Tata Nexon And Maruti Brezza Were The Most Popular Sub-4m SUVs In January

The segment, overall, witnessed cumulative sales of almost 60,000 units in the first month of 2023

The year 2023 has begun on a good note for the automobile industry, with total January sales touching 3.5 lakh units. Out of these, nearly 60,000 came from sub-4m SUVs alone, with the Tata Nexon and Maruti Brezza coming out on top once again.

Take a look at the table below to see how each sub-4m SUV fared in January 2023:

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Takeaways

• With over 15,500 units sold, the Tata Nexon was not only the most sought-after sub-4m SUV in January 2023, but also the best-selling SUV of the month. Its market share stood at over 26 percent. These numbers also include the sales of the Nexon EV Prime and Max.

• The Maruti Brezza, the usual contender for the top spot, stood second with more than 14,300 unit sales. Its year-on-year (YoY) market share recovered and grew the most by over seven percent.

• Hyundai shipped a bit more than 10,700 units of the Venue, making it the only other model in the segment to cross the 10,000 mark. Like the other podium finishers, it enjoyed a month-on-month (MoM) growth of nearly 30 percent.

• The Kia Sonet registered sales of close to 9,300 units in the first month of 2023. It saw the biggest jump in the MoM figures by over 60 percent.

• Mahindra dispatched almost 5,400 units of the XUV300. It registered MoM growth but still performed lower than its six month average sales.

• The Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger duo were a long way behind the competition with total sales of nearly 2,900 units and 1,200 units, respectively. While the Nissan SUV saw a MoM growth of over 38 per cent, the Kiger’s MoM sales dropped the most by nearly 45 percent.

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