These Are The Top 15 Best-selling Cars In India For October 2023

The top two highest selling models, Maruti Wagon R and Swift, alone account for over 42,000 unit sales

The car industry had high hopes for the festive period during October 2023 for a boost in sales and for some, the demand rose to the occasion. The list continues to be dominated by Maruti models of course while the Tata Nexon has managed to retain its position as the highest-selling SUV for another month. Let's now delve into a detailed sales report of India's top 15 best-selling cars.

Key Takeaways

• The Maruti Wagon R crossed the 22,000 sales mark as the best-selling car in India last month. Its year-on-year (YoY) sales went up by 23 percent, while Maruti has sold almost 6,000 more units in October compared to September.

• After the Wagon R, the Maruti Swift is the only model to surpass the 20,000-unit sales mark. The hatchback has demonstrated positive growth in both month-on-month (MoM) and year-on-year (YoY) sales.

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• The Tata Nexon witnessed a demand for nearly 17,000 units. This also indicates that Tata's subcompact SUV has received good response from the market in its facelifted avatar. Reminder, these figures include the sales of both the petrol and diesel powered Nexon, as well as the Nexon EV.

• The demands for the Maruti Baleno went down in October 2023 and it slipped to fourth position. 

• Although the Maruti Brezza has performed well, with over 16,000 units sold and showing positive month-on-month (MoM) and year-on-year (YoY) growth, it is still unable to surpass the sales of the Tata Nexon.

• Tata's micro SUV, the Tata Punch, secures the sixth spot in the table with a month-on-month (MoM) sales increase of over 2,000 units, and the micro SUV has also achieved year-on-year (YoY) growth of over 4,000 units.

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• With over 14,500 units sold, Maruti Dzire was the seventh-highest seller of October 2023 and continues to be the only sedan in the list of top 15 best-selling models.

• The Maruti Ertiga has also enjoyed a strong MoM and YoY sales growth with its sales crossing over 14,000 units. It remains the best-selling MPV in the country.

• The Mahindra Scorpio crossed the sales of 13,500 units in October 2023, with a strong YoY growth of 83 percent. Please note that these numbers include the sales of both Scorpio N and Scorpio Classic SUVs. 

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• The Hyundai Creta not only secures the 10th spot in the list but also outperforms its segment rivals, with sales exceeding 13,000 units. The Kia Seltos, which is the direct rival to the Creta, was second best-selling compact SUV in October 2023. 

• The Maruti Eeco had a consistent sales performance, remaining a popular choice in the market. Close to 13,000 units of the Maruti van were sold in October 2023. 

• After Nexon and Brezza, the third best-selling subcompact SUV in the previous month was the Hyundai Venue. Hyundai retailed more than 11,500 units of the Venue in October 2023.

• Since its launch, the Maruti Fronx has been a very consistent performer with its sales crossing 11,000 units almost every month.

• The demand for entry-level compact offerings continues to remain low with the Maruti Alto K10 being the last model on this list. Even though it recorded over 11,000 sales for October 2023, it faced a significant drop in sales compared to the previous year. However, its MoM sales went up by over 3,400 units.