May 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Hatchback YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

20 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 hatchbacks 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 hatchbacks for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

Hatchbacks Segment May 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

In terms of sales, the B1-hatcback segment was the best-selling segment in the Indian market. 52,673 out of 1,04,508 hatchbacks were B1-segment cars, which makes up to about 50% of the total sales of the hatchbacks in the month of May.
The Baleno was the best performing hatchback in May 2023 YoY comparison, with a 34% rise in dispatches as compared to May 2022.
The Tiago was the second best performing car in the category, with a 78.32% YoY growth in May 2023.
Tiago was closely followed by the Glanza hatchback from Toyota with a 75.44% YoY growth in May 2023 compared to May 2022.
The Celerio from Maruti was the biggest loser, with around 49.73% decline in sales. The Kwid was the second biggest loser with a 47.57% decline in dispatches in the May YoY comparison.
The S-Presso also reported a YoY decline of 36% in May
The cars that were discontinued are:
- Honda Jazz (Discontinued in 2023)
- Hyundai Santro (Discontinued in 2022)

HATCHBACKS MAY 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	May 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	18,733	13,970	4,763	34.09%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	17,346	14,133	3,213	22.73%
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	16,258	16,814	-556	-3.31%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	9,368	12,933	-3,565	-27.57%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	8,133	4,561	3,572	78.32%
6	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	6,385	9,138	-2,753	-30.13%
7	Hyundai	i20	B2	6,094	4,463	1,631	36.54%
8	Tata	Altroz	B2	5,420	4,913	507	10.32%
9	Toyota	Glanza	B2	5,179	2,952	2,227	75.44%
10	Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	4,551	5,029	-478	-9.50%
11	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	3,216	6,398	-3,182	-49.73%
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,868	4,475	-1,607	-35.91%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	797	1,520	-723	-47.57%
14	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	160	-	160	-	-
15	Honda	Jazz	B2	-	305	-305	-	-
16	Hyundai	Santro	A	-	2,608	-2,608	-	-

Hatchback Segment May 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

The Baleno claimed the top spot, with about 19,700 units sold in the month of May.
Most cars in the category reported an MoM drop in May. The exceptions were:
- Glanza with 41.77% rise
- Altroz with 16.36% rise
- Baleno with 15.78% rise
- S-Presso with 11.94% rise
- Ignis with 10.97% rise
Toyota Glanza was the top gainer for the May comparison.
The Celerio emerged as the top MoM loser in the month of May with a 34.23% drop in dispatches in May compared to April.
The other notable losers were:
- Kwid with 26.34% drop
- WagonR with 22.20% drop
- Alto pair with 18.88% drop
- Ioniq 5 with 15.34% drop

HATCHBACKS MAY 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	Apr 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	18,733	16,180	2,553	15.78%
2	Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	17,346	18,753	-1,407	-7.50%
3	Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	16,258	20,897	-4,639	-22.20%
4	Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	9,368	11,548	-2,180	-18.88%
5	Tata	Tiago	B1	8,133	8,450	-317	-3.75%
6	Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	6,385	6,839	-454	-6.64%
7	Hyundai	i20	B2	6,094	6,472	-378	-5.84%
8	Tata	Altroz	B2	5,420	4,658	762	16.36%
9	Toyota	Glanza	B2	5,179	3,653	1,526	41.77%
10	Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	4,551	4,101	450	10.97%
11	Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	3,216	4,890	-1,674	-34.23%
12	Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	2,868	2,562	306	11.94%
13	Renault	Kwid	A	797	1,082	-285	-26.34%
14	Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	160	189	-29	-15.34%

Hatchback Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (Dec 2022 - May 2023)

HATCHBACK CARS 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
Maruti Suzuki	Alto + K10	A	8,648	21,411	18,114	9,139	11,548	9,368	13,038
Tata	Altroz	B2	4,055	5,675	3,955	3,862	4,658	5,420	4,604
Maruti Nexa	Baleno	B2	16,932	16,357	18,592	16,168	16,180	18,733	17,160
Maruti Suzuki	Celerio	A	1,090	3,418	4,458	4,646	4,890	3,216	3,620
Toyota	Glanza	B2	4,465	3,327	4,223	3,365	3,653	5,179	4,035
Hyundai	Grand i10 Nios	B1	8,340	8,760	9,635	9,304	6,839	6,385	8,211
Hyundai	i20	B2	4,697	8,185	9,287	6,596	6,472	6,094	6,889
Maruti Nexa	Ignis	B1	5,241	5,842	4,749	2,760	4,101	4,551	4,541
Hyundai	Ioniq 5	C2	-	-	-	21	189	160	123
Honda	Jazz	B2	3	0	0	-	-	-	2
Mahindra	KUV100	B1	1	0	0	0	-	-	0
Renault	Kwid	A	1,827	59	1,758	1,283	1,082	797	1,134
Maruti Suzuki	S-Presso	A	1,117	4,035	3,761	2,443	2,562	2,868	2,798
Maruti Suzuki	Swift	B1	12,061	16,440	18,412	17,559	18,753	17,346	16,762
Tata	Tiago	B1	6,052	9,032	7,457	7,366	8,450	8,133	7,748
Maruti Suzuki	WagonR	B1	10,181	20,466	16,889	17,305	20,897	16,258	16,999

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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.