In July, 2022, sedan sales, Tata Tigor has achieved a staggering growth, the sedans on the whole didn’t perform well
In July, 2022, sedan sales were quite dull on the whole with most of the top-sellers registering de-growth or just marginal growth with the exception being the B segment in which most cars performed decently.
In the B segment, as usual, Maruti Suzuki Dzire clinched the top-spot selling 13,747 units with a YoY growth of 31 percent. It was distantly followed by Tata Tigor which has achieved a staggering growth of 232 percent. It has nearly tripled its last year’s performance.
| Rank | OEM | Model | July ’22 Sales | July ’21 Sales | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | Dzire | 13,747 | 10,470 | 31% |
| 2 | Tata | Tigor | 5433 | 1636 | 232% |
| 3 | Hyundai | Aura | 4018 | 4034 | 0% |
| 4 | Honda | Amaze | 2767 | 1134 | 144% |
The last 2 places were, as usual, taken by Hyundai Aura and Honda Amaze. The Amaze has posted excellent growth this time at 144 percent. But, it still needs to go a long way to come closer to the top-sellers.
In the C and C+ segments, Honda City continued to top the chart after clinching the first place from Skoda Slavia a little earlier. Selling more than 3000 units, it widened its gap with the Skoda though witnessed a double-digit de-growth.
| Rank | OEM | Model | July ’22 Sales | July ’21 Sales | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda | City | 3149 | 3627 | -13% |
| 2 | Skoda | Slavia | 1895 | – | – |
| 3 | Hyundai | Verna | 1870 | 1827 | 2% |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki | Ciaz | 1379 | 1450 | -5% |
| 5 | Volkswagen | Virtus | 1338 | – | – |
The second and third places were taken by Skoda Slavia and Hyundai Verna. Surprisingly, both were neck-to-neck in sales. The last 2 places were taken by Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Volkswagen Virtus. Again, they were neck-to-neck in sales.
In the entry-level luxury segment, Skoda Octavia lead the chart by selling 231 units with a growth of 5 percent. Skoda Superb and Toyota Camry trailed behind with over 40 percent de-growth when compared to last year.
| Rank | OEM | Model | July ’22 Sales | July ’21 Sales | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skoda | Octavia | 231 | 219 | 5% |
| 2 | Skoda | Superb | 147 | 246 | -40% |
| 3 | Toyota | Camry | 63 | 101 | -38% |
The situation is expected to get better during the upcoming festive season when sales, on the whole, will rise across segments.