Tata Punch ranks number one in India in March.
New vehicle wholesale sales in India rose 10% year-on-year in March, reaching a record high for the month at 369,381 units. Note that the previous March record was achieved only last year. The first quarter figure rose 11.7% to 1,135,030 sales, the highest first quarter figure ever recorded. Maruti Suzuki (+15%) holds 41.3% stake versus 42.3% this year. Hyundai (+4.7%) regains its 2nd place since the beginning of the year, behind Tata (+13.8%). Mahindra (+12.9%) follows in fourth place, while Toyota (+35.2%) breaks its monthly volume record for the third month in a row. The remaining brands show worse results, with Honda (+5.7%) the only one in the black.
In terms of models, a significant event awaits us: Tata Punch (+61.1%) rises to pole position for the first time in history. This is the second time in the last four months that the No. 1 model is not Maruti Suzuki after the Tata Nexon topped the charts in December last year. Note that Punch’s monthly volume was lower than last month, which was a record for the nameplate. More importantly, Punch now also ranks first year-to-date, overtaking the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R, down -5.4% to third place this month. Hyundai Creta (+17.3%) breaks its monthly sales record and moves up to 2nd place overall, up from 7th place last month and 8th place year-to-date. The Mahindra Scorpio (+72.4%) also hits an all-time high, while the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (+64.9%) and Maruti Suzuki DZire (+18.7%) are also in great shape in the remaining top ten. Below, Toyota Innova/Hycross (+22.6%) set a monthly record, surpassing its previous record of 9,368 achieved in January 2017.
Previous month: India February 2024: Toyota and Tata Punch break records, record high February volume.
One year ago: India March 2023: Mahindra posts record monthly market growth of 4.5%.
The full list for March 2024: Top 14 of all brands and Top 79 of all models below.
India, March 2024 – brands:
| Pos. | Brand | March 24 | % | /23 | February | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 152,718 | 41.3% | + 15.0% | 1 | 479 792 | 42.3% | + 12.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 53 001 | 14.3% | + 4.7% | 3 | 160 317 | 14.1% | + 8.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 50.105 | 13.6% | + 13.8% | 2 | 155 010 | 13.7% | + 14.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mahindra | 40 631 | 11.0% | + 12.9% | 4 | 126 100 | 11.1% | + 27.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 25 119 | 6.8% | + 35.2% | 5 | 71 616 | 6.3% | + 53.8% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Kia | 21 400 | 5.8% | – 0.5% | 6 | 65 369 | 5.8% | – 12.5% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Honda | 7,071 | 1.9% | + 5.7% | 7 | 22,894 | 2.0% | + 11.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 4648 | 1.3% | – 23.2% | 8 | 13 005 | 1.1% | – 9.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Renault | 4.225 | 1.1% | – 21.6% | 9 | 12 131 | 1.1% | – 19.2% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 3529 | 1.0% | – 9.5% | 10 | 9.815 | 0.9% | – 3.0% | 10 | eleven |
| eleven | Skoda | 2802 | 0.8% | – 36.8% | 12 | 7,433 | 0.7% | – 36.3% | 12 | 9 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2701 | 0.7% | – 17.1% | eleven | 8,319 | 0.7% | + 0.9% | eleven | 12 |
