Best Cars in India 2024
Compact SUV Sales October 2024: The demand for SUV vehicles is increasing rapidly in the country's automobile market. Leaving hatchback vehicles, people are now preferring small SUVs (sub-compact SUVs). This is the reason why the share of SUV vehicles in the country has gone above 50%. These vehicles are close to hatchbacks in price, but offer more space and better ground clearance to the customers. Maruti Suzuki's dominance was seen in this segment in October 2024. The company's Brezza and Frontex stood first and second respectively in this list.
The list of top-10 SUVs in this segment includes models like Tata Punch, Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Mahindra However, among all these, there was one SUV which became number-1 in sales.
This is called the common man's Land Rover
The number one compact SUV we are talking about here is none other than Maruti Brezza. The company sold 16,565 units in October 2024. This figure was 16,050 units in October 2023. In this way, sales of Brezza increased by 515 units and it got an annual growth of 3.21%. At the same time, Maruti Front registered sales of 16,419 units, which was 11,357 units in October 2023. Franks sold 5,062 more units and got a YoY growth of 44.57%.
Tata and Hyundai performance
Tata Punch sold 15,740 units in October 2024, while in October 2023 this figure was 15,317 units. It got an annual growth of 2.76%. At the same time, sales of Tata Nexon came down to 14,759 units, which was 16,887 units last year. It faced an annual decline of 12.6%. Hyundai Venue recorded sales of 10,901 units, which was less than last year's 11,581 units. It experienced an annual decline of 5.87%.
Contribution of Kia, Mahindra and others
Kia Sonet performed brilliantly and sold 9,699 units in October 2024. This figure was 6,493 units in October 2023. It got an annual growth of 49.38%. Mahindra XUV300 also performed better and its sales stood at 4,865 units, which is 96.55% more than last year.
Sales of Hyundai Exeter stood at 7,127 units, which was 8,097 units last year. It experienced an annual decline of 11.98%. At the same time, Nissan Magnite registered a growth of 21.22% and its 3,119 units were sold.
Performance of other SUVs
Toyota Tasar sold 3,092 units in October 2024. Maruti Jimny sales declined to 1,211 units, which was 1,852 units last year. It had to face a decline of 34.61%. Renault Kiger sales stood at 1,053 units, which is 15.46% more than last year's 912 units.
Tags: auto news, auto sales
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 17, 2024, 08:18 IST
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