Hyundai Creta Emerges Victorious In The Compact SUV Sales In August 2025, Followed By Toyota Hyryder, Maruti Grand Vitara, Kia Seltos And Tata Curvv

The overall segment sales took a 7 percent hit in August 2025, with a decline of over 3,000 units compared to July 2025
The August 2025 car sales data has been released, and amongst all segments in India, sales data of the hotly contested compact SUV segment has also been revealed. This segment contains popular nameplates like Hyundai Creta, Toyota Hyryder, Maruti Grand Vitara, Kia Seltos and Tata Curvv, and here’s how all these SUVs have fared in August 2025:

Models	August 2025 Sales	July 2025 Sales	MoM Growth (in %)	Current Market Share (in %)	Last Year Market Share (in %)	YoY Market Share (in %)	Average sales of 6 months (in units)
Hyundai Creta (includes Creta N Line and Creta Electric)	15924	16898	-5.76	38.99	35.98	3.01	16489
Toyota Hyryder	9100	8814	3.24	22.28	9.51	12.77	6349
Maruti Grand Vitara	5743	6373	-9.88	14.06	23.52	-9.46	7773
Kia Seltos	4687	6010	-22.01	11.47	14.21	-2.74	6071
Tata Curvv (includes Curvv EV)	1703	2005	-15.06	4.17	7.68	-3.51	2924
Honda Elevate	1660	1395	18.99	4.06	3.22	0.84	1561
Volkswagen Taigun	1001	1327	-24.56	2.45	2.8	-0.35	1273
Skoda Kushaq	789	901	-12.43	1.93	2.28	-0.35	842
MG Astor	179	48	272.91	0.43	0.58	-0.15	130
Citroen Aircross	45	67	-32.83	0.11	0	0.11	38
Citroen Basalt	7	178	-96.06	0.01	0.08	-0.07	115
Total	40838	44016	-7.22

*MoM = Month-on-month; YoY = Year-on-year

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Takeaways

• The overall segment sales took a hit in August 2025, as only 40,838 units were sold compared to 44,016 unit sales in July 2025, marking a decline of 7 percent in monthly sales.

• The Hyundai Creta nameplate, which consists of the regular Creta, Creta N Line and Creta Electric, has been the best-selling compact SUV for a long time, and it continues its supremacy in August 2025 as well. While it sold 964 fewer units in August, compared to July 2025, its YoY market share grew by 3 percent.

• Talking about the YoY market share growth, it is the Toyota Hyryder that has seen over 12 percent growth compared to August 2025, which is the most in the segment. Toyota sold over 9,000 units of the SUV in August 2025, which is 3 percent more than the number it did in July 2025.

• The Maruti Grand Vitara occupied the last position on the podium with sales and dispatches amounting to more than 5,500 units. However, both its monthly sales and yearly growth declined by over 9 percent.

• Monthly sales of the Kia Seltos also declined in August 2025, by over 22 percent, as the carmaker could sell only 4,687 units, which is 1,163 units less than July 2025 sales. 

• The Tata Curvv nameplate, which includes both the ICE (internal combustion engine) and EV models, witnessed a drop in monthly sales by over 15 percent. Tata sold 1,703 units in August 2025, which is 302 units less than its sales in July 2025.

• One positive news in the segment is that Honda managed to sell 265 more units of the Elevate in August 2025 than in July 2025, resulting in a 19 percent increase in monthly sales. Its yearly sales, however, remained similar to August 2024.

• The Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq siblings were the next in line, but the compact SUVs recorded a monthly sales decline of over 24 percent and 12 percent, respectively. Volkswagen sold 1,001 units of the Taigun, while Skoda managed to retail 789 units of the Kushaq.

• MG had sold only 48 units of the Astor in July 2025, but it managed to go all out by selling 179 units of the compact SUV in August 2025, which marked a MoM growth of over 250 percent.

• The Citroen Basalt and Citroen Aircross twins occupied the last positions in the August 2025 sales with 7 and 45 units retailed in the month, respectively. 

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Maruti Ertiga Is The Top-selling Car In India In August 2025, Followed By Maruti Dzire And Hyundai Creta

Published On Sep 12, 2025 07:02 PM By Shreyash

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Maruti dominated the sales chart in August 2025 with eight models out of the total 15 cars, and two cars each of Hyundai, Mahindra, Tata and Toyota

The sales figures for August 2025 are now out, and as usual, Maruti dominated the charts with 8 models out of the total 15 cars. The Maruti Ertiga and Dzire were the top-sellers, while the Tata Nexon overtook the Brezza as the best-selling subcompact SUV last month. Check out the detailed sales report below to know how these cars fared in terms of sales in August 2025.

