The Tata Punch breaks its volume record in April.

New car wholesales in India edge up 1.7% year-on-year in April to 337,070 units which is another all-time high volume for the month. The year-to-date tally is up 9.3% to a record 1,472,100 sales. The Top 3 manufacturers all roughly match the market with shy gains: Maruti Suzuki is up 0.5%, Hyundai up 1% and Tata up 1.9%. Mahindra for its part shoots up 18.2% to 12.2% share in 4th place while Toyota does even better at +32% in 6th position. Volkswagen (+0.6%) is the only additional brand in positive as Citroen (-59.7%), Skoda (-35.7%), Jeep (-32.4%), Honda (-18.1%) and Renault (-14.2%) all freefall.

Model-wise, the Tata Punch (+75.2%) lodges another magnificent result and repeats at the top spot, breaking its monthly volume record in the process, with the EV variant potential helping volumes up. As a reminder it also ranks #1 year-to-date whereas its was only #8 over the Full Year 2023. The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (-14.5%) is kept at #2 while the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza (+44.6%) manages an all-time high volume at over 17,000 units. The rest of the Top 7 all outpace the market with the Maruti Suzuki Fronx (+62.6%) the most dynamic above the Maruti Suzuki DZire (+56.2%), Mahindra Scorpio (+54%) up to record 6th place and Hyundai Creta (+8.9%).

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Full April 2024 Top 14 All brands and Top 80 All models below.

India April 2024 – brands:

PosBrandApr-24%/23Mar2024%/23PosFY231Maruti Suzuki137,95240.9%+ 0.5%1617,74442.0%+ 9.4%112Hyundai50,20114.9%+ 1.0%2210,51814.3%+ 6.7%223Tata47,88514.2%+ 1.9%3202,89513.8%+ 11.5%334Mahindra  41,00812.2%+ 18.2%4167,10811.4%+ 24.8%445Kia19,9685.9%– 14.0%685,3375.8%– 12.9%656Toyota18,7005.5%+ 32.0%590,3166.1%+ 48.7%567MG4,4851.3%– 1.5%817,4901.2%– 7.5%888Honda4,3511.3%– 18.1%727,2451.9%+ 5.1%779Renault3,7071.1%– 14.2%915,8381.1%– 18.1%91010Volkswagen3,0490.9%+ 0.6%1012,8640.9%– 2.2%101111Skoda2,5790.8%– 35.7%1110,0120.7%– 36.1%12912Nissan2,4040.7%– 8.1%1210,7230.7%– 1.3%111213Citroen4040.1%– 59.7%132,4810.2%– 40.2%131314Jeep3770.1%– 32.4%141,5290.1%– 42.1%1414

India April 2024 – models:

