December 2022 Cars Sales Analysis - D-Segment Cars 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 D-segment cars 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 D-segment cars for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend.

D-Segment Cars Dec 2022 Cars Sales Analysis

D-Segment Cars December 2022 Car Sales - YoY Change

SUVs and MPVs continue to rule the D-segment. There are only 3 sedans in the D-segment, and only 1 pick-up.
In fact, the top 10 best selling D-segment cars are all SUVs or MPVs, with 4 out of the top 5 being SUVs.
The Mahindra Scorpio (Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic), Mahindra XUV700, Kia Carens, Tata Harrier and Toyota Fortuner took the top 5 spots.
Top notable winner in the category was the Scorpio pair with 300% growth in the YoY comparison analysis.
The Scorpio pair was followed by Hyundai Alcazar with 47.5% YoY growth and Mahindra XUV700 with 41% YoY growth.
Top notable loser in the YoY comparison was Toyota Innova Crysta with about 100% drop in dispatches over the year.

D-SEGMENT CARS DECEMBER 2022 CAR SALES YoY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	7,003	1,757	5,246	298.58%
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,623	3,980	1,643	41.28%
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	3,195	-	3,195	-	-
4	Tata	Harrier	SUV	2,128	2,234	-106	-4.74%
5	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	1,603	1,827	-224	-12.26%
6	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	1,575	1,215	360	29.63%
7	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,502	1,481	21	1.42%
8	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	1,478	1,002	476	47.5%
9	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	285	-	285	-	-
10	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	171	2	169	8450%
11	Kia	EV6	SUV	134	-	134	-	-
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	130	40	90	225%
13	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	129	164	-35	-21.34%
14	MG	Gloster	SUV	111	108	3	2.78%
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	110	16	94	587.5%
16	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	107	55	52	94.55%
17	Kia	Carnival	MPV	88	207	-119	-57.49%
18	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	71	1	70	7000%
19	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	40	23	17	73.91%
20	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	36	3,989	-3,953	-99.1%
21	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	19	24	-5	-20.83%
22	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	12	35	-23	-65.71%
23	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	5	-	5	-	-
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	0	18	-18	-	-

D-Segment Cars December 2022 Car Sales - MoM Change

In terms of MoM performance, the Scorpio sisters were the best-selling cars in the D-segment, and saw a growth of 8.5% in December over November
Volkswagen Tiguan was the top gainer in terms of MoM sales comparison with over 70% increase in dispatches compared to November
The Toyota Innova Crysta saw the biggest MoM decline (among mass-market cars) of over 98% in December MoM comparison analysis, dispatching just 36 units in December compared to over 2,000 units in November

D-SEGMENT CARS DECEMBER 2022 SALES MoM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	7,003	6,455	548	8.49%
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,623	5,701	-78	-1.37%
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	3,195	6,360	-3,165	-49.76%
4	Tata	Harrier	SUV	2,128	2,119	9	0.42%
5	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	1,603	1,967	-364	-18.51%
6	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	1,575	1,773	-198	-11.17%
7	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,502	1,437	65	4.52%
8	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	1,478	2,566	-1,088	-42.4%
9	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	285	344	-59	-17.15%
10	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	171	201	-30	-14.93%
11	Kia	EV6	SUV	134	128	6	4.69%
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	130	76	54	71.05%
13	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	129	104	25	24.04%
14	MG	Gloster	SUV	111	106	5	4.72%
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	110	160	-50	-31.25%
16	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	107	138	-31	-22.46%
17	Kia	Carnival	MPV	88	419	-331	-79%
18	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	71	118	-47	-39.83%
19	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	40	109	-69	-63.3%
20	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	36	2,025	-1,989	-98.22%
21	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	19	21	-2	-9.52%
22	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	12	247	-235	-95.14%
23	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	5	37	-32	-86.49%
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	0	5	-5	-	-

D-Segment Car — 6-Month Sales Trend (July 2022 - Dec 2022)

D-SEGMENT CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND JULY 2022 - DEC 2022
Brand	Model	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Average
Hyundai	Alcazar	2,888	2,304	2,643	2,847	2,566	1,478	2,454
Mahindra	Alturas G4	91	44	64	40	5	0	41
Citroen	C5 Aircross	25	25	32	15	21	19	23
Toyota	Camry	63	62	68	59	118	71	74
Kia	Carens	5,978	5,558	5,233	5,479	6,360	3,195	5,301
Kia	Carnival	288	274	333	301	419	88	284
Kia	EV6	0	0	0	152	128	134	69
Toyota	Fortuner	3,000	2,581	2,935	2,031	1,967	1,603	2,353
MG	Gloster	252	185	311	179	106	111	191
Tata	Harrier	3,254	2,596	2,993	2,762	2,119	2,128	2,642
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	1,988	1,917	2,105	1,630	1,773	1,575	1,831
Toyota	Hilux	2	20	2	75	37	5	24
Toyota	Innova Crysta	6,900	6,036	7,282	3,739	2,025	36	4,336
Skoda	Kodiaq	110	151	71	55	138	107	105
Mahindra	Marazzo	213	45	-	213	201	171	169
Jeep	Meridian	440	400	507	404	344	285	397
Skoda	Octavia	231	119	121	124	104	129	138
Tata	Safari	1,761	1,820	2,030	1,751	1,437	1,502	1,717
Mahindra	Scorpio	3,803	7,056	9,536	7,438	6,455	7,003	6,882
Skoda	Superb	147	135	190	143	160	110	148
Volkswagen	Tiguan	124	155	123	83	76	130	115
Hyundai	Tucson	170	343	419	487	247	12	280
Toyota	Vellfire	44	118	50	88	109	40	75
Mahindra	XUV700	6,277	6,010	6,063	5,815	5,701	5,623	5,915

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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.