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Top 5 UVs – February 2020 | Kia Seltos cracks top spot again, Maruti Ertiga surprises with strong sales, petrol gives Brezza new power

In extremely difficult market conditions, the UV segment is only one of two segments to be in positive territory, which means this five best-sellers are key contributors to overall industry numbers.

By Ajit Dalvi

25 Mar 2020

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The five best-selling UVs in February 2020, at 48,452 units, account for 58% of total UV sales last month (83,351) and 4% more than they did in January (54%).

At 14,024 units in February, the Kia Seltos notched its second best monthly sales after January's 15,000. From launch till end-February 2020, the Seltos has sold 74,250 units comprising 35,902 diesel

At No. 3 is the Hyundai Venue with 10,321 units, substantially more than January's 6,733 units. In the April 2019-February 2020, the Venue has sold 87,497 units - 32,516 diesel and 54,981 petrol units

Maruti Vitara Brezza has now got petrol power and was launched last month. February 2020 sales totalled 6,866 units, with 6,848 of them being petrol and only 18 diesel.

At fifth place in the Top 5 UV list is the Toyota Innova with 5,459 units (5,383 diesel/ 76 petrol) in February 2020, down 21.52% year on year.

In a time of coronavirus, the country, industry and the world at large are experiencing really tough times. And it will be many months before some semblance of normalcy returns. India Auto Inc, which is witnessing a bloodbath on the sales front – 1,646,332 vehicles sold in February 2020 (-19.08%) and 20,498,128 unit sold in April 2019-February (-15.85%) – will see even worse numbers in the months to come.

The passenger vehicle (PV) segment is also badly down: 251,516 units in February (-7.61%) and 2,632,665 units in April-February 2020 (-14.68%). If there is a glimmer of hope for PVs, ...

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