India April 2024: Tata Punch repeats at #1 in record market
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%).
Previous month: India March 2024: Tata Punch best-seller for the first time
One year ago: India April 2023: Mahindra, MG shine, Maruti Suzuki Fronx lands
Full April 2024 Top 14 All brands and Top 80 All models below.
India April 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-24 | % | /23 | Mar | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 137,952 | 40.9% | + 0.5% | 1 | 617,744 | 42.0% | + 9.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 50,201 | 14.9% | + 1.0% | 2 | 210,518 | 14.3% | + 6.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 47,885 | 14.2% | + 1.9% | 3 | 202,895 | 13.8% | + 11.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mahindra | 41,008 | 12.2% | + 18.2% | 4 | 167,108 | 11.4% | + 24.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia | 19,968 | 5.9% | – 14.0% | 6 | 85,337 | 5.8% | – 12.9% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 18,700 | 5.5% | + 32.0% | 5 | 90,316 | 6.1% | + 48.7% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 4,485 | 1.3% | – 1.5% | 8 | 17,490 | 1.2% | – 7.5% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Honda | 4,351 | 1.3% | – 18.1% | 7 | 27,245 | 1.9% | + 5.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Renault | 3,707 | 1.1% | – 14.2% | 9 | 15,838 | 1.1% | – 18.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 3,049 | 0.9% | + 0.6% | 10 | 12,864 | 0.9% | – 2.2% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Skoda | 2,579 | 0.8% | – 35.7% | 11 | 10,012 | 0.7% | – 36.1% | 12 | 9 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,404 | 0.7% | – 8.1% | 12 | 10,723 | 0.7% | – 1.3% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Citroen | 404 | 0.1% | – 59.7% | 13 | 2,481 | 0.2% | – 40.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeep | 377 | 0.1% | – 32.4% | 14 | 1,529 | 0.1% | – 42.1% | 14 | 14 |
India April 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-24 | /23 | Mar | 2024 | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Tata Punch | 19,158 | + 75.2% | 1 | 73,121 | + 62.5% | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 17,850 | – 14.5% | 3 | 71,386 | – 5.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 17,113 | + 44.6% | 9 | 62,795 | + 7.9% | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 15,825 | + 56.2% | 4 | 64,329 | + 24.6% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Hyundai Creta | 15,447 | + 8.9% | 2 | 60,393 | + 12.5% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Mahindra Scorpio | 14,807 | + 54.0% | 7 | 59,302 | + 74.1% | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 14,286 | + 62.6% | 11 | 54,628 | + 521.9% | 10 | 17 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 14,049 | – 13.2% | 6 | 66,784 | – 0.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 13,544 | + 144.8% | 8 | 58,583 | + 90.3% | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 12,060 | + 14.8% | 12 | 48,245 | + 5.9% | 12 | 9 |
| 11 | Tata Nexon | 11,168 | – 25.6% | 10 | 56,803 | – 4.1% | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Mahindra Bolero | 9,537 | + 5.3% | 14 | 39,961 | + 8.1% | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Hyundai Venue | 9,120 | – 11.8% | 16 | 39,498 | – 3.9% | 16 | 11 |
| 14 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 9,043 | – 21.7% | 17 | 42,493 | – 29.4% | 14 | 12 |
| 15 | Kia Sonet | 7,901 | – 18.9% | 18 | 37,283 | – 0.6% | 17 | 21 |
| 16 | Hyundai Exter | 7,756 | new | 19 | 32,042 | new | 19 | 30 |
| 17 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 7,651 | – 1.2% | 13 | 43,323 | + 21.6% | 13 | 14 |
| 18 | Toyota Innova + Hycross | 7,103 | + 46.8% | 15 | 34,884 | + 88.5% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Tata Tiago | 6,796 | – 19.6% | 22 | 26,606 | – 17.6% | 21 | 18 |
| 20 | Kia Seltos | 6,734 | – 6.6% | 20 | 27,302 | – 15.3% | 20 | 16 |
| 21 | Mahindra Thar | 6,160 | + 16.2% | 23 | 24,080 | + 22.1% | 23 | 26 |
| 22 | Mahindra XUV700 | 6,134 | + 28.9% | 21 | 26,497 | + 31.5% | 22 | 23 |
| 23 | Kia Carens | 5,328 | – 12.8% | 29 | 20,745 | – 21.3% | 26 | 25 |
| 24 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 5,199 | – 19.7% | 26 | 22,568 | – 26.1% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Tata Altroz | 5,148 | + 10.5% | 24 | 20,636 | + 13.7% | 27 | 24 |
