The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record. Picture autocarindia.com
New wholesales in India climb 10.4% year-on-year in February to 334,245 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 308,593 units of February 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.8% to 680,050, also a new record after two months. Maruti Suzuki (+10.1%) matches the market to deliver an overwhelming 44.1% share. Below, Hyundai (+6.6%), Tata (+7.2%) and Mahindra (+9.6%) are all up but remain below the market rate. In contrast Kia (+35.8%) and Toyota (+74.6%) score stellar gains and Renault (+0.7%) is back up three spots on January to #7. All other carmakers bar Citroen (+455.9%) are down, with Jeep (-29.5%), Skoda (-24.1%) and Volkswagen (-17.8%) hit the hardest.
Over in the models charts, Maruti Suzuki monopolises the Top 6 for the first time since June 2021. It places the Baleno (+47.9%) in the lead for the third time in the past 4 months just ahead of the Swift (-4.1%) and a surging Alto (+56.8%). The Alto, which was #1 in January, retains the year-to-date top spot. Leader over the Full Year 2022, the Wagon R (+15.1%) is down to #4 for the month, followed by the DZire (-3.7%) and Vitara Brezza (+70.6%). The Tata Nexon (+13.5%) is the best of the rest at #7, distancing the Maruti Suzuki Eeco (+23.5%) and Tata Punch (+16.4%) all beating the market. The Kia Sonet (+59.8%) and Hyundai Elite i20 (+59.3%) make themselves noticed below just as the new Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record to just under 9,200 units.
Previous month: India January 2023: Toyota (+73.7%), Mahindra (+66.4%), Kia (+48.2%) highlight record market (+17.3%)
One year ago: India February 2022: Mahindra (+79.2%), Tata (+46.9%) can’t prevent market dip (-1.9%)
Full February 2023 Top 14 all brands and Top 70 all models below.
India February 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 147,467 | 44.1% | 10.1% | 1 | 294,815 | 43.4% | 12.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 46,968 | 14.1% | 6.6% | 2 | 97,074 | 14.3% | 10.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 42,865 | 12.8% | 7.2% | 3 | 90,855 | 13.4% | 12.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mahindra | 30,221 | 9.0% | 9.6% | 4 | 63,261 | 9.3% | 33.4% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia | 24,600 | 7.4% | 35.8% | 5 | 53,234 | 7.8% | 42.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 15,267 | 4.6% | 74.6% | 6 | 27,995 | 4.1% | 74.2% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Renault | 6,616 | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10 | 9,624 | 1.4% | -34.5% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Honda | 6,086 | 1.8% | -15.3% | 7 | 13,907 | 2.0% | -21.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | MG | 4,193 | 1.3% | -7.4% | 8 | 8,307 | 1.2% | -6.0% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Skoda | 3,418 | 1.0% | -24.1% | 9 | 7,236 | 1.1% | -3.7% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 3,313 | 1.0% | -17.8% | 11 | 6,219 | 0.9% | -17.6% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,184 | 0.7% | -1.5% | 12 | 4,987 | 0.7% | -19.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Jeep | 719 | 0.2% | -29.5% | 14 | 1,404 | 0.2% | -25.4% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Citroen | 328 | 0.1% | 455.9% | 13 | 1,132 | 0.2% | 1043.4% | 14 | 14 |
India February 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-23 | /22 | Jan | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 18,592 | 47.9% | 4 | 34,949 | 80.5% | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 18,412 | -4.1% | 3 | 34,852 | -9.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 18,114 | 56.8% | 1 | 39,525 | 65.4% | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 16,889 | 15.1% | 2 | 37,355 | 6.7% | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 16,798 | -3.7% | 10 | 28,115 | -13.2% | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 15,787 | 70.6% | 7 | 30,146 | 60.1% | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Tata Nexon | 13,914 | 13.5% | 5 | 29,481 | 13.1% | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 11,352 | 23.5% | 9 | 23,061 | 17.0% | 10 | 11 |
| 9 | Tata Punch | 11,169 | 16.4% | 8 | 23,175 | 18.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Hyundai Creta | 10,421 | 8.5% | 6 | 25,458 | 30.7% | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Hyundai Venue | 9,997 | -2.1% | 11 | 20,735 | -4.0% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Kia Sonet | 9,836 | 59.8% | 14 | 19,097 | 46.2% | 12 | 16 |
