Like the Seltos final yr, the Kia Sonet is an prompt blockbuster in India.
The mixture of launched lockdown pent-up demand, a handful of very profitable new launches, a weak year-ago comparability base and dealerships stocking up for festivities (Dusshere/Diwali) imply Indian wholesales rating a spectacular year-on-year acquire for the 2nd month in a row in September at +31.4% to 292.883 models, after hovering +19.6% in August. Although this coincides with an accelerated retail gross sales momentum, native analysts warn for warning as the yr finish is approaching and unsold stock might be expensive. The year-to-date tally now stands at 1.531.779 models (-28.9%) and the sturdy August and September outcomes have prompted us to up our 2020 Indian forecast from 2.08 million wholesales (-30%) two months in the past to 2.36 million (-20%) now, which might nonetheless nonetheless be the lowest annual result since 2009.
The Hyundai Creta breaks its all-time month-to-month quantity file in September…
Strikingly, Three of the Top Four manufacturers outpace an already galloping market: Maruti is up 33.9% to 50.5% share, according to its YTD degree, Hyundai (+25%) can’t fairly match the encircling euphoria and edges all the way down to 17.2% share vs. 17.7% to this point this yr, however Tata (+141.7%) to 7.2% share and Kia (+147.2%) to a file 6.4% of the market each multiply their September 2019 volumes by 2.5. At 18.676 wholesales, that is Kia’s largest ever month-to-month quantity in India, eclipsing the 15.644 hit final February and bringing its total tally for the reason that model launched right here again in August 2019 to only below 132.000 models together with 86.644 in 2020. The remainder of the market, or 11 extra native producers, all underperform, with Nissan (-80.3%), Datsun (-36.6%), Toyota (-20.5%) and Volkswagen (-19.6%) hit the toughest.
…as does the Tata Xenon…
Over within the fashions rating, the Maruti Swift (+75.1%) repeats at #1 above the Maruti Baleno (+70.2%), Alto (+21%) and Wagon R (+49.5%). The Swift is now simply 3.218 models beneath the Alto within the YTD race, with the Baleno taking the third spot and the Wagon R at #4, all nameplates promoting over 95.000 models over the primary Eight months of the yr. The DZire (-10.7%) permits Maruti to monopolise the Top 5 however is in problem, simply because the Hyundai Creta (+85.6%) continues to get boosted by the brand new era and breaks the nameplate’s quantity file at 12.325 and the Maruti Ertiga (+58.8%) scores its largest quantity since final February just below the 10.000 mark.
…but in addition the Tata Altroz.
But the large occasion this month is the thunderous arrival of a second Kia crossover, the Sonet, for now unique to India and primarily based on the Hyundai Venue. It lands straight #11 with an excellent 9.277 wholesales, immediately turning into the model’s best-seller above the Seltos (9.079). Given the Seltos might be thought-about as one of the crucial profitable mannequin launches in your entire Indian automotive historical past, it is a implausible begin for the Sonet which instantly ranks #2 SUV within the nation beneath simply the Hyundai Creta and, most significantly, prime of its compact SUV phase simply above the Maruti Vitara Brezza (9.153) and its twin the Hyundai Venue (8.469). Notice additionally the Tata Nexon (6.007) and Altroz (5.952) each breaking their all-time quantity file in September, the Nexon actually benefiting from its USP as India’s most secure automotive.
Previous month: India August 2020: Tata (+154%), Kia (+74%), Renault (+41.3%) headline resurgent wholesales (+19.6%)
One yr in the past: India September 2019: MG in Top 10, Kia Seltos #11, Maruti S-Presso lands in market down -22.9%
Full September 2020 Top 15 All-brands and Top XXX All-models beneath.