| 13 | Citroen | 1006 | 0.3% | – 50.1% | 13 | 2077 | 0.2% | – 34.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeep | 425 | 0.1% | – 37.5% | 14 | 1152 | 0.1% | – 44.7% | 14 | 14 |
India, March 2024 – models:
| Pos. | Model | March 24 | /23 | February | 2024 | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Tata Punch | 17,547 | + 61.1% | 2 | 53,963 | + 58.4% | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Hyundai Creta | 16,458 | + 17.3% | 7 | 44,946 | + 13.8% | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Maruti Suzuki Station Wagon R | 16,368 | – 5.4% | 1 | 53 536 | – 2.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Dzire | 15,894 | + 18.7% | 4 | 48 504 | + 16.9% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 15,728 | – 10.4% | eleven | 44 263 | – 15.5% | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 15,588 | – 3.6% | 3 | 52,735 | + 3.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Mahindra Scorpio | 15 151 | + 72.4% | 8 | 44 495 | + 82.0% | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 14,888 | + 64.9% | 6 | 45 039 | + 78.4% | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 14,614 | – 9.9% | 5 | 45 682 | – 1.5% | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Tata Nexon | 14,058 | – 4.8% | 9 | 45 635 | + 3.1% | 6 | 5 |
| eleven | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 12,531 | new | 10 | 40,342 | new | eleven | 17 |
| 12 | Maruti Suzuki Eco | 12,019 | + 0.2% | 12 | 36 185 | + 3.2% | 12 | 9 |
| 13 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 11 232 | + 11.8% | 14 | 35 672 | + 27.9% | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | Mahindra Bolero | 10 347 | + 8.4% | 15 | 30 424 | + 9.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Toyota Innova + Highcross | 9900 | + 22.6% | 18 | 27,781 | + 103.2% | 18 | 19 |
| 16 | Hyundai Playground | 9,614 | – 4.1% | 17 | 30 378 | – 1.2% | 16 | eleven |
| 17 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 9.332 | + 2.1% | 13 | 33 450 | – 31.3% | 14 | 12 |
| 18 | Kia Sonet | 8750 | + 0.8% | 16 | 29 382 | + 5.8% | 17 | 21 |
| 19 | Hyundai Exter | 8,475 | new | 19 | 24 286 | new | 19 | thirty |
| 20 | Kia Seltos | 7,912 | + 20.7% | 22 | 20,568 | – 17.8% | 20 | 16 |
| 21 | Mahindra XUV700 | 6,611 | + 29.4% | 21 | 20 363 | + 32.2% | 21 | 23 |
| 22 | Tata Thiago | 6,381 | – 13.4% | 20 | 19 810 | – 17.0% | 22 | 18 |
| 23 | Mahindra Thar | 6,049 | + 20.8% | 23 | 17,920 | + 24.3% | 23 | 26 |
| 24 | Tata Altroz | 5985 | + 55.0% | thirty | 15,488 | + 14.8% | 27 | 24 |
| 25 | Toyota Highrider | 5965 | + 71.7% | 24 | 17 109 | + 55.9% | 25 | 31 |
| 26 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 5.155 | – 21.8% | 25 | 17,369 | – 27.8% | 24 | 22 |
| 27 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 5034 | – 45.9% | 27 | 16,846 | – 39.2% | 26 | 20 |
| 28 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 4883 | + 29.4% | 26 | 15 452 | + 10.9% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Kia Karens | 4737 | – 22.4% | 28 | 15 417 | – 23.9% | 29 | 25 |
| thirty | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 4505 | + 156.8% | 32 | 12,961 | + 101.1% | thirty | 34 |
| 31 | Toyota Glanz | 4,319 | + 28.4% | 29 | 12 640 | + 15.8% | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | Toyota Fortuner | 3621 | + 16.5% | 34 | 10 229 | – 0.0% | 35 | 36 |
| 33 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 3478 | – 25.1% | 33 | 11 470 | – 8.4% | 32 | 33 |
| 34 | Honda Elevate | 3277 | new | 35 | 11,047 | new | 34 | 45 |