PosModelApr-24/23Mar2024/23PosFY231Tata Punch19,158+ 75.2%173,121+ 62.5%182Maruti Suzuki Wagon R17,850– 14.5%371,386– 5.5%223Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza17,113+ 44.6%962,795+ 7.9%544Maruti Suzuki DZire15,825+ 56.2%464,329+ 24.6%465Hyundai Creta15,447+ 8.9%260,393+ 12.5%676Mahindra Scorpio14,807+ 54.0%759,302+ 74.1%7137Maruti Suzuki Fronx14,286+ 62.6%1154,628+ 521.9%10178Maruti Suzuki Baleno14,049– 13.2%666,784– 0.8%339Maruti Suzuki Ertiga13,544+ 144.8%858,583+ 90.3%81010Maruti Suzuki Eeco12,060+ 14.8%1248,245+ 5.9%12911Tata Nexon11,168– 25.6%1056,803– 4.1%9512Mahindra Bolero9,537+ 5.3%1439,961+ 8.1%151513Hyundai Venue9,120– 11.8%1639,498– 3.9%161114Maruti Suzuki Alto9,043– 21.7%1742,493– 29.4%141215Kia Sonet7,901– 18.9%1837,283– 0.6%172116Hyundai Exter7,756new1932,042new193017Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara7,651– 1.2%1343,323+ 21.6%131418Toyota Innova + Hycross7,103+ 46.8%1534,884+ 88.5%181919Tata Tiago6,796– 19.6%2226,606– 17.6%211820Kia Seltos6,734– 6.6%2027,302– 15.3%201621Mahindra Thar6,160+ 16.2%2324,080+ 22.1%232622Mahindra XUV7006,134+ 28.9%2126,497+ 31.5%222323Kia Carens5,328– 12.8%2920,745– 21.3%262524Hyundai Elite i205,199– 19.7%2622,568– 26.1%242225Tata Altroz5,148+ 10.5%2420,636+ 13.7%272426Hyundai Grand i105,117– 25.2%2721,963– 36.4%252027Hyundai Aura (Xcent)4,526– 11.0%2819,978+ 5.1%292828Toyota Glanza4,380+ 19.9%3117,020+ 16.8%302929Maruti Suzuki Swift4,094– 78.2%548,357– 32.0%11130Mahindra XUV3004,003– 20.9%4015,110– 22.1%322731Maruti Suzuki XL63,509+ 22.7%3016,470+ 77.0%313432Toyota Hyryder3,252+ 24.3%2520,361+ 49.8%283133Maruti Suzuki Celerio3,220– 34.2%3314,690– 15.6%333334Maruti Suzuki S-Presso2,476– 3.4%3811,486– 10.3%363735Nissan Magnite2,404– 8.1%3610,723– 1.3%374036Toyota Fortuner2,325– 9.8%3212,554– 2.0%353637Tata Tigor2,153– 31.7%437,421– 38.3%433938Maruti Suzuki Ignis1,915– 53.3%359,411– 46.1%393539MG Hector1,813– 41.6%447,343– 39.8%443840Honda Amaze1,796– 45.5%3710,220– 39.9%383241VW Taigun1,758+ 15.7%475,907– 10.6%474742Tata Harrier1,746– 37.3%428,988+ 0.2%414343Honda Elevate1,731new3412,778new344544Tata Safari1,716– 15.4%419,320+ 50.2%405145Renault Triber1,671– 19.6%398,343– 11.9%424446Hyundai Verna1,571– 60.7%467,139– 18.9%454147Skoda Slavia1,253– 21.0%494,881– 16.5%495048Hyundai Alcazar1,219– 40.2%485,756– 24.8%484649Toyota Rumion1,192new563,249new566150VW Virtus1,183– 20.1%456,540+ 5.2%464851Skoda Kushaq1,159– 46.4%504,671– 43.1%504252Renault Kiger1,059– 8.9%533,906– 31.3%535353MG Astor1,019+ 44.7%514,295+ 12.1%515654MG Comet993new553,293new555855Renault Kwid977– 9.7%543,589– 14.2%545556Maruti Suzuki Ciaz867– 14.7%572,301– 26.0%575457Honda City824– 57.1%524,247– 50.8%524958MG ZS EV536+ 15.8%591,997+ 0.1%595959Mahindra XUV400347– 61.5%612,004– 28.7%585760Jeep Compass282+ 6.0%631,101– 29.1%626261Toyota Hilux264– 1.9%601,154+ 127.2%616962Maruti Suzuki Jimny257new641,060new635263Citroen C3251– 66.1%65961– 64.6%646064Hyundai Tucson201– 63.5%70651– 64.0%686365Maruti Suzuki Invicto193new621,403new606466Toyota Camry179+ 184.1%66933+ 225.1%657067Skoda Kodiaq154+ 10.0%68432– 54.1%706768MG Gloster124– 55.9%69562– 35.6%696569VW Tiguan108+ 248.4%72417+ 27.1%727270Jeep Meridian95– 67.5%71428– 60.7%716671Citroen C3 Aircross93new67662new677472Citroen E C359– 76.6%58856– 36.7%666873Hyundai Ioniq 545– 76.2%74271+ 29.0%737574Mahindra Marazzo20n/a75154– 81.3%767375Skoda Superb13– 89.3%7728– 93.2%777976Toyota Vellfire5– 96.6%76161– 65.5%757777Kia EV65– 96.7%787– 95.4%787678Citroen C5 Aircross1– 90.0% –2– 97.6%798279Hyundai Kona0n/a73259+ 547.5%7478

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