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Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour top the charts in September 2019 sales

With as many as six models in the segment, here’s a look at how each of them fared in the last month.
  • The full-size SUV segment witnessed an overall growth of 9.3 per cent.

  • Toyota is still the preferred brand of the segment.

  • Except for the Endeavour, all the other SUVs witnessed a positive growth in their MoM numbers.

  • The Fortuner, however, is the only SUV to see a decline in year-on-year market share.

The full-size SUV segment boasts of a variety of models including the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and Honda CR-V. While some of these are ladder-frame SUVs, there a couple of others, which are based on monocoque platforms. Skoda recently launched the Kodiaq Scout in India and priced it at Rs 34 lakh (ex-showroom India). Let’s take a look at which of these SUVs were the most sought-after by buyers in September:

Sept 2019

August 2019

MoM Growth

Market share current(%)

Market share (% last year)

YoY mkt share (%)

Average sales (6 months)

Ford Endeavour

568

572

-0.69

28.6

20.5

8.1

614

Honda CR-V

165

108

52.77

8.3

1.92

6.38

77

Mahindra Alturas G4

75

71

5.63

3.77

0

3.77

160

Skoda Kodiaq

150

104

44.23

7.55

6.14

1.41

116

Toyota Fortuner

920

878

4.78

46.32

66.24

-19.92

1367

VW Tiguan

108

84

28.57

5.43

5.17

0.26

63

Total

1986

1817

9.3

99.97

Takeaways

Toyota Fortuner: Taking the lead by a huge margin, the Fortuner is the best-selling full-size SUV of the segment. Toyota managed to ship more than 900-odd units of the SUV. Even though the Fortuner’s year-on-year market share has fallen by 20 per cent, it dominates its segment with over 46 per cent of the current market share.

Ford Endeavour: The Endeavour has enjoyed a YoY market share growth of 8.1 per cent. Ford sold over 500 units of the SUV making it the second most sought-after model in the segment. However, when its Month-on-Month (MoM) figures are considered, it is the only SUV to witness a negative growth of less than 1 per cent.

Honda CR-V: Honda’s full-size SUV offering, the CR-V, witnessed the highest MoM growth of over 52 per cent last month. Having said that, the Honda failed to even cross the 200-units mark.

Skoda Kodiaq: The CR-V is closely followed by the Kodiaq with a total of 150 units being shipped in September. Its current market share is a little over 7.5 per cent, which is an increase of over 6 per cent in terms of its YoY market share.

Volkswagen Tiguan: Another offering from the VW Group, the Tiguan ranks second to last in terms of preferred full-size SUVs. However, it did enjoy a 28.5 per cent increase in the MoM sales figures.

Mahindra Alturas G4: Mahindra managed to only ship 75 units of the Alturas G4 in September making it the least-preferred SUV. Owing to the low sales, it holds the least market share of close to 4 per cent.

Disclaimer: This article has not been edited by Deccan Chronicle and is taken from a syndicated feed. Photos: CarDekho.

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