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    Hyundai Creta Dominates Compact SUV Segment In September 2020

    Published On Oct 14, 2020 07:59 AM By Sonny

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    The Creta actually crossed the 12,000 monthly sales mark while demand for the Seltos dropped by nearly 17 per cent

    The compact SUV segment seems to be a stronghold for the Korean carmakers, especially Hyundai. The Creta recorded a month-on-month improvement to reach a sales figure of 12,325 and continues to top the segment sales. Meanwhile, the Kia Seltos’s demand dropped a bit as the monthly sales dropped to just 9079 units in September from 10,655 units in August. Let’s find out exactly how each of the compact SUVs fared last month:

     

    September 2020

    August 2020

    MoM Growth

    Market share current(%)

    Market share (% last year)

    YoY mkt share (%)

    Average sales (6 months)

    Hyundai Creta

    12325

    11758

    4.82

    45.27

    55.12

    -9.85

    6709

    Maruti Suzuki S-Cross

    2098

    2527

    -16.97

    7.7

    8.63

    -0.93

    496

    Renault Duster

    133

    477

    -72.11

    0.48

    4.51

    -4.03

    206

    Kia Seltos

    9079

    10655

    -14.79

    33.35

    64.36

    33.21

    5853

    Nissan Kicks

    58

    192

    -69.79

    0.21

    1.69

    -1.48

    157

    Mahindra Scorpio

    3527

    3327

    6.01

    12.95

    29.88

    -16.93

    1632

    Total

    27220

    28936

             

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    Takeaways

    • The Hyundai Creta was by far the best-selling compact SUV in September 2020. Over 12,300 units were shipped which is a month-on-month increase of nearly 5 per cent.

    • The demand for the Seltos has dropped in September as compared to August. It was still the second highest selling model in the segment with 9079 units shipped, which was a month-of-month drop in sales of nearly 15 per cent.

    • Mahindra’s Scorpio was nowhere near as popular as the Korean compact SUVs but it was still the third best selling compact SUV in September 2020. It recorded a sale of 3527 units which was a month-on-month increase of 6 per cent.

    Mahindra Scorpio

    • The Maruti Suzuki S-Cross also saw its month-on-month demand drop by nearly 17 per cent. It is the only other compact crossover to record four-digit sales in September with just over 2000 units shipped.

    • The Renault Duster was the worst hit in September with sales dropping to just 133 units which was a month-on-month reduction of over 72 per cent.

    • Nissan was still at the bottom for the compact SUV monthly sales as only 58 units of the Kicks were shipped in September.

    • Overall, the compact SUV segment actually shrunk in September as compared to August by almost 6 per cent.

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