CAR SALES BY BRAND — APRIL 2026
India's passenger vehicle market opened FY27 with a blockbuster April — Maruti's highest-ever month, Tata back at #2 and Renault doubling on the new Duster. Tap any brand below to see its model-wise sales pie and what's driving the numbers. Source: OEM wholesale dispatches, aggregated from Autopunditz, Rushlane and Autocar.
Total PV sales
4,37,971
YoY growth
+25.1%
MoM growth
-1.3%
Top-3 share
~69%
BRAND BREAKDOWN
Maruti Suzuki Units 1,87,704 YoY +35.3% Share 42.9% ↑
Maruti Suzuki
Units
1,87,704
YoY
+35.3%
Share
42.9% ↑
Model-wise sales mix
- Dzire 23,580 12.6%
- Ertiga 19,063 10.2%
- Fronx 18,829 10.0%
- Wagon R 18,648 9.9%
- Baleno 18,306 9.8%
- Swift 17,829 9.5%
- Brezza 14,124 7.5%
- Victoris 13,701 7.3%
- Eeco 13,087 7.0%
- Alto 10,856 5.8%
- Grand Vitara 7,718 4.1%
- S-Presso 5,210 2.8%
- XL6 3,527 1.9%
- Celerio 2,296 1.2%
- Jimny 693 0.4%
- Invicto 237 0.1%
- Total (listed models) 1,87,704 100%
Share trend
Gaining share
What's driving it
- •Highest-ever monthly domestic sales — market share back above 42% after months of slippage.
- •Dzire, Ertiga, Fronx, Wagon R and Baleno all clocked 18k+ units; new Victoris adding ~14k of fresh volume.
- •Both YoY (+35%) and MoM (+13%) positive — rare combination among major OEMs in a post-FY-end month.
Tata Motors Units 59,000 YoY +30.5% Share 13.5% ↓
Tata Motors
Units
59,000
YoY
+30.5%
Share
13.5% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Punch (incl. EV) 19,107 32.4%
- Nexon (incl. EV) 18,126 30.7%
- Sierra 7,316 12.4%
- Tiago (incl. EV) 5,488 9.3%
- Altroz 2,586 4.4%
- Harrier (incl. EV) 2,545 4.3%
- Safari 1,467 2.5%
- Curvv (incl. EV) 1,403 2.4%
- Tigor (incl. EV) 962 1.6%
- Total (listed models) 59,000 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Overtook Hyundai and Mahindra to retake the #2 spot in domestic dispatches.
- •Punch and Nexon together delivered 63% of monthly volume; Sierra holding steady around 7k units.
- •EV volumes up 72% YoY to 9,150 units — fastest-growing slice of the portfolio.
Mahindra Units 56,331 YoY +7.6% Share 12.9% ↓
Mahindra
Units
56,331
YoY
+7.6%
Share
12.9% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Scorpio (N + Classic) 14,719 26.1%
- Thar / Roxx 10,459 18.6%
- Bolero 8,917 15.8%
- XUV 7XO 8,630 15.3%
- XUV 3XO 7,517 13.3%
- XEV 9S 3,242 5.8%
- XEV 9e 1,611 2.9%
- BE 6 1,170 2.1%
- XUV 400 EV 66 0.1%
- Total (listed models) 56,331 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Held #3 but the gap to Tata narrowed to under 3,000 units — closest race at the top in months.
- •Scorpio still the biggest contributor; XUV 7XO maturing into a steady 8k+ monthly seller.
- •MoM down 7% as post-FY-end seasonality kicked in across the SUV portfolio.
Hyundai Units 51,902 YoY +17.0% Share 11.9% ↓
Hyundai
Units
51,902
YoY
+17.0%
Share
11.9% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Creta 15,291 29.5%
- Venue 12,420 23.9%
- Exter 8,096 15.6%
- i20 5,624 10.8%
- Aura 4,587 8.8%
- Grand i10 Nios 4,149 8.0%
- Verna 865 1.7%
- Alcazar 850 1.6%
- Ioniq 5 20 0.0%
- Total (listed models) 51,902 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Highest-ever April domestic sales despite dropping to #4 — Venue at a record 12,420 units.
- •Creta softened to 15,291 units (down 14% MoM) as fresh midsize SUV rivals continued to bite.
- •Exter up 25% MoM and 49% YoY — clearly the brand's strongest momentum story right now.
Toyota Units 30,159 YoY +21.5% Share 6.9% ↓
Toyota
Units
30,159
YoY
+21.5%
Share
6.9% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Urban Cruiser Hyryder 9,115 30.2%
- Innova Hycross 5,602 18.6%
- Innova Crysta 4,028 13.4%
- Glanza 3,360 11.1%
- Rumion 2,585 8.6%
- Taisor 2,550 8.5%
- Fortuner 2,253 7.5%
- Hilux 304 1.0%
- Camry 199 0.7%
- Vellfire 118 0.4%
- Land Cruiser 300 45 0.1%
- Total (listed models) 30,159 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Domestic dispatches up 21% YoY — Hyryder nearly doubled to 9,115 units on a hybrid demand wave.
