November wasn’t a profitable month for the Indian automobile industry as buyers postponed their purchase plans to avail year-end discounts. Nearly 3.51 lakh passenger vehicles were sold last month against 3.98 lakh units in October 2024, accounting for a sales decline of 11.6 percent. Maruti Suzuki managed to retain the top spot with total sales of 1,41,312 units, registering a YoY growth of 5.3 percent. Hyundai Motor India stood at second place, while Tata Motors and Mahindra became India’s third and fourth OEMs, respectively.
SUVs continued to sell like hot cakes. In November 2024, the Hyundai Creta was the top-selling SUV with total sales of 15,452 units against 11,814 units in the corresponding month last year. It recorded a YoY sales growth of 31 percent. The South Korean automaker will soon introduce the electric iteration of the Creta SUV to challenge the Tata Curvv EV, MG ZS EV, and the upcoming Maruti eVitara. The Hyundai Creta EV will debut at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Show in January.
India’s 10 Top-Selling SUVs in November 2024
| Model | Sales |
| Hyundai Creta | 15,452 units |
| Tata Punch | 15,435 units |
| Tata Nexon | 15,329 units |
| Maruti Brezza | 14,918 units |
| Maruti Fronx | 14,882 units |
| Mahindra Scorpio | 12,704 units |
| Maruti Grand Vitara | 10,148 units |
| Hyundai Venue | 9,754 units |
| Sonet | 9,255 units |
| Mahindra XUV700 | 9,100 units |
The second and third top-selling SUVs came from Tata’s stable – Punch and Nexon, respectively. The indigenous automaker managed to sell 15,435 units of the Punch and 15,329 units of the Nexon in November 2024, as opposed to 14,383 units and 14,916 units in November 2023, respectively. That means the sales of the Punch and Nexon grew by 7 and 3 percent, respectively.
Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza grabbed the fourth spot with total sales of 14,918 units against 13,393 units in the same month last year, recording a YoY growth of 11 percent. The Maruti Fronx has been receiving an overwhelming response from buyers, and that’s the reason it registered a YoY growth of 51 percent with total sales of 14,882 units.
While the Mahindra Scorpio became the sixth top-selling SUV with sales of 12,704 units, the Maruti Grand Vitara stood at seventh place, recording total sales of 10,148 units. The Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, and Mahindra XUV700 were the eighth, ninth, and tenth best-selling SUVs in November 2024 with sales of 9,754 units, 9,255 units, and 9,100 units, respectively.
