Total 14,71,550 units were sold in May this year, compared to 12,53,187 units in the same period last year. Of this, total 2,88,369 passenger vehicles were sold last month compared to 2,51,051 units sold in May last year, according to the recent SIAM data. Check out the top-selling car models last month
India’s top automaker Maruti Suzuki is the top-most car seller, with sales of 1,43,708 units sold in May 2023 and 2,81,028 units during the period of April-May 2023
The top selling models of the automaker include Maruti Suzuki Alto and Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, which contributed to the sales of 12,236 units in May. Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Maruti Suzuki Ignis, Maruti Suzuki Celerio were other top selling PVs offered by the automaker, which contributed to the sales of 71,419 units. 992 units of Maruti Suzuki Ciaz were sold during the period
Hyundai Motor is the second largest car seller in India in May. The automaker sold 48,601 units sold in May 2023
The most sought-after car models by Hyundai Motor across segments include Hyundai Creta (14,449 units), Hyundai Venue (10,213 units), Hyundai Verna (3,687 units), and Hyundai Alcazar (2,443 units). Compact cars including Hyundai Aura, Hyundai Grand i10, Hyundai Grand i20, Hyundai Santro, Hyundai XCent, together contributed to the sales of 17,186 units
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) was the third largest car seller in India with sales of 32,886 units sold in the same period
Mahindra Bolero, Mahindra KUV100, Mahindra Thar, and Mahindra XUV300, contributed to the sales of 17,591 units. Mahindra Marazzo, Mahindra Scorpio, Mahindra XUV500, and Mahindra XUV 700 together sold 14,596 units
Toyota Kirloskar Motor was the fourth largest car seller in May with total sales of 19,079 units in May compared to 10,151 units in the same period last year
Toyota Innova Crysta and Toyota Innova HyCross together contributed to the sales of 7,776 units. Toyota Fortuner, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Land Cruiser, and Toyota Velfire, together sold 6,070 units
Kia Motors was the fifth largest automobile seller in May with sales of 18,766 units compared to 18,718 units sold in the same period last year
Kia Sonet (8,251 units), Kia Carens (6,367 units), Kia Seltos (4,065 units), and Kia EV6 (83 units) are among the company’s top-selling models in May