Car Sales Surge Past Four Lakh Units in September

Car retail sales reached 4,27,213 units in September 2026, marking a 32.10% jump compared to 3,23,391 units sold in September of the previous year.

Sales Performance

Sales also went up by 6.17% from the 4,02,398 units sold in August 2026. Data from FADA shows passenger vehicle sales rose 24.48% on a year-to-date basis to 25,44,187 units. Urban and rural areas grew by 32.11% and 32.09% respectively. Petrol and ethanol vehicles held a 41.27% share, diesel held 17.74%, and CNG and LPG took 23.11%. Hybrids stood at 9.44% and electric vehicles reached 8.45%.

Company Standings

Maruti Suzuki kept the top spot with 1,69,132 units sold and a 39.59% market share. Mahindra took second place with 57,343 units, edging past Tata Motors by just 89 units as Tata recorded 57,254 units. Hyundai followed with 50,201 units. Toyota Kirloskar Motor sold 28,050 units, Kia India reached 26,663 units, and the Skoda Group sold 8,479 units. JSW MG sold 6,475 units, Honda Cars recorded 5,283 units, and Renault sold 3,410 units. Nissan and Vinfast sales reached 2,967 units and 2,964 units. In the luxury segment, BMW India sold 1,970 units and Mercedes recorded 1,768 units. Force Motors sold 1,332 units, Stellantis Group reached 1,076 units, BYD sold 836 units, and Jaguar recorded 581 units.

Context

Auto retail sales numbers help track how much consumers are actually buying from dealerships rather than just what factories ship out. Strong growth across both cities and villages usually points to steady consumer demand and broader economic activity during the festive season build-up.