Getting A Compact SUV Home Could Take Up To Eight Months In These Cities
The MG Astor and Honda Elevate are the most readily available compact SUVs in March 2024
Compact SUVs, including from Maruti and Toyota, are enduring high wait times in March 2024. The waiting period for their Korean rivals, meanwhile, is relatively short; while Skoda, VW, Honda and MG SUVs are available somewhat sooner. So before you book one, take a look at the waiting periods of top compact SUVs in India in the top 20 cities:
| City |
Maruti Grand Vitara |
Toyota Hyryder |
Hyundai Creta |
Kia Seltos |
Honda Elevate |
Skoda Kushaq |
VW Taigun |
MG Astor |
| New Delhi |
1 month |
5-8 months |
2-3 months |
3 months |
1 week |
No waiting |
1 month |
No waiting |
| Bengaluru |
1 month |
8 months |
3 months |
2 months |
1 month |
1 week |
1 month |
No waiting |
| Mumbai |
6-7 months |
6-8 months |
1.5-2.5 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
0.5-1 month |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
| Hyderabad |
1 month |
4-7 months |
2-4 months |
1-2 months |
No waiting |
1 month |
2-3 months |
No waiting |
| Pune |
2-3 months |
6-8 months |
2-3 months |
2 months |
0.5 months |
0.5-1 month |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
| Chennai |
2-3 months |
5-8 months |
3 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
1 month |
1 month |
1.5-2 months |
| Jaipur |
2-2.5 months |
5-6 months |
2-4 months |
1-2 months |
0.5 months |
1-1.5 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
| Ahmedabad |
No waiting |
6-8 months |
3 months |
1-2 months |
No waiting |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
No waiting |
| Gurugram |
1 month |
5-7 months |
2-4 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
No waiting |
1 month |
1-2 months |
| Lucknow |
4-5 months |
5 months |
2-3 months |
3 months |
1 month |
0.5-1 month |
1 month |
1-2 months |
| Kolkata |
1-1.5 months |
8 months |
2-4 months |
No waiting |
No waiting |
1 week |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
| Thane |
6-7 months |
7 months |
2-4 months |
1 month |
0.5 months |
0.5 months |
0.5 months |
1-2 months |
| Surat |
No waiting |
8 months |
2-2.5 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
1 month |
| Ghaziabad |
No waiting |
5-6 months |
2-4 months |
1 month |
No waiting |
0.5 months |
No waiting |
0.5 months |
| Chandigarh |
1 month |
6 months |
2-4 months |
2 months |
No waiting |
1 month |
0.5 months |
3-4 months |
| Coimbatore |
4-5 months |
7 months |
2-3 months |
2 months |
1 month |
1 month |
1 month |
No waiting |
| Patna |
4-5 months |
8 months |
1-2 months |
2 months |
1 month |
0.5 months |
0.5 months |
1 month |
| Faridabad |
2-2.5 months |
8 months |
2-3 months |
1-2 months |
0.5 months |
1 week |
1 month |
2 months |
| Indore |
4 months |
6 months |
2-3 months |
1 month |
1 month |
1 month |
No waiting |
1 month |
| Noida |
0.5-1 month |
4-7 months |
2-4 months |
0.5 months |
0.5 months |
1-1.5 months |
No waiting |
No waiting |
Key Takeaways
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The Maruti Grand Vitara and Toyota Hyryder endure the maximum wait time, stretching up to eight months! That said, the Grand Vitara is readily available in Ahmedabad, Surat and Ghaziabad, while the Hyryder has a minimum wait time of four months in Hyderabad and Noida.
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Those looking to purchase the Hyundai Creta, may need to wait for about 1.5 months. Buyers in some cities like Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Kolkata will need to wait up to four months to drive the Hyundai SUV home.
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The Kia Seltos is readily available in Kolkata, with an average wait time of around two months in top Indian cities.
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Buyers in nine of the 20 cities mentioned above – including Mumbai, Chennai, Surat, and Chandigarh – can bring the Honda Elevate home immediately.
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Between the Skoda Kushaq and the Volkswagen Taigun, it’s the latter that is more readily available. Customers in Ahmedabad, Surat, Ghaziabad, Indore and Noida can take deliveries of the Taigun immediately. The Skoda SUV, on the other hand, has a maximum waiting time of up to 1.5 months.
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It’s the MG Astor that’s the most readily available compact SUV here (in as many as ten cities). That said, buyers in Chandigarh will have to wait for up to four months to take the SUV home.
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