February 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - B2-Segment SUV YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

In this February 2023 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

B2-Segment SUV February 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • Among B2-segment SUVs, the Brezza finally surpassed Nexon in terms of monthly sales after trailing Nexon for several months
  • Maruti sold close to 16,000 units of the Brezza in February compared to around 14,000 units of Nexon dispatched by Tata
  • The Nexon was the top selling car in the category in February 2022, with just over 12,000 units sold. Tata sold 13.5% more units of the Nexon in February 2023 and still retain the top spot
  • The Brezza’s rise to the top in monthly sales numbers’ ranking was a result of over 70% YoY gain in February YoY comparison, making it the top gainer in the category
  • The Kia Sonet became the second top gainer in the category, with a 60% YoY growth in February comparison
  • On the contrary, Kiger became the top loser, with a 20% YoY decline in dispatches in February 2023
  • The Mahindra XUV300 was the second biggest loser in February 2023 YoY comparison, with a decline of 15% compared to February 2022
  • Honda reported zero sales for WR-V in February 2023
  • Toyota have discontinued the Urban Cruiser
  • Citroen C3 and eC3 were not on sale last year and hence their YoY analysis is not possible

B2-SEGMENT SUV FEBRUARY 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Feb 2023

Feb 2022

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

15,787

9,256

6,531

70.56%

2

Tata

Nexon

13,914

12,259

1,655

13.5%

3

Hyundai

Venue

9,997

10,212

-215

-2.11%

4

Kia

Sonet

9,836

6,154

3,682

59.83%

5

Mahindra

Bolero

9,782

11,045

-1,263

-11.44%

6

Mahindra

Thar

5,004

5,072

-68

-1.34%

7

Mahindra

XUV300

3,809

4,511

-702

-15.56%

8

Nissan

Magnite

2,184

2,059

125

6.07%

9

Renault

Kiger

1,802

2,247

-445

-19.8%

10

Citroen

EC3

213

-

213

-

-

11

Citroen

C3

111

0

111

-

-

12

Honda

WR-V

0

489

-489

-100%

13

Toyota

Urban Cruiser

0

2,387

-2,387

-100%

B2-Segment SUV February 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • The Brezza and Nexon were the only cars in the category with 5-figure sales numbers in February
  • The Renault Kiger was the top gainer in the category, with a 56% MoM grwoth in monthly dispatches in February 2023.
  • The Kiger was followed by the Mahindra Bolero, with 14% MoM gains
  • The Honda WR-V was the top loser, with a 100% MoM decline in sales. It was followed by the Citroen C3, with over 85% decline in dispatches

B2-SEGMENT SUV FEBRUARY 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Brand

Model

Feb 2023

Jan 2023

Change

%Change

Trend

1

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

15,787

14,359

1,428

9.94%

2

Tata

Nexon

13,914

15,567

-1,653

-10.62%

3

Hyundai

Venue

9,997

10,738

-741

-6.9%

4

Kia

Sonet

9,836

9,261

575

6.21%

5

Mahindra

Bolero

9,782

8,574

1,208

14.09%

6

Mahindra

Thar

5,004

4,410

594

13.47%

7

Mahindra

XUV300

3,809

5,390

-1,581

-29.33%

8

Nissan

Magnite

2,184

2,803

-619

-22.08%

9

Renault

Kiger

1,802

1,153

649

56.29%

10

Citroen

EC3

213

-

213

-

-

11

Citroen

C3

111

788

-677

-85.91%

12

Honda

WR-V

0

183

-183

-100%

B2-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Sept 2022 - Feb 2023)

B2-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND

SEPT 2022 - FEB 2023

Brand

Model

Sep 2022

Oct 2022

Nov 2022

Dec 2022

Jan 2023

Feb 2023

6 Month Avg

Mahindra

Bolero

8,018

8,772

7,984

7,311

8,574

9,782

8,407

Maruti Suzuki

Brezza

15,445

9,941

11,324

11,200

14,359

15,787

13,009

Citroen

C3

1,354

1,180

804

913

788

111

858

Citroen

EC3

-

-

-

-

-

213

213

Renault

Kiger

2,535

2,685

2,278

2,096

1,153

1,802

2,092

Nissan

Magnite

3,069

2,819

2,397

2,020

2,803

2,184

2,549

Tata

Nexon

14,518

13,767

15,871

12,053

15,567

13,914

14,282

Kia

Sonet

9,291

7,614

7,834

5,772

9,261

9,836

8,268

Mahindra

Thar

4,249

3,666

3,987

3,374

4,410

5,004

4,115

Toyota

Urban Cruiser

350

0

0

-

-

-

58

Hyundai

Venue

11,033

9,585

10,738

8,285

10,738

9,997

10,063

Honda

WR-V

594

653

430

359

183

0

370

Mahindra

XUV300

6,080

6,282

5,903

4,850

5,390

3,809

5,386

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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.

1 Comments

  1. A Ankit says:
    March 14 2023 22:53:08

    Is there breakup by manual and automatic?

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