
Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	10,045	7,742	8,877	10,486	9,079	11,818	9,675
Hyundai	Venue	10,024	10,342	10,213	11,606	10,062	10,948	10,533
Kia	Seltos	6,554	7,213	4,065	3,578	9,740	10,698	6,975
Mahindra	Scorpio Classic + Scorpio-N	8,788	9,617	9,318	8,648	10,522	9,898	9,465
Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	9,139	11,548	9,368	11,323	7,099	9,603	9,680
Tata	Tiago	7,366	8,450	8,133	8,135	8,982	9,463	8,422
Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	9,546	9,054	8,170	8,686	8,921	9,092	8,912
Toyota	Innova Crysta/HyCross	8,075	4,837	7,776	8,361	8,935	8,666	7,775
Tata	Nexon	14,769	15,002	14,423	13,827	12,349	8,049	13,070
Tata	Altroz	3,862	4,658	5,420	7,250	7,817	7,825	6,139

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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.