| 35 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 2788 | + 1.0% | 42 | 7,496 | – 43.9% | 40 | 35 |
| 36 | Nissan Magnit | 2701 | – 17.1% | 38 | 8,319 | + 0.9% | 38 | 40 |
| 37 | Honda Amaze | 2678 | – 33.0% | 37 | 8,424 | – 38.5% | 37 | 32 |
| 38 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 2497 | + 2.2% | 36 | 9,010 | – 12.0% | 36 | 37 |
| 39 | Renault Triber | 2247 | – 11.5% | 41 | 6,672 | – 9.7% | 42 | 44 |
| 40 | Mahindra XUV300 | 2072 | – 59.6% | 31 | 11 107 | – 22.5% | 33 | 27 |
| 41 | Tata Safari | 2063 | + 9.2% | 39 | 7,604 | + 82.2% | 39 | 51 |
| 42 | Tata Harrier | 2054 | – 19.8% | 40 | 7,242 | + 17.1% | 41 | 43 |
| 43 | Tata Tigor | 2017 | – 25.4% | 44 | 5,268 | – 40.6% | 46 | 39 |
| 44 | MG Hector | 1887 | – 54.0% | 43 | 5,530 | – 39.3% | 44 | 38 |
| 45 | Volkswagen Virtus | 1847 | + 3.1% | 46 | 5,357 | + 13.2% | 45 | 48 |
| 46 | Hyundai Verna | 1716 | – 54.3% | 45 | 5,568 | + 16.1% | 43 | 41 |
| 47 | Volkswagen Taigun | 1588 | – 19.6% | 48 | 4149 | – 18.5% | 48 | 47 |
| 48 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1420 | – 43.6% | 47 | 4537 | – 19.2% | 47 | 46 |
| 49 | Skoda Slavia | 1358 | – 13.7% | 53 | 3628 | – 14.9% | 49 | 50 |
| 50 | Skoda Sash | 1293 | – 42.6% | 50 | 3512 | – 41.9% | 50 | 42 |
| 51 | MG Astor | 1274 | + 10.7% | 52 | 3276 | + 4.7% | 52 | 56 |
| 52 | Honda City | 1116 | – 58.6% | 49 | 3.423 | – 49.0% | 51 | 49 |
| 53 | Renault Kiger | 1050 | – 33.0% | 51 | 2847 | – 37.1% | 53 | 53 |
| 54 | Renault Quid | 928 | – 27.7% | 55 | 2612 | – 15.7% | 54 | 55 |
| 55 | MG Comet | 875 | new | 54 | 2300 | new | 55 | 58 |
| 56 | Toyota Rumion | 688 | new | 56 | 2057 | new | 56 | 61 |
| 57 | Maruti Suzuki Siaz | 590 | + 96.7% | 59 | 1434 | – 31.5% | 59 | 54 |
| 58 | Citroen E C3 | 530 | – 40.3% | 73 | 797 | – 27.6% | 64 | 68 |
| 59 | MG ZS EV | 481 | – 12.2% | 58 | 1461 | – 4.7% | 58 | 59 |
| 60 | Toyota Hilux | 356 | + 59.6% | 62 | 890 | + 272.4% | 61 | 69 |
| 61 | Mahindra XUV400 | 350 | – 81.7% | 57 | 1657 | – 13.2% | 57 | 57 |
| 62 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 348 | new | 60 | 1210 | new | 60 | 64 |
| 63 | Jeep Compass | 329 | – 16.7% | 65 | 819 | – 36.3% | 62 | 62 |
| 64 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 318 | new | 61 | 803 | new | 63 | 52 |
| 65 | Citroen C3 | 265 | – 75.3% | 63 | 710 | – 64.0% | 66 | 60 |
| 66 | Toyota Camry | 232 | + 136.7% | 64 | 754 | + 236.6% | 65 | 70 |
| 67 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 211 | new | 68 | 569 | new | 67 | 74 |
| 68 | Skoda Kodiak | 136 | – 67.3% | 71 | 278 | – 65.3% | 72 | 67 |
| 69 | MG Gloucester | 131 | – 47.0% | 66 | 438 | – 26.0% | 69 | 65 |
| 70 | Hyundai Tucson | 110 | – 81.1% | 67 | 450 | – 64.3% | 68 | 63 |
| 71 | Jeep Meridian | 96 | – 66.3% | 69 | 333 | – 58.3% | 70 | 66 |
| 72 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 94 | – 28.8% | 70 | 309 | + 4.0% | 71 | 72 |
| 73 | Hyundai Kona | 71 | n/a | 72 | 259 | + 547.5% | 73 | 78 |
| 74 | Hyundai Ionic 5 | 65 | + 209.5% | 74 | 226 | + 976.2% | 74 | 75 |
| 75 | Mahindra Marazzo | 51 | – 89.6% | 76 | 134 | – 83.8% | 76 | 73 |
| 76 | Toyota Wellfire | 38 | – 84.1% | 75 | 156 | – 51.4% | 75 | 77 |
| 77 | Skoda Superb | 15 | – 85.6% | – | 15 | – 94.8% | 77 | 79 |
| 78 | Kia EV6 | 1 | new | 77 | 2 | new | 78 | 76 |
| 79 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 0 | – 100.0% | – | 1 | – 98.6% | 79 | 82 |
Source: Manufacturers
