CAR SALES BY BRAND — AUGUST 2026

The split cross-checks exactly against Maruti's own segment release: Mini (Alto + S-Presso) 8,799, Compact and Mid-size 77,166, Utility vehicles 79,045 and the Eeco van 11,961. Ignis and Ciaz recorded no August dispatches and are omitted.

• •Domestic PV dispatches of 1,76,971 units, up 34.8% year-on-year from 1,31,278 — comfortably the largest volume on the board.
• •Six of the country's ten best-selling cars were Maruti's — Wagon R, Swift, Fronx, Ertiga, Dzire and Baleno, worth 1,11,422 units between them, or 63% of the brand's month.
• •Victoris added 12,978 units against nothing a year ago, and Celerio nearly doubled to 2,990; S-Presso all but vanished, down 92% to 107.
• •Utility vehicles drove the growth at 79,045 units, up from 54,043 a year ago; Compact and Mid-size cars added 77,166 (from 59,597), Mini 8,799 (from 6,853) and Eeco 11,961 (from 10,785).
• •Total sales including exports and OEM supplies reached 2,19,220 units, taking FY27 volumes past 11.4 lakh in five months — up 28.6% on the same period last year.
• •Down 9.8% on July's all-time record of 1,96,203, which had been inflated by pre-festive pipeline filling, and share slipped from 42.4% to 40.1%.

Each line combines the ICE and EV versions of the model, as Tata reports them. The nine models sum exactly to the 65,253 dispatched in August.

• •Domestic PV dispatches of 65,253 units, up 59% year-on-year — the steepest growth among the top five for a second month running, and share up from 13.5% to 14.8%.
• •The Punch became India's best-selling car outright at 21,320 units, its highest-ever month, with volumes nearly doubling on August 2025's 10,704.
• •Nexon added 18,431 units, up 32%; the two SUVs alone delivered 61% of Tata's month.
• •Tiago jumped 63% to 8,537, and Safari rose 34% on July to 1,953; Altroz was the one faller, down 23% year-on-year.
• •Sierra slipped to 5,622 units — its lowest month since deliveries began in January 2026, down 11% on July.
• •Total sales including international markets reached 67,753 units against 43,315 a year ago, up 56%.
• •EV dispatches hit 16,549 units, up 94% year-on-year, and now account for roughly a quarter of the brand's volume, with a record 43.7% EV share on Vahan.
• •Extends the lead over Mahindra to 5,996 units, well up on July's 2,563-unit margin.

Mahindra lists the 5-door Thar Roxx and the 3-door Thar separately but combines XEV 9S and 9e. The ten models sum exactly to the 59,257 utility vehicles dispatched in August.

• •Domestic utility vehicle dispatches of 59,257 units, up 50% year-on-year — a sharp acceleration on the ~20% pace Mahindra ran from May through July.
• •The Scorpio range led at 15,576 units, up 58% on August 2025's 9,840, and finished tenth nationally.
• •Total vehicle sales across every segment, including exports, reached 1,07,648 units, up 42%.
• •Mahindra points to the updated Scorpio-N and the BE 6 SPORTEQ as drawing the strongest customer response.
• •The Thar pair added 10,464 units between them, with the 3-door version up 120% year-on-year to 4,647.
• •The Electric Origin range is now material: XEV 9S and 9e together took 6,509 units, up 181%, with the BE 6 adding 1,696.
• •Down 1.3% on July, but share still rose from 13.0% to 13.4% as the wider market softened more.

Tucson recorded no August dispatches and is omitted. The nine models sum exactly to the 54,396 Hyundai reports for the month.

• •Domestic sales of 54,396 units, up 23.6% from 44,001 — the company's highest-ever August, and a shade above July's 54,210.
• •Creta held the range together at 16,288 units, up 2% year-on-year, and was the only non-Maruti, non-Tata model in the national top eight.
• •Venue (+40%), Exter (+61%), i20 (+42%) and Grand i10 Nios (+37%) all grew strongly; Exter is now the brand's third-biggest seller.
• •Alcazar (-28%) and Verna (-31%) were the only decliners, and the Ioniq 5 remains a rounding error at 9 units.
• •Exports fell 31% to 11,400 units, holding total growth to 8.8% at 65,796 units.
• •Sits 4,861 units behind Mahindra, narrowing the gap from 5,838 in July, and share improved from 11.7% to 12.3%.

EV6 and EV9 recorded no August dispatches and are omitted. The six models sum exactly to the 29,042 Kia reports for the month.

