December 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - B2-Segment SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

18 January 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this December 2022 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all B2-segment SUVs 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. Lastly, the table with monthly sales of all B2-segment SUVs for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend.

B2-Segment SUV Dec 2022 Cars Sales Analysis

B2-Segment SUV December 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among B2-segment SUVs, even though Nexon took the top spot in the segment in terms of sales in December 2022, it saw a decline in YoY dispatches, of 6.56% when compared to December of 2021.
Honda WR-V saw a YoY growth of over 320% and was the top gainer in the segment, although it still remains the least selling car in the B2-segment SUV category.
Kia Sonet was the second biggest gainer in December 2022 YoY comparison, with a growth of 61.32% compared to December 2021.
Nissan Magnite was the biggest segment loser with 24% decline in YoY comparison in December of 2022.
Citroen C3 was not on sale last year in India and hence its YoY analysis is not possible

B2-SEGMENT SUV DECEMBER 2022 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	12,053	12,899	-846	-6.56%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	11,200	9,531	1,669	17.51%
3	Hyundai	Venue	8,285	10,360	-2,075	-20.03%
4	Mahindra	Bolero	7,311	5,314	1,997	37.58%
5	Kia	Sonet	5,772	3,578	2,194	61.32%
6	Mahindra	XUV300	4,850	4,260	590	13.85%
7	Mahindra	Thar	3,374	2,138	1,236	57.81%
8	Renault	Kiger	2,096	2,117	-21	-0.99%
9	Nissan	Magnite	2,020	2,653	-633	-23.86%
10	Citroen	C3	913	0	913	-	-
11	Honda	WR-V	359	85	274	322.35%
12	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	0	2,359	-2,359	-	-

B2-Segment SUV December 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Brezza were the only two cars in the 5-figure club in the month of December. Hyundai Venue dropped out this month because it suffered a massive 23% decline in dispatches in December of 2022, which is the second highest MoM decline.
The top loser was Kia Sonet with 26.32% MoM decline in December.
Infact, except Citroen C3, all other cars in the category saw a decline in December compared to November. Citroen C3 saw a growth of 13.56% in December.

B2-SEGMENT SUV DECEMBER 2022 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	12,053	15,871	-3,818	-24.06%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	11,200	11,324	-124	-1.10%
3	Hyundai	Venue	8,285	10,738	-2,453	-22.84%
4	Mahindra	Bolero	7,311	7,984	-673	-8.43%
5	Kia	Sonet	5,772	7,834	-2,062	-26.32%
6	Mahindra	XUV300	4,850	5,903	-1,053	-17.84%
7	Mahindra	Thar	3,374	3,987	-613	-15.37%
8	Renault	Kiger	2,096	2,278	-182	-7.99%
9	Nissan	Magnite	2,020	2,397	-377	-15.73%
10	Citroen	C3	913	804	109	13.56%
11	Honda	WR-V	359	430	-71	-16.51%

B2-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (July 2022 - Dec 2022)

B2-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND JULY 2022 - DEC 2022
Brand	Model	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	6 Month Avg
Mahindra	Bolero	7,917	8,246	8,018	8,772	7,984	7,311	8,041
Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	9,707	15,193	15,445	9,941	11,324	11,200	12,135
Citroen	C3	550	825	1,354	1,180	804	913	938
Renault	Kiger	2,597	2,641	2,535	2,685	2,278	2,096	2,472
Nissan	Magnite	3,583	3,194	3,069	2,819	2,397	2,020	2,847
Tata	Nexon	14,214	15,085	14,518	13,767	15,871	12,053	14,251
Kia	Sonet	7,215	7,838	9,291	7,614	7,834	5,772	7,594
Mahindra	Thar	3,616	3,793	4,249	3,666	3,987	3,374	3,781
Toyota	Urban Cruiser	6,724	3,131	350	0	0	0	1,701
Hyundai	Venue	12,000	11,240	11,033	9,585	10,738	8,285	10,480
Honda	WR-V	527	415	594	653	430	359	496
Mahindra	XUV300	5,937	4,322	6,080	6,282	5,903	4,850	5,562

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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.