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

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

Sedans May 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

The Dzire maintained its top spot among sedan sales in May 2023, but reported a drop of 2.48% in YoY comparison
It looks like even in the foreseeable future, the Dzire will remain the only sedan to achieve a 5-figure monthly sales figure as its sales in May is more than double of the next best-selling car in the category, the Xcent/Aura pair
Among the sedans, the Verna witnessed a 148% YoY gain, making it the top gainer
The other YoY gainers in the sedan category were Maruti Ciaz with a 69.28% growth and the Xcent/Aura pair with a 42.16% growth
The Honda City was the top loser among l high-volume cars in the category with a 57.77% YoY decline in sales numbers
Among other mass market losers in the category, the Tigor and Slavia were the next top loser with around 32% decline in sales, followed by Virtus with around 25% YoY drop in numbers in May 2023
Volkswagen Vento, Mahindra E-Verito and Skoda Octavia were discontinued over the past year

SEDANS MAY 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	May 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	11,315	11,603	-288	-2.48%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	4,707	3,311	1,396	42.16%
3	Hyundai	Verna	C2	3,687	1,488	2,199	147.78%
4	Honda	Amaze	B2	3,128	3,709	-581	-15.66%
5	Tata	Tigor	B2	2,701	3,975	-1,274	-32.05%
6	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,695	2,466	-771	-31.27%
7	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,631	2,177	-546	-25.08%
8	Honda	City	C2	1,532	3,628	-2,096	-57.77%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	992	586	406	69.28%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	142	106	36	33.96%
11	Skoda	Superb	D2	10	152	-142	-93.42%
12	Skoda	Octavia	D1	-	74	-74	-	-
13	Mahindra	E-Verito	C1	-	18	-18	-	-
14	Volkswagen	Vento	C1	-	4	-4	-	-

Sedan May 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

Most cars in the category saw a decline in the MoM comparison for May
The only gainers were Toyota Camry, Maruti Dzire, Volkswagen Virtus and Skoda Slavia
Among the high-volume cars listed here, Dzire and Virtus both reported a growth of around 10-11%, whereas Slavia posted a growth of 6.87%
Although Toyota Camry reported a growth of over 125% in May MoM comparison analysis, it should be noted that its dispatch numbers are in mere hundreds in May and was just 63 in April
Talking about the MoM losers in May, City topped the chart with a 20.21% decline, followed by the Tigor with a 14.36% drop
Amaze, Verna and Xcent/Aura pair reported similar losses of around 7-8% in May MoM comparison

SEDAN MAY 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	May 2023	Apr 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	11,315	10,132	1,183	11.68%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	4,707	5,085	-378	-7.43%
3	Hyundai	Verna	C2	3,687	4,001	-314	-7.85%
4	Honda	Amaze	B2	3,128	3,393	-265	-7.81%
5	Tata	Tigor	B2	2,701	3,154	-453	-14.36%
6	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,695	1,586	109	6.87%
7	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,631	1,481	150	10.13%
8	Honda	City	C2	1,532	1,920	-388	-20.21%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	992	1,017	-25	-2.46%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	142	63	79	125.4%
11	Skoda	Superb	D2	10	121	-111	-91.74%

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

SEDAN 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
Honda	Amaze	B2	3,614	5,580	4,123	3,996	3,393	3,128	3,972
Toyota	Camry	D2	71	59	67	98	63	142	83
Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	1,154	1,000	792	300	1,017	992	876
Honda	City	C2	3,086	2,058	1,963	2,693	1,920	1,532	2,209
Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	11,997	11,317	16,798	13,394	10,132	11,315	12,492
Mahindra	E-Verito	C1	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
Skoda	Octavia	D1	129	100	82	86	0	0	66
Skoda	Slavia	C2	2,257	1,413	1,274	1,574	1,586	1,695	1,633
Skoda	Superb	D2	110	96	90	104	121	10	89
Tata	Tigor	B2	3,669	3,106	3,064	2,705	3,154	2,701	3,067
Hyundai	Verna	C2	1,538	995	47	3,755	4,001	3,687	2,337
Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,888	1,379	1,563	1,792	1,481	1,631	1,622
Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	4,156	4,634	5,524	3,774	5,085	4,707	4,647

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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.