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

14 July 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this June 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all C-segment SUVs 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 C-segment SUVs for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend.

C-Segment SUV June 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

The Creta was the top-selling SUV in the segment in June. About 14,500 units of the Creta were sold in June 2023 compared to about 13,800 units in June 2022, which is a growth of 4.76%.
Volkswagen Tiguan and MG ZS EV, with 362% and 217% YoY gains in June comparison were the top gaining cars with 121.67% and 99% growth, respectively.
The top-losing car was Jeep Compass with over 76% drop in YoY comparison, followed by Kia Seltos with 57% YoY drop in June 2023 comparison analysis.
Next in line in the top list of losers was MG Astor, with a 45.67% YoY drop. It was followed by Tata Harrier, with a 32.34% decline in YoY comparison.
Nissan Kicks and Maruti S-Cross have been discontinued by their respective manufacturers in the past 12 months. 184 units of the Kicks and 697 units of the S-Cross were dispatched in June of 2022.
Maruti Nexa Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder were two cars that were introduced in the C-segment SUV category over the past year.
Although, Grand Vitara and Hyryder are the same recipe with different plating, over 10,000 units of the Grand VItara were dispatched, whereas barely 3,000 units of the Hyryder were sold in June 2023.

C-SEGMENT SUV JUNE 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Jun 2023	Jun 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,447	13,790	657	4.76%
2	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	10,486	-	10,486	-	-
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	3,578	8,388	-4,810	-57.34%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	2,821	-	2,821	-	-
5	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,133	2,983	-850	-28.49%
6	Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	2,119	1,986	133	6.70%
7	Tata	Harrier	C2	2,040	3,015	-975	-32.34%
8	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,449	1,327	122	9.19%
9	MG	Astor	C1	891	1,640	-749	-45.67%
10	MG	ZS EV	C1	617	310	307	99.03%
11	Jeep	Compass	C2	211	892	-681	-76.35%
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	133	60	73	121.67%
13	Hyundai	Kona	C1	75	179	-104	-58.10%
14	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	12	17	-5	-29.41%
15	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C1	-	697	-697	-	-
16	Nissan	Kicks	C1	-	184	-184	-	-

C-Segment SUV June 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

4 out of 14 cars reported a rise in MoM comparison in the June comparison analysis, which were Maruti Nexa Grand Vitara, Skoda Kushaq, MG Astor and Citroen C5 Aircross.
Here’s how the gainers stack up in ranking solely based on the MoM growth percentages:
- Citroen C5 Aircross : 100% (from 6 to 12)
- MG Astor : 50.51% (from 592 to 891)
- Skoda Kushaq : 26.59% (from 1,685 to 2,133)
- Maruti Nexa Grand Vitara : 18.13% (from 8,877 to 10,486)
MG ZS EV was the top MoM loser, with a 55.83% drop in sales over May 2023.
MG Astor reported a drop of 50.51% in MoM comparison for June over May.
MG Astor was followed by Jeep Compass with a 33.23% drop, Volkswagen Tiguan with 22.22% MoM drop in numbers.
Hyundai Kona reported zero dispatches till April. However, in June, 75 units of the EV were dispatched by Hyundai.

C-SEGMENT SUV JUNE 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Jun 2023	May 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,447	14,449	-2	-0.01%
2	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	10,486	8,877	1,609	18.13%
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	3,578	4,065	-487	-11.98%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	2,821	3,090	-269	-8.71%
5	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,133	1,685	448	26.59%
6	Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	2,119	2,443	-324	-13.26%
7	Tata	Harrier	C2	2,040	2,303	-263	-11.42%
8	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,449	1,484	-35	-2.36%
9	MG	Astor	C1	891	592	299	50.51%
10	MG	ZS EV	C1	617	1,397	-780	-55.83%
11	Jeep	Compass	C2	211	316	-105	-33.23%
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	133	171	-38	-22.22%
13	Hyundai	Kona	C1	75	84	-9	-10.71%
14	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	12	6	6	100%

C-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Jan 2023 - June 2023)

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND JAN 2023 - JUNE 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	6 Month Avg
Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	1,537	1,559	2,519	2,037	2,443	2,119	2,036
MG	Astor	C1	958	1,020	1,511	704	592	891	946
Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	16	4	52	10	6	12	17
Jeep	Compass	C2	485	406	395	266	316	211	347
Hyundai	Creta	C1	15,037	10,421	14,026	14,186	14,449	14,447	13,761
Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	8,662	9,183	10,045	7,742	8,877	10,486	9,166
Tata	Harrier	C2	1,572	2,054	2,561	2,783	2,303	2,040	2,219
Toyota	Hyryder	C1	4,194	3,307	3,474	2,616	3,090	2,821	3,250
Hyundai	Kona	C1	40	0	0	0	84	75	33
Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,013	1,783	2,252	2,162	1,685	2,133	2,005
Kia	Seltos	C1	10,470	8,012	6,554	7,213	4,065	3,578	6,649
Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,455	1,657	1,976	1,520	1,484	1,449	1,590
Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	72	93	132	31	171	133	105
MG	ZS EV	C1	471	514	548	463	1,397	617	668

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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.