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

19 June 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this May 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 May 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among B2-segment SUVs, Nexon was the top-selling car with over 14,400 units sold in May 2023 compared to 14,600 in May 2022, which is a YoY drop of 1.31%.
Nissan Magnite emerged as the top gainer in the category with a YoY growth of 36.35%. About 2,618 units of the Magnite were sold by Nissan in May 2023 compared to 1,920 units in May of 2022.
Mahindra Thar was the second top gainer in the category, with a 34% YoY growth in May comparison.
The Bolero pair was the only loser in May 2023 YoY comparison apart from Nexon, with a decline of about 7% compared to May 2022.
Honda have discontinued the WR-V.
Toyota have discontinued the Urban Cruiser.
Three new cars were introduced in the category - the C3 and eC3 by Citroen and XUV400 by Mahindra.

B2-SEGMENT SUV MAY 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	May 2023	May 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	14,423	14,614	-191	-1.31%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	13,398	10,312	3,086	29.93%
3	Hyundai	Venue	10,213	8,300	1,913	23.05%
4	Maruti Nexa	Fronx	9,863	-	9,863	-	-
5	Kia	Sonet	8,251	7,899	352	4.46%
6	Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	8,170	8,767	-597	-6.81%
7	Mahindra	XUV300	5,125	5,022	103	2.05%
8	Mahindra	Thar	4,296	3,209	1,087	33.87%
9	Nissan	Magnite	2,618	1,920	698	36.35%
10	Renault	Kiger	1,713	1,380	333	24.13%
11	Mahindra	XUV400	696	0	696	-	-
12	Citroen	C3	600	0	600	-	-
13	Citroen	EC3	200	0	200	-	-
14	Honda	WR-V	-	546	-546	-100%	-
15	Toyota	Urban Cruiser	-	3,128	-3,128	-100%	-

B2-Segment SUV May 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

The Brezza, Nexon and Venue were the only cars in the category with 5-figure sales numbers in May.
XUV400 was the top losing car with nearly 23% MoM decline
Renault Kiger was the top gainer in the category, with a 47.42% MoM growth in monthly dispatches in May 2023.
Kiger was followed by Brezza, with a 13.20% MoM growth in May 2023.

B2-SEGMENT SUV MAY 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	May 2023	Apr 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Tata	Nexon	14,423	15,002	-579	-3.86%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	13,398	11,836	1,562	13.2%
3	Hyundai	Venue	10,213	10,342	-129	-1.25%
4	Maruti Nexa	Fronx	9,863	8,784	1,079	12.28%
5	Kia	Sonet	8,251	9,744	-1,493	-15.32%
6	Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	8,170	9,054	-884	-9.76%
7	Mahindra	XUV300	5,125	5,062	63	1.24%
8	Mahindra	Thar	4,296	5,302	-1,006	-18.97%
9	Nissan	Magnite	2,618	2,617	1	0.04%
10	Renault	Kiger	1,713	1,162	551	47.42%
11	Mahindra	XUV400	696	902	-206	-22.84%
12	Citroen	C3	600	741	-141	-19.03%
13	Citroen	EC3	200	252	-52	-20.63%

B2-Segment SUV — 6-Month Sales Trend (Dec 2022 - May 2023)

B2-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND DEC 2022 - MAY 2023
Brand	Model	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	6 Month Avg
Mahindra	Bolero + Neo	7,311	8,574	9,782	9,546	9,054	8,170	8,740
Maruti Suzuki	Brezza	11,200	14,359	15,787	16,227	11,836	13,398	13,801
Citroen	C3	913	788	111	1,075	741	600	705
Citroen	EC3	-	-	213	888	252	200	388
Maruti Nexa	Fronx	-	-	-	-	8,784	9,863	9,324
Renault	Kiger	2,096	1,153	1,802	1,568	1,162	1,713	1,582
Nissan	Magnite	2,020	2,803	2,184	3,260	2,617	2,618	2,584
Tata	Nexon	12,053	15,567	13,914	14,769	15,002	14,423	14,288
Kia	Sonet	5,772	9,261	9,836	8,677	9,744	8,251	8,590
Mahindra	Thar	3,374	4,410	5,004	5,008	5,302	4,296	4,566
Toyota	Urban Cruiser	0	0	0	-	-	-	0
Hyundai	Venue	8,285	10,738	9,997	10,024	10,342	10,213	9,933
Honda	WR-V	359	183	0	3	0	-	109
Mahindra	XUV300	4,850	5,390	3,809	5,128	5,062	5,125	4,894
Mahindra	XUV400	-	-	-	1,909	902	696	1,169

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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.