India September 2020 – manufacturers:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-20 | % | /19 | Aug | 2020 | % | /19 | Pos | FY19 |
| 1 | Maruti | 147,912 | 50.5% | 33.9% | 1 | 773,475 | 50.5% | -28.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 50,313 | 17.2% | 25.0% | 2 | 270,837 | 17.7% | -28.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 21,200 | 7.2% | 141.7% | 3 | 101,365 | 6.6% | -13.6% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Kia | 18,676 | 6.4% | 147.2% | 5 | 86,644 | 5.7% | 528.3% | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Mahindra | 14,664 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4 | 84,373 | 5.5% | -51.0% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Honda | 10,199 | 3.5% | 9.7% | 8 | 41,129 | 2.7% | -62.6% | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Renault | 8,805 | 3.0% | 5.5% | 6 | 49,532 | 3.2% | -9.1% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota | 8,116 | 2.8% | -20.5% | 7 | 47,743 | 3.1% | -52.2% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Ford | 5,765 | 2.0% | 3.8% | 9 | 33,053 | 2.2% | -43.2% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | MG | 2,537 | 0.9% | -2.7% | 10 | 16,239 | 1.1% | 164.7% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 2,050 | 0.7% | -19.6% | 11 | 9,904 | 0.6% | -56.4% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Skoda | 1,312 | 0.4% | 6.4% | 12 | 7,592 | 0.5% | -28.6% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Datsun | 722 | 0.2% | -36.6% | 13 | 4,831 | 0.3% | -62.4% | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Jeep | 554 | 0.2% | -8.1% | 14 | 3,301 | 0.2% | -62.1% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Nissan | 58 | 0.0% | -80.3% | 15 | 1,761 | 0.1% | -68.2% | 15 | 15 |
India September 2020 – fashions:
| Pos | Model | Sep-20 | /19 | Aug | 2020 | /19 | Pos | FY19 |
| 1 | Maruti Swift | 22,643 | 75.1% | 1 | 99,547 | -28.1% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Maruti Baleno | 19,433 | 70.2% | 6 | 96,113 | -26.7% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Maruti Alto | 18,246 | 21.0% | 2 | 102,765 | -35.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Maruti Wagon R | 17,581 | 49.5% | 3 | 95,655 | -17.7% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Maruti DZire | 13,988 | -10.7% | 4 | 79,890 | -45.4% | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Hyundai Creta | 12,325 | 85.6% | 5 | 60,357 | -23.7% | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Maruti Eeco | 11,220 | 12.8% | 10 | 63,773 | -26.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 10,385 | 11.0% | 8 | 56,728 | -24.4% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Maruti Ertiga | 9,982 | 58.8% | 9 | 54,195 | -24.4% | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 9,852 | -2.8% | 12 | 47,915 | -47.0% | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | Kia Sonet | 9,277 | new | – | 9,277 | new | 36 | – |
