New Delhi: August 2022 turned out to be a good month for the Indian auto industry in terms of sales. Automakers like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra have seen healthy year-on-year growth. Thanks to the onset of the festive season and the easy woes of the supply chain, PV sales are getting back on track. In this article, we have listed the top 5 selling car brands in India in August 2022.
As you can see in the chart above, all major automakers saw year-over-year increases in domestic sales last month. While India’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, leads the race, Hyundai Motor India finished a distant second closely followed by Tata Motors. Mahindra and Kia took the fourth and fifth positions.
Maruti Suzuki sold 1,34,166 units domestically in August 2022, up 30% year-on-year. In the same period last year, its sales were 1,03,187 units. Hyundai Motor India managed to sell 49,510 units in August 2022, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.6 percent. In August 2021, it sold 46,866 units domestically.
Tata Motors sold 47,166 units in August 2022, representing a massive year-on-year growth of 68.3 percent. Mahindra managed to sell 29,852 units last month, registering a huge year-on-year growth of 86.8 percent. Kia sold 22,322 vehicles in India in August 2022, representing a year-on-year growth of 33.2 percent. In August 2021, its sales were 16,750 units.
