Top 5 UVs – December 2019 | Maruti Vitara Brezza regains crown, Hyundai Venue firing on all cylinders, Mahindra Bolero bounces back
With demand for SUVs continuing to surge and helping save the blushes for the overall PV sector, sales could jet off into a new trajectory in 2020 with a glut of new models to come.
Of all the sub-segments in the passenger vehicle (PV) segments, the utility vehicle segment is riding a wave of surging demand. In fact, in December, it notched 30% year-on-year growth to clock sales of 85,252 units and contributed all of 36% to total PV sales of 235,786 (-1.24%).
The momentum has been there through the year: for CY2019, 984,801 UVs were sold (4.78%), contributing 33% to total PV sales f 2,962,052 units (-12.75%) and in April-December, a total of 725,563 UVs (6.35%) contributed 34% to overall PV sales of 2,117,837 units (-16.450%). Clearly, SUVs are the shining stars of ...
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