Maruti Brezza, Tata Nexon And Hyundai Venue Were The Best Selling Sub-compact SUVs In July 2025
Over 55,000 sub-compact SUVs were sold in July 2025, resulting in a month-on-month (MoM) segment growth of 5 percent
July 2025 proved to be a good month for the sub-compact SUV segment in India with a total sales of 55,000. While the Maruti Brezza continued to be the segment best-seller, Kia Sonet and Hyundai Venue witnessed a healthy monthly growth. Except for the Brezza and Kiger, all other SUVs in this segment have recorded an increase in monthly sales. Here’s a detailed model-wise sales breakdown in the next section:
| Models |
July 2025 |
June 2025 |
MoM Growth |
Market share current(%) |
Market share (% last year) |
YoY mkt share (%) |
Average sales (6 months) |
| Maruti Brezza |
14065 |
14507 |
(-3.04) |
25.22 |
24.58 |
0.64 |
16032 |
| Tata Nexon (includes Nexon EV) |
12825 |
11602 |
10.54 |
22.99 |
23.28 |
(-0.29) |
15187 |
| Hyundai Venue |
8054 |
6858 |
17.43 |
14.44 |
14.8 |
(-0.36) |
9183 |
| Kia Sonet |
7627 |
6658 |
14.55 |
13.67 |
15.84 |
(-2.17) |
7781 |
| Mahindra XUV 3XO |
7238 |
7089 |
2.1 |
12.97 |
16.75 |
(-3.78) |
7743 |
| Skoda Kylaq |
3377 |
3196 |
5.66 |
6.05 |
— |
— |
4314 |
| Nissan Magnite |
1420 |
1313 |
8.14 |
2.54 |
3.36 |
(-0.82) |
2008 |
| Kia Syros |
834 |
774 |
7.75 |
1.49 |
— |
— |
4600 |
| Renault Kiger |
323 |
755 |
(-57.21) |
0.57 |
1.35 |
(-0.78) |
619 |
| Total |
55763 |
52752 |
5.7 |
99.94 |
Key Takeaways
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Despite a 3 percent drop in its month-on-month (MoM) sales, the Maruti Brezza remained the best-selling sub-4 metre SUV in July 2025. The carmaker sold over 14,000 units of the sub-4m SUV.
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Tata Nexon, including the Nexon EV, was the second-best-selling sub-compact SUV in July 2025. Tata sold over 12000 cumulative units of both Nexon versions during the month, recording a MoM growth of over 10 percent.
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Hyundai sold 1196 units of the Venue more during the month compared to June 2025, resulting in the highest MoM growth of 17 percent in the segment in July 2025.
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Kia Sonet was the one to report the second-highest MoM growth by over 14 percent, with more tham 7500 units sold, which is closer to its average six-month sales. Meanwhile, the Korean manufacturer managed to sell only 834 units of the Syros, which marked a positive growth of over 7 percent compared to June 2024.
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Mahindra XUV3XO maintained steady sales in July 2025 with a 2 percent MoM increase. However, its year-on-year (YoY) market share dropped by about 4 percent. The Indian automaker sold over 7000 units of the 3XO during the month.
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Skoda sold over 3300 units of the Kylaq in July 2025, marking a modest 5 percent growth in its monthly sales.
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Over 1400 units of the Nissan Magnite were sold in July 2025, compared to about 1300 units in June 2025.
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Renault Kiger faced the steepest drop in its monthly sales by over 400 units, hence witnessing a 57 percent MoM decline.
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