Car & SUV registrations in India, April 2023

India registered 3.00 lakh cars & SUVs in April 2023, 0.9% more than in April 2022. About 1 in 45 was electric (2.2%, up from 0.8%).

Cars & SUVs: Cars, SUVs, MUVs and taxis: what the industry calls passenger vehicles (PV).

Source: Vahan, the government’s vehicle registration system (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways). Updated 11 November 2026; complete months to October 2026. November 2026 is still being counted and is not included.

Cars & SUVs registered, April 2023: 3.00 lakh (3,00,191)
vs April 2022: +0.9%, from 2.97 lakh
Electric share: 2.2%, up from 0.8% a year earlier

Which car & SUV brands led in India in April 2023?

Maruti Suzuki had 38.9% of car & SUV registrations in India in April 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in April 2022, Mahindra grew fastest, up 29.8%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, April 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.17 lakh (1,16,822)	38.9%	−2.9%	0.0%
2. Hyundai	44,786	14.9%	+3.9%	0.1%
3. Tata Motors	43,803	14.6%	+9.7%	11.1%
4. Mahindra	31,788	10.6%	+29.8%	1.9%
5. Kia	18,241	6.1%	−2.8%	0.2%
6. Toyota	14,605	4.9%	+4.3%	0.0%
7. Skoda-VW	7,416	2.5%	−14.2%	0.0%
8. Honda Cars	5,913	2.0%	−23.2%	0.0%
9. MG	4,738	1.6%	+51.6%	9.6%
10. Renault	4,171	1.4%	−38.9%	0.0%
11. Nissan	2,290	0.8%	−6.3%	0.0%
12. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,634	0.5%	+46.8%	18.4%
13. Mercedes-Benz	1,338	0.4%	+15.0%	2.6%
14. BMW	986	0.3%	−6.0%	–
15. BYD	220	0.1%	–	–

– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.

How many of the cars & SUVs registered in India in April 2023 were electric?

2.2% of cars & SUVs registered in India in April 2023 were electric: 6,728 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, April 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, April 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	4,859	72.2%	+143%
2. Mahindra	617	9.2%	–
3. MG	453	6.7%	+65.3%
4. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	300	4.5%	–
5. BYD	220	3.3%	–
6. BMW	79	1.2%	–
7. Hyundai	56	0.8%	–
8. Kia	45	0.7%	–
9. Volvo Cars	36	0.5%	–
10. Mercedes-Benz	35	0.5%	–

Which states registered the most cars & SUVs in April 2023?

In April 2023, among the 25 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Kerala (7.0%) and lowest in Jammu & Kashmir (0.1%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 18 of 33 states and territories that had at least 200 in April 2022.

Cars & SUVs by state, April 2023
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	35,300	11.8%	+9.1%	3.2%	1.1%
2. Uttar Pradesh	32,210	10.7%	+0.2%	1.1%	<0.1%
3. Gujarat	28,454	9.5%	+7.0%	1.9%	0.7%
4. Karnataka	22,453	7.5%	−7.1%	3.4%	1.3%
5. Haryana	21,876	7.3%	+31.2%	1.6%	0.1%
6. Tamil Nadu	18,634	6.2%	+6.6%	2.1%	0.9%
7. Telangana	15,583	5.2%	+11.2%	4.5%	1.4%
8. Delhi	14,860	5.0%	−5.8%	3.7%	3.5%
9. Rajasthan	14,405	4.8%	−5.6%	2.0%	0.6%
10. Madhya Pradesh	11,198	3.7%	−7.3%	0.9%	0.3%
11. Punjab	9,752	3.2%	−4.2%	0.2%	<0.1%
12. Kerala	9,244	3.1%	−42.9%	7.0%	1.7%
13. West Bengal	8,073	2.7%	−8.0%	1.9%	0.4%
14. Andhra Pradesh	7,249	2.4%	−1.5%	3.2%	0.8%
15. Assam	7,006	2.3%	+10.6%	0.3%	<0.1%
16. Bihar	5,855	2.0%	−2.4%	0.7%	0.1%
17. Chhattisgarh	5,635	1.9%	+14.2%	1.7%	0.4%
18. Odisha	5,321	1.8%	−3.1%	1.6%	0.6%
19. Uttarakhand	4,887	1.6%	+18.9%	1.0%	1.1%
20. Jharkhand	4,284	1.4%	−6.1%	0.9%	0.2%
21. Himachal Pradesh	3,888	1.3%	+22.6%	0.2%	0.1%
22. Jammu & Kashmir	3,736	1.2%	−16.4%	0.1%	0.1%
23. Chandigarh	2,486	0.8%	+14.9%	2.6%	0.6%
24. Goa	1,633	0.5%	+17.8%	3.5%	2.2%
25. Meghalaya	1,096	0.4%	+27.4%	0.2%	–
26. Manipur	952	0.3%	+15.1%	–	–
27. Arunachal Pradesh	896	0.3%	+8.6%	–	–
28. Puducherry	726	0.2%	+3.9%	–	–
29. Nagaland	684	0.2%	−5.8%	–	–
30. Sikkim	441	0.1%	+16.1%	–	–
31. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	400	0.1%	−5.9%	–	–
32. Mizoram	330	0.1%	+5.1%	–	–
33. Tripura	300	0.1%	−33.2%	–	–
34. Ladakh	220	0.1%	–	–	–
35. Andaman & Nicobar	123	<0.1%	–	–	–
36. Lakshadweep	1	<0.1%	–	–	–

– means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.

About these figures

Are registrations the same as sales?

Not quite. A registration is a new vehicle registered at a transport office (RTO), usually within days of being bought, so registrations are the closest public count of retail sales. They differ from the factory dispatches (wholesale) that makers announce each month, which count vehicles sent to dealers.

How up to date are they?

Updated 11 November 2026. The figures cover every full month up to October 2026. November 2026 is still being counted, so it is left out of every total. Recent months can rise slightly for a few weeks as late registrations arrive.

Which vehicles are counted?

Two-wheelers: motorcycles, scooters and mopeds (bikes and scooters), including electric ones. Three-wheelers: auto-rickshaws for passengers and goods, and e-rickshaws. Cars & SUVs: cars, SUVs, MUVs and taxis: what the industry calls passenger vehicles (PV). Trucks & buses: goods carriers, buses, school buses, ambulances and other commercial vehicles (CV). Tractors, trailers and construction equipment are not counted (about 3% of all registrations).

More answers, including why FADA and company figures differ: how the figures are made.