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

21 April 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this March 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 March 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among the high-volume cars from the category, the Creta was the top-selling SUV in the segment in March. Over 14,000 units of the Creta were sold in March 2023 compared to just over 10,500 units in March 2022, which is a growth of 33.18% and was the highest gainer in the segment.
MG ZS EV reported over 80% YoY growth.
Rest all other cars reported a declining trend in YoY comparison in March. The top-losing car was Jeep Compass with a 69% drop in YoY comparison.
Next in line in the top list of losers was the MG Astor, with a 32.78% YoY drop.
Zero units of the Hyundai Kona were dispatched in March 2023.
Nissan Kicks and Maruti S-Cross have been discontinued by their respective manufacturers in the past 12 months.

C-SEGMENT SUV MARCH 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	14,026	10,532	3,494	33.18%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	10,045	-	10,045	-	-
3	Kia	Seltos	6,554	8,415	-1,861	-22.12%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	3,474	-	3,474	-	-
5	Skoda	Kushaq	2,252	2,499	-247	-9.88%
6	Volkswagen	Taigun	1,976	2,380	-404	-16.97%
7	MG	Astor	1,511	2,248	-737	-32.78%
8	MG	ZS EV	548	302	246	81.46%
9	Jeep	Compass	395	1,273	-878	-68.97%
10	Hyundai	Kona	0	2	-2	-	-
11	Nissan	Kicks	-	65	-65	-	-
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	-	2,674	-2,674	-	-

C-Segment SUV March 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

Only 2 cars out of 9 reported a decline in MoM comparison in the March comparison analysis.
Kia Seltos was the biggest MoM loser, with an 18% decline in sales over February 2023.
The other loser was Jeep Compass with a 2.71% decline.
On the contrary, MG Astor was the top gainer with a 48.14% MoM growth in March. Astor was followed by Hyundai Creta with a 34.59% MoM growth, Skoda Kushaq with a 26.30% MoM growth.

C-SEGMENT SUV MARCH 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Mar 2023	Feb 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	14,026	10,421	3,605	34.59%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	10,045	9,183	862	9.39%
3	Kia	Seltos	6,554	8,012	-1,458	-18.2%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	3,474	3,307	167	5.05%
5	Skoda	Kushaq	2,252	1,783	469	26.3%
6	Volkswagen	Taigun	1,976	1,657	319	19.25%
7	MG	Astor	1,511	1,020	491	48.14%
8	MG	ZS EV	548	514	34	6.61%
9	Jeep	Compass	395	406	-11	-2.71%

C-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND OCT 2022 - MAR 2023
Brand	Model	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	6 Month Avg
MG	Astor	1,774	1,434	1,687	958	1,020	1,511	1,397
Jeep	Compass	732	550	484	485	406	395	509
Hyundai	Creta	11,880	13,321	10,205	15,037	10,421	14,026	12,482
Maruti Suzuki	Grand Vitara	8,052	4,433	6,171	8,662	9,183	10,045	7,758
Toyota	Hyryder	3,384	3,116	4,201	4,194	3,307	3,474	3,613
Nissan	Kicks	242	3	0	0	-	-	49
Hyundai	Kona	106	95	120	40	0	0	60
Skoda	Kushaq	1,691	2,009	2,186	2,013	1,783	2,252	1,989
Kia	Seltos	9,777	9,284	5,995	10,470	8,012	6,554	8,349
Volkswagen	Taigun	2,355	1,979	2,691	1,455	1,657	1,976	2,019
MG	ZS EV	784	766	526	471	514	548	602

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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.