India January 2025: New all-time high volume, Kia Syros and Skoda Kylaq launch
Skoda Kylaq
The Indian wholesales market reaches a new all-time high volume in January, passing the 400,000 unit milestone for the first time at 401,538 sales (+2.1%). The previous high was reached just last October at 397,947. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (+4.1%) also hits a new all time market at just under 174,000 units, but strangely is the only carmaker to break its volume record this month. At 43.2% share, Maruti Suzuki manages its highest level since August 2023 (43.3%). Hyundai (-5.4%) and Tata (-10.4%) struggle while Mahindra (+17.6%) is in great shape at #3 vs. #4 over the Full Year 2024. Skoda (+73.9%), MG (+16.5%) and Volkswagen (+2.4%) also secure positive results but Citroen (-27.7%), Renault (-27.3%), Jeep (-21.7%) and Nissan (-16%) are all hit hard.
Kia Syros
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (+35.6%) sports its first monthly win since February 2024 and 2nd highest volume below March 2022. It is followed by the Maruti Suzuki Baleno (+1.7%) up 12 spots on December to #2. At #3, the Hyundai Creta (+40.2%) reaches a new monthly record just above 18,500 sales. The Maruti Suzuki Swift (+11.1%) and Tata Punch (-9.7%) complete the Top 5. The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara (+17.5%) smashes its volume record by over 2,000 units and ranks #6 vs. #18 in December, a new ranking record beating its previous best of #10 reached in June 2023 and October 2024. The Maruti Suzuki Fronx (+11.4%) and Mahindra Scorpio (+8%) also shine below. We have two important launches this month: the Kia Syros at #25 with over 5,500 wholesales and the Skoda Kylaq at a more modest #56, even though it received 10,000 bookings within 10 days of its launch last December.
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Full January 2025 Top 14 All brands and Top 82 All models below.
India January 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-25 | % | /24 | Dec | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 173,599 | 43.2% | + 4.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 54,003 | 13.4% | – 5.4% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mahindra | 50,659 | 12.6% | + 17.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Tata | 48,075 | 12.0% | – 10.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota | 26,178 | 6.5% | + 12.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kia | 25,025 | 6.2% | + 5.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Honda | 6,103 | 1.5% | – 29.7% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 4,455 | 1.1% | + 16.5% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Skoda | 4,133 | 1.0% | + 73.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 3,344 | 0.8% | + 2.4% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Renault | 2,780 | 0.7% | – 27.3% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,404 | 0.6% | – 16.0% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Citroen | 470 | 0.1% | – 27.7% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeep | 310 | 0.1% | – 21.7% | 14 | 14 |
India January 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-25 | /24 | Dec | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 24,078 | + 35.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 19,965 | + 1.7% | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Hyundai Creta | 18,522 | + 40.2% | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 17,081 | + 11.1% | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Tata Punch | 16,231 | – 9.7% | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 15,784 | + 17.5% | 18 | 13 |
| 7 | Mahindra Scorpio | 15,442 | + 8.0% | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | Tata Nexon | 15,397 | – 10.4% | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 15,383 | – 8.3% | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 15,192 | + 11.4% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 14,747 | – 3.6% | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 14,248 | – 2.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 11,352 | – 8.4% | 16 | 17 |