• •Best-ever August at 29,042 units, up 48.1% from 19,608 — the fastest growth of any brand selling over 10,000 units, bar Tata.
• •Up 3% on July's 28,200, and enough to move ahead of Toyota into fifth place.
• •Seltos led at 11,716 units, up 150% year-on-year, with Sonet adding 9,048 — the pair delivered 71% of the month.
• •Syros nearly six-folded to 1,742 units, and the new Sorento contributed 365 in its first month of dealer shipments.
• •Carens was the only Kia to fall, down 11% to 6,093.
• •January-August wholesales reached 2,20,991 units against 1,83,882 a year ago, up 20.2%.

Toyota reports the Innova Crysta and Hycross as one line for August, unlike July where they were split. The eleven models sum exactly to the 28,410 dispatched.

• •The only brand in the top seven to go backwards — 28,410 units against 29,302 a year ago, down 3%.
• •Domestic sales of 28,410 units, with 4,432 exported for a total of 32,842.
• •Down 6.9% on July's 30,516 as well, and overtaken by Kia, which finished 632 units ahead.
• •The Glanza collapsed 71% year-on-year to 1,480 units ahead of the new-generation car, and accounts for almost the whole of Toyota's decline.
• •Fortuner was the standout, up 40% to 3,504; Hyryder led the range at 8,234 and the Innova pair took 8,963.
• •January-August volumes still reached 2,66,696 units, up 10% on the same period of 2025, with domestic up 11% and exports up 2%.

• •August wholesales of 7,508 units, up 14.1% year-on-year from 6,578 in August 2025.
• •Down 8% on July's record 8,158 units, ending a two-month run of highest-ever months.
• •Dispatches of the Hector Tomahawk, in both EV and PHEV form, began during the month.

The four models sum exactly to the 5,650 Skoda reports for August — unlike July, where the published split came to 5,709 against a 5,710 total.

• •Up 13.7% year-on-year to 5,650 units, enough to move ahead of Honda into eighth place.
• •Down 1% on July's 5,710 — a far softer month-on-month fall than the market's 4.7%, which lifted share from 1.2% to 1.3%.
• •Kylaq carried 64% of the brand on its own at 3,590 units, up 16% year-on-year.
• •Kushaq was the only model to improve on July, up 26% to 1,048; Slavia fell 11% year-on-year and Kodiaq gained 53% off a small base.

The four models sum exactly to the 5,385 Honda reports for the month.

• •Domestic dispatches up 39.9% year-on-year to 5,385 units from 3,850 — one of the stronger growth rates outside the top five.
• •Down 10.5% on July's 6,014, the sharpest month-on-month fall among the mid-table brands, trimming share from 1.3% to 1.2%.
• •Amaze doubled year-on-year to 3,512 units and now carries two-thirds of the brand on its own.
• •Elevate was the weak spot, down 20% year-on-year and 32% on July; the ZR-V is still a rounding error at 33 units.

Gravite and Tekton had no year-ago base — Nissan sold a single model in August 2025. The three sum exactly to 3,426.

• •Domestic wholesales of 3,426 units against 1,384 a year ago — up 147%, the steepest percentage gain on the board.
• •Magnite (1,495) and Gravite (1,440) were near-identical and together made up 86% of the month.
• •Down 24% on July's 4,518, almost entirely because Tekton fell 71% to 491 units after its launch run.

The Duster has no comparable August 2025 base. The four models sum exactly to the 2,842 Renault reports for the month.

• •Down 5.7% to 2,842 units from 3,015 a year ago — one of only three brands to decline this month.
• •Also down 14% on July's 3,293, extending a soft run for the Duster and Triber line-up.
• •Triber held 54% of the brand at 1,536 units; Kiger nearly halved year-on-year to 474, and Kwid was the one gainer, up 81% to 426.

Golf recorded no August dispatches and is omitted. The four models sum exactly to the 2,283 Volkswagen reports for the month.

• •The steepest year-on-year fall on the board, down 16% to 2,283 units from 2,719.
• •Also down 16% on July's 2,715 — the only brand to decline on both counts by double digits.
• •Virtus (1,301) and Taigun (938) made up 98% of the month, both down year-on-year.
• •The CBU tail all but disappeared: Tiguan fell to 2 units and the Golf recorded none at all.

• •Up 130% year-on-year off a small base — 927 units against 403 in August 2025.
• •Up 11% on July's 835 as well, one of only four brands to grow month-on-month.
• •C3, Basalt and the Aircross account for essentially all of the volume.

• •Smallest volume on the board at 226 units, up 7.6% on August 2025's 210.
• •Up 4% on July's 218, with Compass and Meridian still niche plays in the premium SUV space.