| 26 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 5,117 | – 25.2% | 27 | 21,963 | – 36.4% | 25 | 20 |
| 27 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 4,526 | – 11.0% | 28 | 19,978 | + 5.1% | 29 | 28 |
| 28 | Toyota Glanza | 4,380 | + 19.9% | 31 | 17,020 | + 16.8% | 30 | 29 |
| 29 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 4,094 | – 78.2% | 5 | 48,357 | – 32.0% | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Mahindra XUV300 | 4,003 | – 20.9% | 40 | 15,110 | – 22.1% | 32 | 27 |
| 31 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 3,509 | + 22.7% | 30 | 16,470 | + 77.0% | 31 | 34 |
| 32 | Toyota Hyryder | 3,252 | + 24.3% | 25 | 20,361 | + 49.8% | 28 | 31 |
| 33 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 3,220 | – 34.2% | 33 | 14,690 | – 15.6% | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 2,476 | – 3.4% | 38 | 11,486 | – 10.3% | 36 | 37 |
| 35 | Nissan Magnite | 2,404 | – 8.1% | 36 | 10,723 | – 1.3% | 37 | 40 |
| 36 | Toyota Fortuner | 2,325 | – 9.8% | 32 | 12,554 | – 2.0% | 35 | 36 |
| 37 | Tata Tigor | 2,153 | – 31.7% | 43 | 7,421 | – 38.3% | 43 | 39 |
| 38 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 1,915 | – 53.3% | 35 | 9,411 | – 46.1% | 39 | 35 |
| 39 | MG Hector | 1,813 | – 41.6% | 44 | 7,343 | – 39.8% | 44 | 38 |
| 40 | Honda Amaze | 1,796 | – 45.5% | 37 | 10,220 | – 39.9% | 38 | 32 |
| 41 | VW Taigun | 1,758 | + 15.7% | 47 | 5,907 | – 10.6% | 47 | 47 |
| 42 | Tata Harrier | 1,746 | – 37.3% | 42 | 8,988 | + 0.2% | 41 | 43 |
| 43 | Honda Elevate | 1,731 | new | 34 | 12,778 | new | 34 | 45 |
| 44 | Tata Safari | 1,716 | – 15.4% | 41 | 9,320 | + 50.2% | 40 | 51 |
| 45 | Renault Triber | 1,671 | – 19.6% | 39 | 8,343 | – 11.9% | 42 | 44 |
| 46 | Hyundai Verna | 1,571 | – 60.7% | 46 | 7,139 | – 18.9% | 45 | 41 |
| 47 | Skoda Slavia | 1,253 | – 21.0% | 49 | 4,881 | – 16.5% | 49 | 50 |
| 48 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,219 | – 40.2% | 48 | 5,756 | – 24.8% | 48 | 46 |
| 49 | Toyota Rumion | 1,192 | new | 56 | 3,249 | new | 56 | 61 |
| 50 | VW Virtus | 1,183 | – 20.1% | 45 | 6,540 | + 5.2% | 46 | 48 |
| 51 | Skoda Kushaq | 1,159 | – 46.4% | 50 | 4,671 | – 43.1% | 50 | 42 |
| 52 | Renault Kiger | 1,059 | – 8.9% | 53 | 3,906 | – 31.3% | 53 | 53 |
| 53 | MG Astor | 1,019 | + 44.7% | 51 | 4,295 | + 12.1% | 51 | 56 |
| 54 | MG Comet | 993 | new | 55 | 3,293 | new | 55 | 58 |
| 55 | Renault Kwid | 977 | – 9.7% | 54 | 3,589 | – 14.2% | 54 | 55 |
| 56 | Maruti Suzuki Ciaz | 867 | – 14.7% | 57 | 2,301 | – 26.0% | 57 | 54 |
| 57 | Honda City | 824 | – 57.1% | 52 | 4,247 | – 50.8% | 52 | 49 |
| 58 | MG ZS EV | 536 | + 15.8% | 59 | 1,997 | + 0.1% | 59 | 59 |
| 59 | Mahindra XUV400 | 347 | – 61.5% | 61 | 2,004 | – 28.7% | 58 | 57 |
| 60 | Jeep Compass | 282 | + 6.0% | 63 | 1,101 | – 29.1% | 62 | 62 |
| 61 | Toyota Hilux | 264 | – 1.9% | 60 | 1,154 | + 127.2% | 61 | 69 |
| 62 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 257 | new | 64 | 1,060 | new | 63 | 52 |
| 63 | Citroen C3 | 251 | – 66.1% | 65 | 961 | – 64.6% | 64 | 60 |
| 64 | Hyundai Tucson | 201 | – 63.5% | 70 | 651 | – 64.0% | 68 | 63 |
| 65 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 193 | new | 62 | 1,403 | new | 60 | 64 |
| 66 | Toyota Camry | 179 | + 184.1% | 66 | 933 | + 225.1% | 65 | 70 |
| 67 | Skoda Kodiaq | 154 | + 10.0% | 68 | 432 | – 54.1% | 70 | 67 |
| 68 | MG Gloster | 124 | – 55.9% | 69 | 562 | – 35.6% | 69 | 65 |
| 69 | VW Tiguan | 108 | + 248.4% | 72 | 417 | + 27.1% | 72 | 72 |
| 70 | Jeep Meridian | 95 | – 67.5% | 71 | 428 | – 60.7% | 71 | 66 |
| 71 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 93 | new | 67 | 662 | new | 67 | 74 |
| 72 | Citroen E C3 | 59 | – 76.6% | 58 | 856 | – 36.7% | 66 | 68 |
| 73 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 45 | – 76.2% | 74 | 271 | + 29.0% | 73 | 75 |
| 74 | Mahindra Marazzo | 20 | n/a | 75 | 154 | – 81.3% | 76 | 73 |
| 75 | Skoda Superb | 13 | – 89.3% | 77 | 28 | – 93.2% | 77 | 79 |
| 76 | Toyota Vellfire | 5 | – 96.6% | 76 | 161 | – 65.5% | 75 | 77 |
| 77 | Kia EV6 | 5 | – 96.7% | 78 | 7 | – 95.4% | 78 | 76 |
| 78 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1 | – 90.0% | – | 2 | – 97.6% | 79 | 82 |
| 79 | Hyundai Kona | 0 | n/a | 73 | 259 | + 547.5% | 74 | 78 |
Source: Manufacturers
