January 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Full Analysis With YoY, MoM Change | V3Cars

In this January 2023 cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures for each carmaker, segment and body style 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.

Full Sales Analysis

Brand-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of percentage, Citroen posted the best YoY improvement of over 1,900% because of the low numbers in January 2022. It is worth noting that Citroen is not yet a mass volume manufacturer in India.
  • Among the mass volume carmakers, Toyota posted the best growth in January YoY comparison, with a near-74% rise in sales.
  • Mahindra posted the second best YoY growth of around 66%.
  • The biggest losers were Renault and Nissan with 63% and 29.5% decline, respectively, in YoY dispatch numbers in January.
  • Honda sales dropped by about 25% in January 2023 compared to January 2022.

BRAND-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

Brand

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

Citroen

804

40

764

1910%

Datsun

0

273

-273

-

-

Honda

7,821

10,427

-2,606

-24.99%

Hyundai

50,106

44,022

6,084

13.82%

Jeep

685

861

-176

-20.44%

Kia

28,634

19,319

9,315

48.22%

Mahindra

33,040

19,860

13,180

66.36%

Maruti Suzuki

1,47,348

1,28,924

18,424

14.29%

MG

4,114

4,306

-192

-4.46%

Nissan

2,803

3,977

-1,174

-29.52%

Renault

3,008

8,119

-5,111

-62.95%

Skoda

3,818

3,009

809

26.89%

Tata

47,990

40,780

7,210

17.68%

Toyota

12,728

7,328

5,400

73.69%

Volkswagen

2,906

3,523

-617

-17.51%

Brand-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • In terms of MoM change, most brands saw an increase in dispatches in January over December. 
  • The 5 brands that saw a decline in dispatch numbers as the previous month are — Citroen, Jeep, Renault, Skoda and Volkswagen.
  • Speaking of losers, the top losing brand in terms of MoM comparison for the month of January was Renault with a 51% decline in dispatches, followed by Volkswagen with 38% MoM decline.
  • Kia was the top gaining brand with 88% growth in MoM dispatches in January compared to December.
  • Kia was followed by Nissan with a 39% growth in dispatches in January over December.

BRAND-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES

MoM CHANGE

Brand

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

Citroen

804

932

-128

-13.73%

Honda

7,821

7,062

759

10.75%

Hyundai

50,106

38,831

11,275

29.04%

Jeep

685

769

-84

-10.92%

Kia

28,634

15,184

13,450

88.58%

Mahindra

33,040

28,333

4,707

16.61%

Maruti Suzuki

1,47,348

1,12,010

35,338

31.55%

MG

4,114

3,899

215

5.51%

Nissan

2,803

2,020

783

38.76%

Renault

3,008

6,126

-3,118

-50.9%

Skoda

3,818

4,789

-971

-20.28%

Tata

47,990

40,045

7,945

19.84%

Toyota

12,728

10,421

2,307

22.14%

Volkswagen

2,906

4,709

-1,803

-38.29%

Segment-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • In terms of YoY change, the D2-segment was the biggest gainer, posting a YoY growth of 237%
  • The D2-segment was followed by the D1-segment, with a YoY growth of 55% in January 2023
  • The B2 and C-segments witnessed a YoY growth of 16% in January 2023 comparison analysis
  • In terms of YoY comparison, all segments witnessed growth except the A-segment, which witnessed a decline of 1.64% in the January YoY comparison analysis

SEGMENT-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Segment

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

1

A

40,632

41,310

-678

-1.64%

2

B1

72,546

63,499

9,047

14.25%

3

B2

1,33,203

1,14,355

18,848

16.48%

4

C

62,962

53,971

8,991

16.66%

5

D1

31,139

20,053

11,086

55.28%

6

D2

5,323

1,580

3,743

236.9%

Segment-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • In terms of MoM comparison for the month of January, all segments saw a growth in their sales figures in comparison to the decline in sales witnessed in the December MoM sales analysis
  • The D2-segment and A-segment saw the highest MoM growth of all, of around 130% and 75%, respectively
  • The B1 segment followed the A-segment with a 38% growth while the D1-segment saw a growth of 34%

SEGMENT-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Segment

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

1

A

40,632

23,263

17,369

74.66%

2

B1

72,546

52,462

20,084

38.28%

3

B2

1,33,203

1,14,024

19,179

16.82%

4

C

62,962

59,826

3,136

5.24%

5

D1

31,139

23,242

7,897

33.98%

6

D2

5,323

2,313

3,010

130.13%

Body-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

  • SUVs witnessed the biggest YoY growth of roughly 25% in January 2023 compared to January 2022
  • The SUV was the best-selling bodystyle in India. It was closely followed by hatchbacks, which saw a 17.26% gain in sales in January 2023 compared to January 2022
  • MPVs suffered a 15% decline in sales in January YoY comparison analysis
  • Sedans also saw a 8% decline in sales in January

BODY-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES

YOY CHANGE

S.No.

Body Style

Jan 2023

Jan 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

1

Hatch

1,23,007

1,04,901

18,106

17.26%

2

Sedan

31,737

34,465

-2,728

-7.92%

3

SUV

1,54,707

1,23,849

30,858

24.92%

4

MPV

36,353

31,553

4,800

15.21%

5

Pickup

1

0

1

-

-

Body-Wise January 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

  • Pickups were the biggest losers with 80% decrease in sales
  • Pickups were followed by sedans with 0.14% drop in dispatches in January compared to December
  • Pickups are not a popular body-style among Indian buyers and it is evident from the numbers
  • Among the winners, hatchbacks were the top gaining bodystyle with over 1,23,000 units sold in January, compared to almost 85,000, witnessing a rise of over 45% in monthly sales
  • SUVs saw a growth of 24% in MoM comparison, whereas MPVs saw a growth of nearly 14% in January over December

BODY-WISE JANUARY 2023 CAR SALES 

MOM CHANGE

S.No.

Body Style

Jan 2023

Dec 2022

Change

% Change

Trend

1

Hatch

1,23,007

84,710

38,297

45.21%

2

Sedan

31,737

31,781

-44

-0.14%

3

SUV

1,54,707

1,24,795

29,912

23.97%

4

MPV

36,353

31,951

4,402

13.78%

5

Pickup

1

5

-4

-80%

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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.

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