- •Innova Hycross crossed the 2-lakh cumulative sales milestone during the month.
- •Fortuner dropped 40% MoM as the FY-end push unwound; Camry, Vellfire, LC300 still in low triple digits.
Kia Units 27,286 YoY +15.5% Share 6.2% ↓
Kia
Units
27,286
YoY
+15.5%
Share
6.2% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Seltos 10,566 38.7%
- Sonet 10,537 38.6%
- Carens / Clavis 5,465 20.0%
- Syros 554 2.0%
- Carnival 164 0.6%
- Total (listed models) 27,286 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Highest-ever April for the brand — Seltos and Sonet both crossed the 10,000-unit mark.
- •Seltos jumped 72% YoY to 10,566 units; new-gen model continues to anchor volumes.
- •Syros volumes are still soft (554 units) post the initial launch surge.
Skoda Units 6,886 YoY -5.7% Share 1.6% ↓
Skoda
Units
6,886
YoY
-5.7%
Share
1.6% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Kylaq 4,089 59.4%
- Kushaq 1,851 26.9%
- Slavia 830 12.1%
- Kodiaq 116 1.7%
- Total (listed models) 6,886 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Only top-11 brand to post a YoY decline — Kylaq momentum cooled after a strong launch run.
- •Kushaq more than doubled YoY to 1,851 units on the back of the refreshed line-up.
Honda Units 4,069 YoY +21.1% Share 0.9% ↓
Honda
Units
4,069
YoY
+21.1%
Share
0.9% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Amaze 2,856 70.2%
- Elevate 1,036 25.5%
- City 177 4.3%
- Total (listed models) 4,069 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Domestic sales up 21% YoY but share slipped below 1% as the market expanded faster.
- •Amaze did most of the heavy lifting (2,856 units); Elevate fell 58% MoM after the FY-end push.
- •New City facelift and ZR-V hybrid launching on May 22 — next month's numbers will reflect the refresh.
JSW MG Motor Units 6,018 YoY +3.2% Share 1.4% ↓
JSW MG Motor
Units
6,018
YoY
+3.2%
Share
1.4% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Windsor EV 3,296 54.8%
- Hector 1,297 21.6%
- ZS EV 717 11.9%
- Comet EV 601 10.0%
- Astor 107 1.8%
- Total (listed models) 6,018 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •Modest 3% YoY growth — global supply-chain disruption from the West Asia crisis cited as a drag.
- •Hector continued its comeback at 1,297 units (+33% YoY); ZS EV up 74% MoM.
- •MG Majestor launching this month into the D+ SUV segment as the next volume bet.
Renault Units 5,413 YoY +108.0% Share 1.2% ↑
Renault
Units
5,413
YoY
+108.0%
Share
1.2% ↑
Model-wise sales mix
- Duster 2,359 43.6%
- Triber 1,917 35.4%
- Kiger 727 13.4%
- Kwid 410 7.6%
- Total (listed models) 5,413 100%
Share trend
Gaining share
What's driving it
- •Sales doubled YoY on the back of the relaunched Duster, now the brand's #1 model at 2,359 units.
- •Duster grew 68% MoM in only its second month; Triber dethroned as the longstanding bestseller.
- •Network expansion to 638 touchpoints helping spread the new portfolio beyond metros.
Nissan Units 3,203 YoY +75.5% Share 0.7% ↓
Nissan
Units
3,203
YoY
+75.5%
Share
0.7% ↓
Model-wise sales mix
- Magnite 1,775 55.4%
- Gravite 1,428 44.6%
- Total (listed models) 3,203 100%
Share trend
Losing share
What's driving it
- •YoY growth still strong on the new Gravite MPV, but MoM down 27% as Gravite cooled by 40%.
- •Magnite held flat YoY at 1,775 units — workhorse SUV continuing to contribute ~55% of volumes.
BRAND-WISE TOTALS
- Maruti Suzuki 1,87,704
- Tata Motors 59,000
- Mahindra 56,331
- Hyundai 51,902
- Toyota 30,159
- Kia 27,286
- Skoda 6,886
- Honda 4,069
- JSW MG Motor 6,018
- Renault 5,413
- Nissan 3,203
Numbers are passenger vehicle (PV) OEM wholesale dispatches for April 2026 unless otherwise noted. Vahan registrations and FADA retail figures may differ. Three-wheeler and commercial vehicle sales are tracked separately and are not included here.