D-Segment Quarterly Car Sales Analysis - YoY, QoQ Change, Q4 2022 | V3Cars

21 February 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this Q4 2022 D-segment quarterly cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the car sales of D-segment for the previous year. We’ll also compare the YoY and QoQ change to find out which D-segment cars’ sales improved and which ones declined.

Q4 2022 - D-Segment Quarterly Car Sales Figures - YoY Change

Most D-segment cars saw an increase in dispatches in Q4 2022 compared to Q4 2021
The only cars in the category that saw a decline in numbers were:
- Hyundai Elantra (Discontinued)
- Mahindra Alturas G4 (67.39% drop)
- Toyota Innova (64.60% drop)
- Citroen C5 AirCross (60.71% drop)
- Skoda Octavia (38.13% drop)
- Kia Carnival (35.00% drop)
- MG Gloster (15.74% drop)
- Tata Harrier (11.70% drop)
SUVs and MPVs continue to rule the D-segment. There are only 4 sedans in the D-segment, and only 1 pick-up.
In fact, the top 10 best selling D-segment cars are all SUVs or MPVs, with 4 out of the top 5 being SUVs.
The Mahindra Scorpio (Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic), Mahindra XUV700, Kia Carens, Tata Harrier and Hyundai Alcazar took the top 5 spots.
Top notable winners in the category were:
- Volkswagen Tiguan (622.50% growth)
- Skoda Kodiaq (445.45% growth)
- Mahindra Marazzo (417.70% growth)
- Hyundai Tucson (184.73% growth)
- Mahindra Scorpio pair (147.85% growth)

D-SEGMENT CAR SALES - Q4 2022 YoY CHANGE
Rank	Brand	Model	Body	2022 Q4	2021 Q4	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	20,896	8,431	12,465	147.85	Up
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	17,139	10,594	6,545	61.78	Up
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	15,034	0	15,034	-	-
4	Tata	Harrier	SUV	7,009	7,938	-929	-11.7	Down
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	6,891	4,847	2,044	42.17	Up
6	Toyota	Innova	MPV	5,800	16,385	-10,585	-64.6	Down
7	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	5,601	5,564	37	0.66	Up
8	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	4,978	4,903	75	1.53	Up
9	Tata	Safari	SUV	4,690	4,640	50	1.08	Up
10	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	1,033	0	1,033	-	-
11	Kia	Carnival	MPV	808	1,243	-435	-35	Down
12	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	746	262	484	184.73	Up
13	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	585	113	472	417.7	Up
14	Kia	EV6	SUV	414	0	414	-	-
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	413	371	42	11.32	Up
16	MG	Gloster	SUV	396	470	-74	-15.74	Down
17	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	357	577	-220	-38.13	Down
18	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	300	55	245	445.45	Up
19	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	289	40	249	622.5	Up
20	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	248	124	124	100	Up
21	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	237	153	84	54.9	Up
22	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	117	0	117	-	-
23	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	55	140	-85	-60.71	Down
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	45	138	-93	-67.39	Down
25	Hyundai	Elantra	Sedan	0	11	-11	-100	Down

Q4 2022 - D-Segment Quarterly Car Sales Figures - QoQ Change

Most cars in the segment saw a decline in the QoQ comparison analysis
Only cars that saw some growth were:
- Toyota Hilux (387.50% growth)
- Mahindra Marazzo (126.74% growth)
- Toyota Camry (28.50% growth)
- Toyota Vellfire (11.79% growth)
- Mahindra Scorpio-N/Scorpio Classic (2.46% growth)
In terms of QoQ performance, the Scorpio sisters were the best-selling cars in the D-segment
The MG Gloster saw the biggest QoQ decline (among mass-market cars) of over 47% in QoQ comparison analysis

D-SEGMENT CAR SALES - Q4 2022 QoQ CHANGE
Rank	Brand	Model	Body	2022 Q4	2022 Q3	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	20,896	20,395	501	2.46	Up
2	Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	17,139	18,350	-1,211	-6.6	Down
3	Kia	Carens	MPV	15,034	16,769	-1,735	-10.35	Down
4	Tata	Harrier	SUV	7,009	8,843	-1,834	-20.74	Down
5	Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	6,891	7,835	-944	-12.05	Down
6	Toyota	Innova	MPV	5,800	20,218	-14,418	-71.31	Down
7	Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	5,601	8,516	-2,915	-34.23	Down
8	MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	4,978	6,010	-1,032	-17.17	Down
9	Tata	Safari	SUV	4,690	5,611	-921	-16.41	Down
10	Jeep	Meridian	SUV	1,033	1,347	-314	-23.31	Down
11	Kia	Carnival	MPV	808	895	-87	-9.72	Down
12	Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	746	932	-186	-19.96	Down
13	Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	585	258	327	126.74	Up
14	Kia	EV6	SUV	414	0	414	-	-
15	Skoda	Superb	Sedan	413	472	-59	-12.5	Down
16	MG	Gloster	SUV	396	748	-352	-47.06	Down
17	Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	357	471	-114	-24.2	Down
18	Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	300	332	-32	-9.64	Down
19	Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	289	402	-113	-28.11	Down
20	Toyota	Camry	Sedan	248	193	55	28.5	Up
21	Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	237	212	25	11.79	Up
22	Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	117	24	93	387.5	Up
23	Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	55	82	-27	-32.93	Down
24	Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	45	199	-154	-77.39	Down

D-Segment — Quarterly Sales Trend (Q1 2022 - Q4 2022)

D-SEGMENT (Q1 2022 - Q4 2022) QUARTERLY SALES TREND
Make	Model	Body	Q1 2022	Q2 2022	Q3 2022	Q4 2022	QUARTERLY AVG
Hyundai	Alcazar	SUV	8,186	6,355	7,835	6,891	7,317
Mahindra	Alturas G4	SUV	68	202	199	45	129
Citroen	C5 Aircross	SUV	151	92	82	55	95
Toyota	Camry	Sedan	422	324	193	248	297
Kia	Carens	MPV	12,692	18,261	16,769	15,034	15,689
Kia	Carnival	MPV	968	879	895	808	888
Kia	EV6	SUV	0	16	0	414	108
Toyota	Fortuner	SUV	5,643	6,339	8,516	5,601	6,525
MG	Gloster	SUV	446	285	748	396	469
Tata	Harrier	SUV	7,812	8,594	8,843	7,009	8,065
MG	Hector/Hector Plus	SUV	6,160	5,483	6,010	4,978	5,658
Toyota	Hilux	Pickup	43	390	24	117	144
Toyota	Innova Crysta	MPV	14,668	15,883	20,218	5,800	14,142
Skoda	Kodiaq	SUV	305	272	332	300	302
Mahindra	Marazzo	MPV	426	419	258	585	422
Jeep	Meridian	SUV	0	1,071	1,347	1,033	863
Skoda	Octavia	Sedan	514	278	471	357	405
Tata	Safari	SUV	5,709	6,182	5,611	4,690	5,548
Mahindra	Scorpio	SUV	11,697	11,191	20,395	20,896	16,045
Skoda	Superb	Sedan	401	365	472	413	413
Volkswagen	Tiguan	SUV	222	245	402	289	290
Hyundai	Tucson	SUV	329	48	932	746	514
Toyota	Vellfire	MPV	37	197	212	237	171
Mahindra	XUV700	SUV	14,297	15,585	18,350	17,139	16,343

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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.