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

Jun 20, 2023, 10:00 AM IST
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 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 May 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

Among the high-volume cars from the category, the Creta was the top-selling SUV in the segment in May. About 14,500 units of the Creta were sold in May 2023 compared to just about 11,000 units in May 2022, which is a growth of 31.68%.
The other two notable gainers were MG ZS EV and Volkswagen Tiguan, with 362% and 217% YoY gains in May comparison.
MG ZS EV was the top gainer in the category in YoY comparison analysis for May.
The top-losing car was MG Astor with a 70.72% drop in YoY comparison, closely followed by Jeep Compass with 66% YoY drop in May 2023 comparison analysis.
Next in line in the top list of losers was Kia Seltos, with a 31.72% YoY drop. It was followed by Hyundai Alcazar with a 25.48% decline in YoY comparison..
Nissan Kicks and Maruti S-Cross have been discontinued by their respective manufacturers in the past 12 months.

C-SEGMENT SUV MAY 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	May 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,449	10,973	3,476	31.68%
2	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	8,877	-	8,877	-	-
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	4,065	5,953	-1,888	-31.72%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	3,090	-	3,090	-	-
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	2,443	1,947	496	25.48%
6	Tata	Harrier	C2	2,303	2,794	-491	-17.57%
7	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	1,685	1,806	-121	-6.7%
8	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,484	1,268	216	17.03%
9	MG	ZS EV	C1	1,397	302	1,095	362.58%
10	MG	Astor	C1	592	2,022	-1,430	-70.72%
11	Jeep	Compass	C2	316	928	-612	-65.95%
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	171	54	117	216.67%
13	Hyundai	Kona	C1	84	64	20	31.25%
14	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	6	24	-18	-75%
15	Maruti Suzuki	S-Cross	C1	-	1,428	-1,428	-100%	-
16	Nissan	Kicks	C1	-	211	-211	-100%	-

C-Segment SUV May 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

5 cars out of 14 reported a drop in MoM comparison in the May comparison analysis, which were Kia Seltos, Skoda Kushaq, Tata Harrier, MG Astor and Kia Seltos.
Kia Seltos was the top MoM loser, with a 43.64% drop in sales over April 2023.
Skoda Kushaq reported a drop of 22% in MoM comparison for May over April
Speaking of MoM gainers in May comparison, MG ZS EV reported 200%+ gain, which was the steepest rise in monthly dispatches, ignoring the numbers for Tiguan, of which only 31 units were dispatched in April.
MG ZS EV was followed by Hyundai Alcazar with a 20% rise, Toyota Hyryder and Jeep Compass with 18-19% MoM rise in numbers.
Hyundai Kona reported zero dispatches till April. However, in May, 84 units of the EV were dispatched by Hyundai.

C-SEGMENT SUV MAY 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	Apr 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Hyundai	Creta	C1	14,449	14,186	263	1.85%
2	Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	8,877	7,742	1,135	14.66%
3	Kia	Seltos	C1	4,065	7,213	-3,148	-43.64%
4	Toyota	Hyryder	C1	3,090	2,616	474	18.12%
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	2,443	2,037	406	19.93%
6	Tata	Harrier	C2	2,303	2,783	-480	-17.25%
7	Skoda	Kushaq	C1	1,685	2,162	-477	-22.06%
8	Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	1,484	1,520	-36	-2.37%
9	MG	ZS EV	C1	1,397	463	934	201.73%
10	MG	Astor	C1	592	704	-112	-15.91%
11	Jeep	Compass	C2	316	266	50	18.8%
12	Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	171	31	140	451.61%
13	Hyundai	Kona	C1	84	0	84	-	-
14	Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	6	10	-4	-40%

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

C-SEGMENT SUV 6 MONTH SALES TREND DEC 2022 - MAY 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	6 Month Avg
Hyundai	Alcazar	C2	1,478	1,537	1,559	2,519	2,037	2,443	1,929
MG	Astor	C1	1,687	958	1,020	1,511	704	592	1,079
Citroen	C5 Aircross	C2	19	16	4	52	10	6	18
Jeep	Compass	C2	484	485	406	395	266	316	392
Hyundai	Creta	C1	10,205	15,037	10,421	14,026	14,186	14,449	13,054
Maruti Nexa	Grand Vitara	C1	6,171	8,662	9,183	10,045	7,742	8,877	8,447
Tata	Harrier	C2	2,128	1,572	2,054	2,561	2,783	2,303	2,234
Toyota	Hyryder	C1	4,201	4,194	3,307	3,474	2,616	3,090	3,480
Hyundai	Kona	C1	120	40	0	0	0	84	41
Skoda	Kushaq	C1	2,186	2,013	1,783	2,252	2,162	1,685	2,014
Kia	Seltos	C1	5,995	10,470	8,012	6,554	7,213	4,065	7,052
Volkswagen	Taigun	C1	2,691	1,455	1,657	1,976	1,520	1,484	1,797
Volkswagen	Tiguan	C2	130	72	93	132	31	171	105
MG	ZS EV	C1	526	471	514	548	463	1,397	653

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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.