January 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - D-Segment Cars YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

13 February 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this January 2023 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 Jan 2023 Cars Sales Analysis

D-Segment Cars January 2023 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), Kia Carens, Mahindra XUV700, Toyota Fortuner and MG Hector/Hector Plus pair took the top 5 spots.
The Hector pair pushed the Harrier out of the 5th spot to 6th spot in January 2023.
The top gainer in the category was the Kia Carens MPV with a 1274% growth in the YoY comparison analysis, with just 575 units dispatched in January 2022 to almost 8,000 units in January of 2023.
The Carens was followed by the Toyota Fortuner with a 356% YoY growth and Hyundai Tucson with over 275% YoY growth.
Top notable losers in the YoY comparison were the Hyundai Alcazar with about a 51% drop in dispatches over the year, followed by the Tata Harrier and Toyota Innova with over 41% drop in sales over the past year.
Zero units of the Kia EV6 were dispatched in January 2023 and January 2022.

D-SEGMENT CARS JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES YoY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	8,715	3,026	5,689	188%
2	Kia	Carens	MPV	7,900	575	7,325	1273.91%
3	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,787	4,119	1,668	40.5%
4	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	3,698	811	2,887	355.98%
5	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	2,441	2,039	402	19.72%
6	Tata	Harrier	SUV	1,572	2,702	-1,130	-41.82%
7	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	1,537	3,168	-1,631	-51.48%
8	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	1,427	2,433	-1,006	-41.35%
9	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,032	1,563	-531	-33.97%
10	Kia	Carnival	MPV	1,003	357	646	180.95%
11	MG	Gloster	SUV	244	143	101	70.63%
12	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	200	-	200	-	-
13	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	196	113	83	73.45%
14	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	180	48	132	275%
15	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	164	0	164	-	-
16	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	100	166	-66	-39.76%
17	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	96	122	-26	-21.31%
18	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	72	61	11	18.03%
19	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	59	141	-82	-58.16%
20	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	22	6	16	266.67%
21	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	16	40	-24	-60%
22	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	1	-	1	-	-
23	Kia	EV6	SUV	0	0	0	-	-
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	0	18	-18	-	-

D-Segment Cars January 2023 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 24.5% in January over December.
The Toyota Innova (Crysta & Hycross) was the top gainer in terms of MoM sales comparison with over 3,800% increase in dispatches compared to December.
All D-segment sedans witnessed a drop in sales in January compared to December.
All D2-segment cars, such as Hilux, C5 AirCross, Camry, Vellfire and Tiguan saw a drop in dispatches in January.
Amongst the mass-market cars in the segment, the Tata Safari was the top loser with 31% decline in sales, followed by the Tata Harrier with a 26% drop in January compared to December.

D-SEGMENT CARS JANUARY 2023 SALES MoM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Body-Type	Jan 2023	Dec 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	8,715	7,003	1,712	24.45%
2	Kia	Carens	MPV	7,900	3,195	4,705	147.26%
3	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	5,787	5,623	164	2.92%
4	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	3,698	1,603	2,095	130.69%
5	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	2,441	1,575	866	54.98%
6	Tata	Harrier	SUV	1,572	2,128	-556	-26.13%
7	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	1,537	1,478	59	3.99%
8	Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	1,427	36	1,391	3863.89%
9	Tata	Safari	SUV	1,032	1,502	-470	-31.29%
10	Kia	Carnival	MPV	1,003	88	915	1039.77%
11	MG	Gloster	SUV	244	111	133	119.82%
12	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	200	285	-85	-29.82%
13	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	196	107	89	83.18%
14	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	180	12	168	1400%
15	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	164	171	-7	-4.09%
16	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	100	129	-29	-22.48%
17	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	96	110	-14	-12.73%
18	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	72	130	-58	-44.62%
19	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	59	71	-12	-16.9%
20	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	22	40	-18	-45%
21	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	16	19	-3	-15.79%
22	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	1	5	-4	-80%
23	Kia	EV6	SUV	0	134	-134	-	-

D-Segment Car — 6-Month Sales Trend (Aug 2022 - Jan 2023)

D-SEGMENT CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND AUG 2022 - JAN 2023
Brand	Model	Aug 2022	Sep 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	6 Month Avg
Hyundai	Alcazar	2,304	2,643	2,847	2,566	1,478	1,537	2,229
Mahindra	Alturas G4	44	64	40	5	0	0	31
Citroen	C5 Aircross	25	32	15	21	19	16	21
Toyota	Camry	62	68	59	118	71	59	73
Kia	Carens	5,558	5,233	5,479	6,360	3,195	7,900	5,621
Kia	Carnival	274	333	301	419	88	1,003	403
Kia	EV6	0	0	152	128	134	0	69
Toyota	Fortuner	2,581	2,935	2,031	1,967	1,603	3,698	2,469
MG	Gloster	185	311	179	106	111	244	189
Tata	Harrier	2,596	2,993	2,762	2,119	2,128	1,572	2,362
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	1,917	2,105	1,630	1,773	1,575	2,441	1,907
Toyota	Hilux	20	2	75	37	5	1	23
Toyota	Innova Crysta	6,036	7,282	3,739	2,025	36	1,427	3,424
Skoda	Kodiaq	151	71	55	138	107	196	120
Mahindra	Marazzo	45	0	213	201	171	164	159
Jeep	Meridian	400	507	404	344	285	200	357
Skoda	Octavia	119	121	124	104	129	100	116
Tata	Safari	1,820	2,030	1,751	1,437	1,502	1,032	1,595
Mahindra	Scorpio	7,056	9,536	7,438	6,455	7,003	8,715	7,701
Skoda	Superb	135	190	143	160	110	96	139
Volkswagen	Tiguan	155	123	83	76	130	72	107
Hyundai	Tucson	343	419	487	247	12	180	281
Toyota	Vellfire	118	50	88	109	40	22	71
Mahindra	XUV700	6,010	6,063	5,815	5,701	5,623	5,787	5,833

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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.