| 13 | Mahindra Bolero | 9,782 | -11.4% | 19 | 18,356 | 26.1% | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 9,635 | 12.7% | 16 | 18,395 | 19.5% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 9,287 | 59.3% | 20 | 17,472 | 41.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 16 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 9,183 | new | 18 | 17,845 | new | 16 | 44 |
| 17 | Kia Seltos | 8,012 | 21.9% | 12 | 18,482 | 2.3% | 13 | 14 |
| 18 | Tata Tiago | 7,457 | 66.1% | 15 | 16,489 | 70.3% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Mahindra Scorpio | 6,950 | 166.3% | 17 | 15,665 | 177.9% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 6,472 | -44.4% | 13 | 16,222 | -31.0% | 19 | 8 |
| 21 | Kia Carens | 6,248 | 22.3% | 21 | 14,148 | 148.9% | 21 | 23 |
| 22 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 5,524 | 50.6% | 27 | 10,158 | 45.1% | 24 | 29 |
| 23 | Mahindra Thar | 5,004 | -1.3% | 28 | 9,414 | -3.1% | 27 | 31 |
| 24 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 4,749 | 18.1% | 22 | 10,591 | 76.1% | 22 | 26 |
| 25 | Mahindra XUV700 | 4,505 | 8.9% | 23 | 10,292 | 24.6% | 23 | 20 |
| 26 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 4,458 | -55.0% | 32 | 7,876 | -56.7% | 29 | 18 |
| 27 | Toyota Glanza | 4,223 | n/a | 33 | 7,550 | 460.5% | 31 | 35 |
| 28 | Toyota Innova Crysta | 4,169 | -3.5% | 44 | 5,596 | -17.1% | 35 | 27 |
| 29 | Honda Amaze | 4,123 | 21.1% | 25 | 9,703 | 10.3% | 25 | 30 |
| 30 | Tata Altroz | 3,955 | -21.1% | 24 | 9,630 | 1.0% | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | Mahindra XUV300 | 3,809 | -15.6% | 26 | 9,199 | 1.5% | 28 | 24 |
| 32 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 3,761 | -53.8% | 30 | 7,796 | -46.0% | 30 | 21 |
| 33 | Toyota Fortuner | 3,426 | 85.4% | 31 | 7,124 | 167.9% | 33 | 42 |
| 34 | Toyota Hyryder | 3,307 | new | 29 | 7,501 | new | 32 | 53 |
| 35 | Tata Tigor | 3,064 | -25.1% | 34 | 6,170 | -12.4% | 34 | 28 |
| 36 | Renault Triber | 3,056 | 27.5% | 40 | 4,852 | -5.2% | 38 | 34 |
| 37 | MG Hector | 2,558 | 21.7% | 37 | 4,999 | 20.7% | 36 | 46 |
| 38 | Nissan Magnite | 2,184 | 6.1% | 35 | 4,987 | -15.3% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 2,108 | -36.2% | 36 | 4,690 | -26.6% | 39 | 32 |
| 40 | Tata Harrier | 2,054 | -21.6% | 41 | 3,626 | -31.9% | 42 | 37 |
| 41 | Honda City | 1,963 | -30.8% | 38 | 4,020 | -40.8% | 40 | 33 |
| 42 | Renault Kiger | 1,802 | -19.8% | 47 | 2,955 | -44.2% | 45 | 39 |
| 43 | Skoda Kushaq | 1,783 | -22.7% | 39 | 3,796 | -22.8% | 41 | 41 |
| 44 | Renault Kwid | 1,758 | -8.6% | 65 | 1,817 | -57.4% | 50 | 45 |
| 45 | VW Taigun | 1,657 | -30.6% | 43 | 3,112 | -35.4% | 43 | 43 |
| 46 | VW Virtus | 1,563 | new | 46 | 2,942 | new | 46 | 52 |
| 47 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,559 | -38.0% | 42 | 3,096 | -45.5% | 44 | 40 |
| 48 | Skoda Slavia | 1,274 | -31.6% | 45 | 2,687 | 44.3% | 47 | 47 |
| 49 | Tata Safari | 1,252 | -34.8% | 48 | 2,284 | -34.4% | 48 | 48 |
| 50 | MG Astor | 1,020 | -55.2% | 52 | 1,978 | -54.5% | 49 | 50 |
| 51 | Maruti Suzuki Ciaz | 792 | -58.6% | 50 | 1,792 | -49.9% | 51 | 51 |
| 52 | MG ZS EV | 514 | n/a | 55 | 985 | 1658.9% | 54 | 59 |
| 53 | Kia Carnival | 504 | 78.1% | 49 | 1,507 | 135.5% | 52 | 62 |
| 54 | Hyundai Tucson | 498 | 189.5% | 60 | 678 | 208.2% | 57 | 64 |
| 55 | Jeep Compass | 406 | -60.2% | 54 | 891 | -52.6% | 56 | 56 |
| 56 | Jeep Meridian | 313 | new | 57 | 513 | new | 58 | 63 |
| 57 | Citroen E C3 | 213 | new | – | 213 | new | 62 | – |
| 58 | Skoda Kodiaq | 189 | 182.1% | 58 | 385 | 113.9% | 59 | 70 |
| 59 | Mahindra Marazzo | 171 | 16.3% | 61 | 335 | 127.9% | 61 | 66 |
| 60 | Citroen C3 | 111 | new | 53 | 899 | new | 55 | 58 |
| 61 | MG Gloster | 101 | -33.1% | 56 | 345 | 17.3% | 60 | 65 |
| 62 | VW Tiguan | 93 | -28.5% | 64 | 165 | -13.6% | 66 | 72 |
| 63 | Skoda Superb | 90 | -9.1% | 63 | 186 | -15.8% | 63 | 67 |
| 64 | Skoda Octavia | 82 | -51.2% | 62 | 182 | -45.5% | 65 | 68 |
| 65 | Toyota Camry | 67 | -58.4% | 66 | 126 | -58.3% | 67 | 71 |
| 66 | Toyota Vellfire | 60 | 93.5% | 68 | 82 | 121.6% | 68 | 75 |
| 67 | Hyundai Verna | 47 | -95.6% | 51 | 1,042 | -61.1% | 53 | 49 |
| 68 | Toyota Hilux | 15 | new | 70 | 16 | new | 71 | 76 |
| 69 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 4 | -93.2% | 69 | 20 | -79.8% | 70 | 80 |
| 70 | Honda WR-V | 0 | -100.0% | 59 | 183 | -81.4% | 64 | 57 |
| 71 | Hyundai Kona | 0 | -100.0% | 67 | 40 | -20.0% | 69 | 73 |
Source: Manufacturers
