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The anti-SUV: Sleek, suave, and still here
Financial Express Lucknow
|January 17, 2026
WHY THE VIRTUS IS GOING STRONG IN AN SUV MARKET
INDIAN CAR BUYERS' love for SUVs can be gauged from the fact that, in 2025, the top-selling midsize SUV (Hyundai Creta, with sales of 201,122 units) sold three times more than all midsize sedans put together (60,002 units).
These five sedans are Volkswagen Virtus, Hyundai Verna, Honda City, Skoda Slavia, and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. But while midsize sedans are being gobbled up by SUVs, the Virtus is going strong — in 2025, it was the only sedan whose sales grew in a shrinking segment.
2025 sales
According to the 2025 sales numbers collated from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers data, sales of the Verna dropped 35.4% — from 17,113 units to 11,057 units.
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