Top 10 best selling SUVs in India — A mixed bag

The Indian automotive market is dominated by SUVs today. Sedans are slowly disappearing from the portfolios of automakers, and there are fresh body styles such as the coupe SUV coming in. The popularity of SUVs is not restricted to India but is a global phenomena, with companies such as Ferrari and Rolls Royce too coming up with their versions of an ‘SUV’. We aren’t here to discuss these cars here at the moment though. Getting back to the point, here’s a list of the top 10 best selling SUVs in India.

Top 10 best selling SUVs in India over the last 6 months

Please note that the sales numbers stated above reflect the number of units dispatched to dealers and they might vary from the actual number of units sold by dealerships.

Hyundai Creta

The Creta becomes the best selling SUV in India, with Hyundai selling 96,298 units of the SUV over the last six months. The number of Hyundai Cretas sold every month is greater than the total monthly sales of quite a few mass market manufacturers. 

Maruti Suzuki Brezza

Averaging at around 15,700 units a month, the Maruti Brezza stood second on the list of the highest selling SUVs in India. The Brezza comes with a 1.5-litre K-Series petrol engine, generating 103PS and 137Nm of torque. There’s also the option of a factory-fitted CNG, further widening the appeal of this SUV.

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Maruti Suzuki Fronx

The Maruti Fronx is not just a better-looking Baleno. It proves to be an appealing package that bundles practicality, driveability, as well as a great design. MSIL has been able to sell 92,580 units of the Fronx over the last six months, averaging at 15,430 units a month.

Tata Punch 

The record breaking Tata Punch slips down to the fourth spot in the best selling SUV list. Whether or not it should be called an SUV is a very debatable topic though. Tata Motors sold 90,749 units of the Punch over the last six months, averaging at around 15,100 units a month.

Tata Nexon

The Nexon ranks just behind the Punch, selling 85,840 units during the same period. The Tata Nexon is available in a variety of powertrain options, including petrol, diesel, electric, and now CNG too! It is, in fact, the first passenger car in India to get a turbocharged-petrol engine fitted with a CNG kit.

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Mahindra Scorpio

The Scorpio has been the best selling Mahindra SUV in India consistently over the past few months, selling 84,074 units in the last six months itself. This includes the sale of both Mahindra Scorpio Classic as well as Mahindra Scorpio N. What’s interesting is the fact that Mahindra sells more diesel Scorpios than petrol ones.

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Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

The Maruti Grand Vitara, essentially a rebadged version of the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, sits at the seventh spot in the list of the most selling SUVs in India. MSIL sold 68,044 units of the Grand Vitara over the last six months, translating to a monthly average of around 11,350 units a month.

Hyundai Venue

Hyundai sold 62,410 units of the Venue in the last six months, translating to an average of about 10,400 units a month. Its sister car, the Kia Sonet, slips out from the top selling SUVs in India list as the XUV700 makes it to the top 10, even overtaking the XUV 3XO.

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Mahindra XUV700

As the Kia Sonet exits the list, Mahindra takes advantage with the XUV700, dispatching 52,385 units in the last six months. The XUV700 even overtook the XUV 3XO, taking the ninth spot in the list.

Mahindra Thar

Mahindra got another contender for this list, the Mahindra Thar, with total sales of 49,959 units over the last six months. This includes the sales of both the Mahindra Thar Roxx and the Mahindra Thar 3-door.