Hyundai Creta Dominates Compact SUV Segment In September 2020
The Creta actually crossed the 12,000 monthly sales mark while demand for the Seltos dropped by nearly 17 per cent
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The compact SUV segment seems to be a stronghold for the Korean carmakers, especially Hyundai. The Creta recorded a month-on-month improvement to reach a sales figure of 12,325 and continues to top the segment sales. Meanwhile, the Kia Seltos’s demand dropped a bit as the monthly sales dropped to just 9079 units in September from 10,655 units in August. Let’s find out exactly how each of the compact SUVs fared last month:
| September 2020 |
August 2020 |
MoM Growth |
Market share current(%) |
Market share (% last year) |
YoY mkt share (%) |
Average sales (6 months) |
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| Hyundai Creta |
12325 |
11758 |
4.82 |
45.27 |
55.12 |
-9.85 |
6709 |
| Maruti Suzuki S-Cross |
2098 |
2527 |
-16.97 |
7.7 |
8.63 |
-0.93 |
496 |
| Renault Duster |
133 |
477 |
-72.11 |
0.48 |
4.51 |
-4.03 |
206 |
| Kia Seltos |
9079 |
10655 |
-14.79 |
33.35 |
64.36 |
33.21 |
5853 |
| Nissan Kicks |
58 |
192 |
-69.79 |
0.21 |
1.69 |
-1.48 |
157 |
| Mahindra Scorpio |
3527 |
3327 |
6.01 |
12.95 |
29.88 |
-16.93 |
1632 |
| Total |
27220 |
28936 |
Takeaways
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The Hyundai Creta was by far the best-selling compact SUV in September 2020. Over 12,300 units were shipped which is a month-on-month increase of nearly 5 per cent.
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The demand for the Seltos has dropped in September as compared to August. It was still the second highest selling model in the segment with 9079 units shipped, which was a month-of-month drop in sales of nearly 15 per cent.
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Mahindra’s Scorpio was nowhere near as popular as the Korean compact SUVs but it was still the third best selling compact SUV in September 2020. It recorded a sale of 3527 units which was a month-on-month increase of 6 per cent.
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The Maruti Suzuki S-Cross also saw its month-on-month demand drop by nearly 17 per cent. It is the only other compact crossover to record four-digit sales in September with just over 2000 units shipped.
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The Renault Duster was the worst hit in September with sales dropping to just 133 units which was a month-on-month reduction of over 72 per cent.
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Nissan was still at the bottom for the compact SUV monthly sales as only 58 units of the Kicks were shipped in September.
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Overall, the compact SUV segment actually shrunk in September as compared to August by almost 6 per cent.
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