Best-selling SUV for 3 years in a row, but out of top 10 cars now

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 11, 2024 17:29 IST

The Tata Nexon has been the best-selling SUV in India for three years in a row -- FY22, FY23 and FY24. Even if we look at the overall car market, it is regularly among the 10 top-selling models. However, during the past two months, it has not featured among the 10 largest-selling cars in India despite garnering handsome volumes.

The Tata Nexon registered wholesales of 124,130 units in FY22, 172,139 units in FY23 and 171,697 units in FY24. Last fiscal, the vehicle averaged 14,308 units every month in volume.

However, the Tata Nexon's volumes have taken a hit in FY25. While its wholesales stood at 11,168 units in April, there was slight improvement at 11,457 units in May. However, the figures are well below the monthly average performance witnessed in FY24.

In April as well as May, the Tata Nexon was the 11th largest-selling car in India.

Surprisingly, models like the Tata Punch, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Hyundai Creta, Mahindra Scorpio and Maruti Suzuki Fronx have done better than the Tata Nexon this year if we look at the volumes.

The Tata Punch, in particular, has done exceptionally well this year (FY25). It was the best-selling car in India in April at 19,158 units and the second best-selling in May at 18,949 units.

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza sold 17,113 units in April and 14,186 units in May. The Hyundai Creta clocked 15,447 units in April and 14,662 units in May. The Mahindra Scorpio, including Classic and N, posted 14,807 units in April and 13,717 units in May. Even the Maruti Suzuki Fronx has done better than Tata Nexon this year at 14,286 units in April and 12,681 units in May.

The Tata Nexon is available in both internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) versions in India.

While the Tata Nexon ICE is priced between Rs 8 lakh and Rs 15.80 lakh (ex-showroom), the Tata Nexon EV sits in the price range of Rs 14.49 lakh to Rs 19.49 lakh (ex-showroom).