Hyundai Creta Continues To Be The Bestselling Compact SUV In April 2025, Followed By The Maruti Grand Vitara, Kia Seltos And Tata Curvv
Modified On May 20, 2025 02:36 PM By Bikramjit
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The entire compact SUV segment saw an overall drop in demand by over 16 percent in April 2025 with the Honda Elevate recording the highest decline in monthly sales
The model-wise car sales data for April 2025 is out and Hyundai Creta remained the bestseller in the compact SUV segment. As a whole, the month-on-month segment sales dropped by over 16 percent while the yearly performance saw a modest growth of over 5 percent. Here’s a detailed account of the sales of all compact SUVs in April 2025:
| Models |
April 2025 |
March 2025 |
MoM Growth |
Market share current(%) |
Market share (% last year) |
YoY market share (%) |
Average sales (6 months) |
| Hyundai Creta (ICE+EV) |
17016 |
18059 |
-5.77 |
41.33 |
39.64 |
1.69 |
16409 |
| Maruti Grand Vitara |
7154 |
10418 |
-31.33 |
17.37 |
19.63 |
-2.26 |
11366 |
| Kia Seltos |
6135 |
6525 |
-5.97 |
14.9 |
17.28 |
-2.38 |
5667 |
| Toyota Hyryder |
4642 |
5286 |
-12.18 |
11.27 |
8.34 |
2.93 |
4936 |
| Tata Curvv (ICE+EV) |
3149 |
3785 |
-16.8 |
7.64 |
0 |
7.64 |
4300 |
| Volkswagen Taigun |
1155 |
1590 |
-27.35 |
2.8 |
4.51 |
-1.71 |
1712 |
| Honda Elevate |
935 |
2475 |
-62.22 |
2.27 |
4.44 |
-2.17 |
1977 |
| Skoda Kushaq |
783 |
897 |
-12.7 |
1.9 |
2.97 |
-1.07 |
1584 |
| MG Astor |
133 |
184 |
-27.71 |
0.32 |
2.61 |
-2.29 |
442 |
| Citroen Basalt |
66 |
100 |
-34 |
0.16 |
0 |
0.16 |
91 |
| Citroen Aircross |
0 |
69 |
-100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
103 |
| Total |
41,168 |
49,388 |
-16.64 |
Key Takeaways
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Hyundai Creta continued to dominate the segment, as it was the only compact SUV to achieve over 15,000 unit sales in April 2025. Its month-on-month (MoM) sales dropped by 6 percent, while the year-on-year (YoY) sales grew by 10 percent. Notably, these numbers include the sales of Creta N Line and Creta Electric as well.
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The Maruti Grand Vitara witnessed a massive drop in its sales, recording a 31 percent fall when compared to March 2025. Maruti managed to ship just over 7,000 units in April 2025.
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The rebadged version of the Grand Vitara – the Toyota Hyryder didn’t have a good month in sales either. Its monthly sales dropped by 12 percent in April 2025. However, Toyota has posted a good YoY gain of 43 percent compared to April 2024.
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Like its sibling Creta, the Kia Seltos sales remained stable, selling over 6,000 units in April 2025. It had only modest month-on-month and year-on-year declines of up to 9 percent.
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The Tata Curvv compact SUV coupe, including both its ICE and EV versions, also had a not-so-stunning sales performance in April 2025. It reported a 17 percent MoM decline. Do note that the Tata Curvv sales include both the ICE and EV versions.
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The Volkswagen Taigun recorded monthly and yearly losses of up to 34 percent. Its Czech sibling, the Skoda Kushaq, saw a slightly smaller drop of up to 32 percent. However, unlike the Taigun, the Kushaq failed to cross the 1000-unit sales mark in April 2025.
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The Honda Elevate managed to sell a bit above 935 units in April 2025. The Elevate saw a 62 percent drop in MoM sales while its yearly losses remained just below 50 percent.
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MG has sold over 100 units of the Astor in April 2025. While its MoM losses remained around 30 percent, the yearly sales were about 90 percent lower than in April 2024.
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The Citroen SUVs' April 2025 sales weren't up to the mark. The Basalt SUV coupe recorded 66 units shipped, marking an MoM decline of 34 percent. Meanwhile, the carmaker failed to sell a single unit of the Aircross during the month.
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