Rank	Models	August 2025	July 2025	August 2024	MoM (%)	YoY(%)
1	Maruti Ertiga	18,445	16,604	18,580	11	-1
2	Maruti Dzire	16,509	20,895	10,627	-20.9	55
3	Hyundai Creta (including Creta N Line & Creta Electric)	15,924	16,898	16,762	-5.7	-5
4	Maruti Wagon R	14,552	14,710	16,450	-1	-12
5	Tata Nexon (including Nexon EV)	14,004	12,825	12,289	9.1	14
6	Maruti Brezza	13,620	14,065	19,190	-3.1	-29
7	Maruti Baleno	12,549	12,503	12,485	0.3	1
8	Maruti Fronx	12,422	12,872	12,387	-3.5	0
9	Maruti Swift	12,385	14,190	12,844	-12.7	-4
10	Maruti Eeco	10,785	12,341	10,985	-12.6	-2
11	Tata Punch (including Punch EV)	10,704	10,785	15,643	0	-32
12	Mahindra Scorpio (Scorpio Classic + Scorpio N)	9,840	13,747	13,787	-28.4	-29
13	Toyota Innova (Hycross + Crysta)	9,304	9,119	9,687	2	-4
14	Toyota Hyryder	9,100	8,814	6,534	3.2	39
15	Hyundai Venue (including Venue N Line)	8,109	8,054	9,085	1	-11

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Key Takeaways

• In August 2025, the Maruti Ertiga emerged as India’s best-selling car, recording a jump of over 1,800 units in monthly sales compared to July 2025.

• July 2025’s best-selling model, the Maruti Dzire, slipped to second place in August with a nearly 21 percent decline in month-on-month (MoM) sales. However, the subcompact sedan still recorded an impressive 55 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth.

• The Hyundai Creta was the third best-selling car with nearly 16,000 units dispatched. It recorded a negative growth of nearly 6 percent and 5 percent in monthly and yearly sales, respectively. Note that its sales figures also include the Hyundai Creta N Line and the Hyundai Creta Electric.

• Maruti dispatched over 14,500 units of the Wagon R hatchback last month. While its monthly demand stayed steady, its yearly sales dropped by 12 percent.

• The Tata Nexon overtook the Maruti Brezza by 384 units in August 2025 sales, and recorded a growth of 9 percent and 14 percent, both in MoM and YoY sales, respectively. The automaker dispatched over 14,000 units of the Nexon, including the Nexon EV.

• Over 13,600 units of the Maruti Brezza were shipped in August 2025. Not only did it face a decline of 3 percent in monthly sales, but it also took a significant hit of 29 percent in yearly sales. 

• With more than 12,500 units dispatched last month, the Maruti Baleno’s demand remained consistent based on MoM and YoY figures.

• The Maruti Fronx’s August 2025 sales stood at over 12,400 units. However, the crossover hatchback faced a slight decline of 3.5 percent in monthly sales. 

• Maruti shipped over 12,300 units of its popular Swift hatchback in August 2025. Its MoM sales went down by nearly 13 percent, and the hatchback also recorded a slight decline of 4 percent compared to last year in the same month.

• Although the Maruti Eeco’s MoM figures took a hit of nearly 13 percent, Maruti still managed to dispatch over 10,000 units of this van, which clearly reflects its strong market demand.

• Just like in July 2025, the Tata Punch once again registered a total sales of more than 10,700 units (cumulative figures including the Punch EV). However, its YoY figures faced a significant decline of 32 percent, which is the highest yearly sales decline among all models in the list.

• Mahindra Scorpio nameplate (including Scorpio N and Scorpio Classic) fell short of 60 units to touch the sales mark of 10,000 units. It recorded a negative growth of 28.4 and 29 percent in both MoM and YoY sales, respectively.

• Trailing behind the Mahindra Scorpio twins are the Toyota Innova Hycross and Toyota Innova Crysta, with over 9,300 cumulative units dispatched last month. The MPVs together registered a marginal growth of 2 percent in MoM sales; however, they took a loss of 4 percent in yearly sales.

• With just over 9,000 units sold in August 2025, the Toyota Urban Cruise Hyryder’s yearly sales went up by 39 percent. The compact SUV also showed a marginal growth of 3.2 percent in monthly sales.

• The Hyundai Venue stays at the bottom with a little over 8,000 dispatches in August 2025. While it hasn’t reported any significant change in monthly growth, it took a loss of 11 percent in yearly sales.

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