| 12 | Maruti Vitara Brezza | 9,153 | -11.7% | 13 | 51,490 | -43.5% | 12 | 6 |
| 13 | Kia Seltos | 9,079 | 17.1% | 7 | 73,219 | 420.0% | 6 | 22 |
| 14 | Maruti S-Presso | 9,000 | 79.8% | 17 | 43,273 | 764.4% | 14 | 25 |
| 15 | Hyundai Venue | 8,469 | 6.6% | 11 | 52,022 | 21.9% | 11 | 13 |
| 16 | Maruti Celerio | 7,250 | 75.1% | 15 | 38,696 | -29.9% | 15 | 12 |
| 17 | Tata Tiago | 6,080 | 98.2% | 14 | 31,447 | -35.0% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Tata Nexon | 6,007 | 111.4% | 18 | 29,098 | -21.5% | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Tata Altroz | 5,952 | new | 19 | 27,480 | new | 19 | – |
| 20 | Mahindra Bolero | 5,797 | 38.7% | 16 | 34,031 | -35.8% | 16 | 14 |
| 21 | Honda Amaze | 5,416 | 12.3% | 21 | 23,684 | -56.3% | 23 | 15 |
| 22 | Renault Kwid | 4,513 | 50.7% | 22 | 23,265 | -39.3% | 24 | 19 |
| 23 | Renault Triber | 4,159 | -11.7% | 20 | 23,854 | 231.3% | 22 | 29 |
| 24 | Toyota Innova Crysta | 4,087 | -3.3% | 27 | 24,645 | -50.6% | 20 | 18 |
| 25 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 3,882 | 233.5% | 25 | 24,588 | 63.1% | 21 | 34 |
| 26 | Mahindra XUV300 | 3,700 | 48.5% | 26 | 18,883 | -42.4% | 27 | 23 |
| 27 | Ford Ecosport | 3,558 | 13.3% | 28 | 20,058 | -35.5% | 26 | 24 |
| 28 | Mahindra Scorpio | 3,527 | -2.0% | 23 | 20,137 | -41.7% | 25 | 21 |
| 29 | Maruti Ignis | 3,318 | 162.1% | 24 | 15,442 | -12.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Hyundai Santro | 3,034 | -13.4% | 31 | 18,490 | -63.9% | 28 | 16 |
| 31 | Honda City | 2,709 | 48.9% | 32 | 11,462 | -52.8% | 33 | 27 |
| 32 | Toyota Glanza | 2,572 | -7.2% | 36 | 13,168 | 16.3% | 32 | 37 |
| 33 | MG Hector | 2,410 | -7.6% | 29 | 15,454 | 151.9% | 29 | 39 |
| 34 | Hyundai Verna | 2,228 | 28.2% | 33 | 9,969 | -56.1% | 35 | 28 |
| 35 | Maruti S-Cross | 2,098 | 101.7% | 30 | 5,634 | -60.9% | 40 | 36 |
| 36 | Maruti XL6 | 2,087 | -45.7% | 34 | 14,593 | 135.5% | 31 | 42 |
| 37 | Tata Harrier | 1,755 | 86.5% | 35 | 7,240 | -38.4% | 37 | 43 |
| 38 | VW Polo | 1,585 | -3.5% | 39 | 6,974 | -45.7% | 38 | 35 |
| 39 | Maruti Ciaz | 1,534 | -10.6% | 37 | 10,047 | -58.3% | 34 | 26 |
| 40 | Tata Tigor | 1,406 | 90.8% | 38 | 5,631 | -42.0% | 41 | 45 |
| 41 | Honda WR-V | 1,124 | -16.2% | 42 | 3,560 | -78.4% | 48 | 32 |
| 42 | Toyota Fortuner | 1,045 | 13.6% | 41 | 6,492 | -48.1% | 39 | 41 |
| 43 | Mahindra Marazzo | 936 | 4.9% | 46 | 4,117 | -74.2% | 46 | 33 |
| 44 | Skoda Rapid | 907 | 11.2% | 44 | 4,885 | -28.7% | 42 | 48 |
| 45 | Ford Freestyle | 761 | 80.3% | 43 | 4,183 | -49.4% | 44 | 49 |