| 14 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 11,250 | – 6.4% | 9 | 12 |
| 15 | Hyundai Venue | 11,106 | – 6.1% | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Toyota Innova + Hycross | 9,780 | + 4.0% | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | Mahindra Bolero | 8,682 | – 12.9% | 20 | 18 |
| 18 | Mahindra XUV300/3X0 | 8,454 | + 75.5% | 19 | 20 |
| 19 | Mahindra XUV700 | 8,399 | + 16.6% | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | Mahindra Thar | 7,557 | + 24.7% | 15 | 22 |
| 21 | Kia Sonet | 7,194 | – 37.6% | 31 | 16 |
| 22 | Tata Tiago | 6,807 | + 5.0% | 22 | 24 |
| 23 | Kia Seltos | 6,470 | + 1.2% | 32 | 23 |
| 24 | Hyundai Exter | 6,068 | – 26.3% | 21 | 21 |
| 25 | Kia Syros | 5,546 | new | – | – |
| 26 | Kia Carens | 5,522 | – 5.6% | 34 | 26 |
| 27 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 5,388 | – 2.3% | 26 | 29 |
| 28 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 5,311 | – 22.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 29 | Toyota Hyryder | 4,941 | – 10.9% | 24 | 27 |
| 30 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 4,741 | – 33.1% | 30 | 28 |
| 31 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 4,403 | + 0.9% | 35 | 32 |
| 32 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 3,780 | + 45.5% | 57 | 38 |
| 33 | Honda Amaze | 3,591 | + 20.8% | 28 | 35 |
| 34 | Toyota Glanza | 3,455 | – 7.6% | 29 | 30 |
| 35 | MG Windsor | 3,277 | new | 27 | 58 |
| 36 | Toyota Fortuner | 3,149 | – 2.0% | 40 | 34 |
| 37 | Tata Curvv | 3,087 | new | 23 | 40 |
| 38 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 2,895 | – 16.2% | 81 | 39 |
| 39 | Toyota Taisor | 2,470 | new | 33 | 42 |
| 40 | Nissan Magnite | 2,404 | – 16.0% | 41 | 36 |
| 41 | Tata Altroz | 2,033 | – 58.8% | 43 | 31 |
| 42 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 1,954 | – 55.7% | 58 | 33 |
| 43 | Toyota Rumion | 1,944 | + 204.2% | 44 | 52 |
| 44 | Mahindra New BEV Range | 1,837 | new | – | – |
| 45 | VW Virtus | 1,795 | – 4.5% | 65 | 47 |
| 46 | Honda Elevate | 1,773 | – 61.3% | 38 | 37 |
| 47 | Tata Safari | 1,548 | – 46.5% | 46 | 41 |
| 48 | VW Taigun | 1,548 | + 21.4% | 37 | 45 |
| 49 | Skoda Slavia | 1,510 | + 21.6% | 42 | 53 |
| 50 | Tata Harrier | 1,488 | – 43.3% | 49 | 43 |
| 51 | Tata Tigor | 1,484 | – 3.6% | 52 | 50 |
| 52 | Hyundai Verna | 1,477 | – 32.0% | 53 | 51 |
| 53 | Renault Triber | 1,456 | – 34.4% | 45 | 44 |
| 54 | Skoda Kushaq | 1,371 | + 26.7% | 36 | 49 |
| 55 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,310 | – 28.3% | 48 | 48 |
| 56 | Skoda Kylaq | 1,242 | new | – | – |
| 57 | Maruti Suzuki Ciaz | 768 | + 111.6% | 63 | 62 |
| 58 | Renault Kiger | 755 | + 0.7% | 62 | 56 |
| 59 | Honda City | 739 | – 34.2% | 56 | 55 |
| 60 | Renault Kwid | 569 | – 33.5% | 61 | 60 |
| 61 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 556 | + 12.1% | 55 | 64 |
| 62 | MG Hector | 449 | – 75.3% | 47 | 46 |
| 63 | Kia Carnival | 293 | new | 70 | 78 |
| 64 | Mahindra XUV400 | 288 | – 58.7% | 50 | 61 |
| 65 | MG ZS EV | 265 | – 33.4% | 54 | 63 |
| 66 | Citroen C3 | 242 | + 3.4% | 64 | 68 |
| 67 | Toyota Hilux | 239 | – 17.3% | 68 | 67 |
| 68 | Toyota Camry | 197 | – 36.9% | 74 | 69 |
| 69 | MG Astor | 190 | – 80.3% | 60 | 57 |
| 70 | Jeep Compass | 173 | – 39.5% | 67 | 66 |
| 71 | MG Comet | 173 | – 65.7% | 59 | 54 |
| 72 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 163 | + 0.0% | 51 | 59 |
| 73 | Jeep Meridian | 137 | + 24.5% | 69 | 76 |
| 74 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 107 | – 53.7% | 72 | 74 |
| 75 | MG Gloster | 101 | – 27.3% | 71 | 71 |
| 76 | Hyundai Tucson | 64 | – 65.0% | 78 | 73 |
| 77 | Citroen Basalt | 61 | new | 75 | 75 |
| 78 | Citroen E C3 | 60 | – 67.4% | 73 | 72 |
| 79 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 16 | – 83.2% | 79 | 79 |
| 80 | Skoda Kodiaq | 10 | – 81.1% | 66 | 70 |
| 81 | Toyota Vellfire | 3 | – 95.1% | 76 | 77 |
| 82 | VW Tiguan | 1 | – 99.1% | 39 | 65 |
Source: Manufacturers
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Is it worth for VW having local production for just 1.8% of market share? Wouldn’t it be more cost effective shutting down the Indian activity instead of (or besides) closing three factories in the EU?