CAR SALES BY BRAND — JULY 2026

• •Highest-ever monthly domestic dispatches — 1,96,203 units, up 42% YoY and 33% over June.
• •Six models cleared 18,000 units in a single month: Dzire, Wagon R, Ertiga, Swift, Fronx and Baleno.
• •Victoris added 11,334 units of fresh volume and the e Vitara contributed 1,675; Brezza (-14%), Invicto and S-Presso were the only decliners.

• •Held #2 by just 2,563 units over Mahindra, with dispatches up 58% YoY — the steepest growth among the big five.
• •Punch posted its highest-ever month at 21,313 units (+98% YoY); with Nexon it accounted for 62% of Tata's volume.
• •The EV portfolio crossed 15,000 monthly wholesales for the first time; Altroz, Curvv and Tigor were the only models down YoY.

• •Finished 2,563 units behind Tata at #3 — up 20% YoY but essentially flat on June (-0.6%).
• •Scorpio led with 16,009 units; Thar, XUV 3XO, Bolero and XUV 7XO all cleared 8,000 units.
• •The Electric Origin mix reshuffled: XEV 9S (4,131) is now the brand's best-selling EV, while BE 6 (-65%) and XEV 9e (-27%) fell sharply YoY.

• •Strongest month of the year so far — 54,210 units, up 23% YoY and a big 37% jump over June.
• •Creta and Venue together contributed nearly 29,200 units, more than half of domestic dispatches.
• •i20 nearly doubled YoY to 6,738 units; Alcazar (-39%) and Verna (-11%) were the weak spots.

Toyota does not publish a full model-wise split. Glanza, Taisor, Rumion, Fortuner, Hilux and the CBU range are grouped into a single slice.

• •Slowest grower among the top six at +5% YoY, though volumes still improved 7% over June.
• •The Innova range (Crysta + Hycross) led with 9,976 units; Hyryder slipped 18% YoY to 7,187.
• •Seven-month volumes crossed 2.33 lakh units, up 13% on the same period of 2025.

Kia reports only Seltos and Sonet individually for July; the remaining models are shown as one grouped slice.

• •Best-ever July for the brand at 28,200 units, up 27% YoY and 15% on June.
• •Seltos more than doubled YoY to 12,541 units; with Sonet (8,913) the pair delivered 76% of monthly volume.
• •Carens Clavis and the Syros EV carried the balance, with the Syros still building after its launch run.

• •Highest-ever monthly wholesales for the second month running — 8,158 units, up 22% YoY.
• •EVs made up over 80% of the month, led by Windsor, Comet and ZS EV.
• •Hector, Astor and the new Majestor held up the ICE side of the range.

• •Domestic dispatches up 48% YoY to 6,014 units — the fastest growth outside Nissan and Tata.
• •Amaze stayed the volume anchor, with the Elevate continuing its recovery.
• •The new ZR-V began deliveries during the month with 58 units dispatched.

• •Up a modest 2.8% YoY to 5,710 units, and down 8% on June — one of the few OEMs to lose ground month-on-month.
• •Kylaq continues to anchor volumes alongside Kushaq, Slavia and Kodiaq.

• •Dispatches more than tripled YoY (+218%) to 4,518 units — the biggest percentage gain on the board.
• •The new Tekton led the range at 1,670 units in an early month; Gravite added 1,386.
• •Tekton and Gravite together made up about 68% of July volume, with Magnite flat YoY at 1,462.

• •Up 28% YoY but down 19% on June — the sharpest month-on-month fall among the majors.
• •Duster and Triber remain the volume drivers of the refreshed line-up.

• •The only brand in the top 12 to fall year-on-year, down 15.5% to 2,715 units.
• •Still recovered 10% on June, with Virtus and Taigun carrying the range.

• •Up 69% YoY off a small base to 835 units, though down 5% on June.
• •C3 and Basalt continue to account for most of the brand's volume.

• •Smallest volume on the board at 218 units, down 13% YoY and 9% on June.
• •Compass and Meridian remain niche plays in the premium SUV space.