| 46 | Honda Jazz | 748 | 15.3% | 47 | 1,377 | -82.3% | 59 | 50 |
| 47 | Ford Endeavour | 694 | 22.2% | 45 | 3,538 | -30.7% | 49 | 55 |
| 48 | Datsun Redi-GO | 612 | -27.3% | 48 | 3,953 | -52.9% | 47 | 46 |
| 49 | Mahindra XUV500 | 595 | -46.9% | 40 | 4,402 | -67.2% | 43 | 38 |
| 50 | Jeep Compass | 554 | -8.1% | 50 | 3,291 | -62.2% | 51 | 47 |
| 51 | Ford Aspire | 539 | 11.6% | 53 | 3,406 | -54.5% | 50 | 53 |
| 52 | Maruti Gypsy | 379 | n/a | 51 | 2,362 | 319.5% | 54 | 85 |
| 53 | Toyota Yaris | 377 | 62.5% | 52 | 2,863 | 20.4% | 52 | 64 |
| 54 | Kia Carnival | 331 | new | 56 | 4,159 | new | 45 | – |
| 55 | Skoda Karoq | 240 | new | 59 | 415 | new | 69 | – |
| 56 | VW T-Roc | 233 | new | 54 | 878 | new | 60 | – |
| 57 | Ford Figo | 213 | -77.4% | 58 | 1,877 | -69.6% | 55 | 54 |
| 58 | VW Vento | 208 | -54.3% | 60 | 1,462 | -62.6% | 57 | 57 |
| 59 | Honda Civic | 181 | -46.1% | 55 | 864 | -78.1% | 62 | 59 |
| 60 | Skoda Superb | 148 | 45.1% | 62 | 866 | -7.0% | 61 | 75 |
| 61 | Renault Duster | 133 | -75.6% | 49 | 2,413 | -66.0% | 53 | 52 |
| 62 | MG ZS EV | 127 | new | 63 | 785 | new | 64 | – |
| 63 | Hyundai Tucson | 85 | 9.0% | 61 | 354 | -51.9% | 71 | 80 |
| 64 | Mahindra Alturas G4 | 73 | -2.7% | 74 | 180 | -89.9% | 79 | 71 |
| 65 | Nissan Kicks | 58 | -71.6% | 57 | 1,440 | -61.0% | 58 | 60 |
| 66 | Datsun GO | 55 | -59.6% | 66 | 461 | -79.3% | 66 | 67 |
| 67 | Datsun GO+ | 55 | -65.6% | 64 | 417 | -81.2% | 67 | 68 |
| 68 | Mahindra KUV100 | 35 | -81.0% | 67 | 405 | -85.8% | 70 | 62 |
| 69 | Hyundai Kona | 29 | -38.3% | 69 | 186 | 5.1% | 78 | 90 |
| 70 | VW Tiguan | 24 | -77.8% | 65 | 417 | -24.6% | 68 | 76 |
| 71 | Hyundai Elantra | 24 | -74.5% | 68 | 228 | -66.2% | 75 | 82 |
| 72 | Toyota Camry | 21 | -38.2% | 73 | 310 | -33.5% | 72 | 84 |
| 73 | Honda CR-V | 21 | -87.3% | 71 | 122 | -84.9% | 83 | 78 |
| 74 | Skoda Octavia | 17 | -89.7% | 72 | 609 | -64.2% | 65 | 70 |
| 75 | Toyota Vellfire | 14 | 600.0% | 70 | 265 | 13150.0% | 73 | 96 |
| 76 | Mahindra Verito+Vibe | 1 | -99.1% | – | 249 | -70.3% | 74 | 77 |
| 77 | Mahindra TUV300 | 0 | -100.0% | – | 1,701 | -84.2% | 56 | 44 |
| 78 | Skoda Kodiaq | 0 | -100.0% | – | 817 | -28.9% | 63 | 73 |
| 79 | Tata Zest | 0 | -100.0% | – | 215 | -94.7% | 76 | 58 |
| 80 | Tata Hexa | 0 | -100.0% | – | 198 | -91.2% | 77 | 65 |
| 81 | Nissan Sunny | 0 | -100.0% | – | 178 | -68.4% | 80 | 83 |
| 82 | VW Ameo | 0 | -100.0% | – | 173 | -96.6% | 81 | 56 |
| 83 | Nissan Micra | 0 | -100.0% | – | 143 | -83.3% | 82 | 79 |
| 84 | Honda BR-V | 0 | -100.0% | – | 60 | -97.4% | 84 | 66 |
| 85 | Tata Bolt | 0 | -100.0% | – | 57 | -78.8% | 85 | 88 |
| 86 | Mahindra Xylo | 0 | -100.0% | – | 56 | -98.1% | 86 | 63 |
| 87 | Jeep Wrangler | 0 | new | – | 10 | new | 87 | – |
Source: Manufacturers
