Automotive
Midsize 7-seater SUVs the new frontier
16 May 2021
On the face of it, the midsize seven-seater SUV space looks like shrinking. For instance, in CY2017, this sub-segment of SUVs had four models (Mahindra XUV 500 and Scorpio, and Tata Hexa and Safari), with sales of 96,539 units. In CY2020, this sub-segment had shrunk to 43,678 units, despite the addition of MG Hector Plus.
But, analysts are of the opinion that this sub-segment will pick up in a big way this year, with Tata Motors having launched the new Safari earlier this year, followed by Hyundai Alcazar (likely later this month) and Mahindra XUV 700 (later this year).