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Vehicle Stats India

Car & SUV registrations in India, December 2022

India registered 2.99 lakh cars & SUVs in December 2022. Fewer than 1 in 50 was electric (1.4%).

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, December 2022
2.99 lakh (2,99,119)
Electric share
1.4%

Which car & SUV brands led in India in December 2022?

Maruti Suzuki had 41.4% of car & SUV registrations in India in December 2022.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2022
BrandRegistrationsShare of cars & SUVsvs last yearElectric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki1.24 lakh (1,23,825)41.4%–0.0%
2. Hyundai44,14314.8%–0.2%
3. Tata Motors39,13113.1%–8.2%
4. Mahindra28,6239.6%–<0.1%
5. Kia19,9796.7%–0.6%
6. Toyota11,1483.7%–0.0%
7. Skoda-VW7,5242.5%–0.0%
8. Honda Cars7,3432.5%–0.0%
9. Renault5,8982.0%–0.0%
10. MG3,4621.2%–16.9%
11. Nissan2,3340.8%–0.0%
12. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)1,5860.5%–0.0%
13. Mercedes-Benz1,4900.5%–2.6%
14. BMW9260.3%––
15. Renault or Nissan (shared plant)2150.1%––

The figures start in January 2022, so there is no earlier year to compare with. – 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 December 2022 were electric?

1.4% of cars & SUVs registered in India in December 2022 were electric: 4,234 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, December 2022.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2022
BrandRegistrationsShare of electric cars & SUVsvs last year
1. Tata Motors3,22376.1%–
2. MG58613.8%–
3. Kia1132.7%–
4. Hyundai1082.6%–
5. BYD581.4%–
6. BMW421.0%–
7. Mercedes-Benz390.9%–
8. Volvo Cars230.5%–
9. Mahindra70.2%–
10. Audi60.1%–

Which states registered the most cars & SUVs in December 2022?

In December 2022, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Delhi (5.1%) and lowest in Manipur and Meghalaya (none).

Cars & SUVs by state, December 2022
State or territoryRegistrationsShare of India’s totalvs last yearElectric shareElectric share last year
1. Maharashtra32,40310.8%–2.7%–
2. Gujarat27,6339.2%–0.9%–
3. Uttar Pradesh27,2329.1%–<0.1%–
4. Karnataka22,1727.4%–2.0%–
5. Tamil Nadu20,1896.7%–2.0%–
6. Haryana18,1736.1%–1.0%–
7. Kerala16,6225.6%–1.8%–
8. Telangana15,8745.3%–2.5%–
9. Delhi15,4645.2%–5.1%–
10. Punjab13,1104.4%–<0.1%–
11. Rajasthan12,6784.2%–0.9%–
12. Madhya Pradesh11,2193.8%–0.3%–
13. Assam8,4192.8%–<0.1%–
14. West Bengal8,0982.7%–0.8%–
15. Andhra Pradesh6,8172.3%–1.8%–
16. Odisha6,6192.2%–0.6%–
17. Jammu & Kashmir5,3021.8%–0.1%–
18. Bihar4,7551.6%–0.1%–
19. Himachal Pradesh4,0411.4%–0.2%–
20. Jharkhand3,9751.3%–0.6%–
21. Chhattisgarh3,9051.3%–1.0%–
22. Uttarakhand3,8801.3%–0.6%–
23. Chandigarh2,2600.8%–1.9%–
24. Goa1,7430.6%–1.7%–
25. Manipur1,4900.5%–0.0%–
26. Meghalaya1,1510.4%–0.0%–
27. Arunachal Pradesh8580.3%–––
28. Puducherry6830.2%–––
29. Nagaland4970.2%–––
30. Mizoram4350.1%–––
31. Tripura3870.1%–––
32. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu3650.1%–––
33. Sikkim2880.1%–––
34. Andaman & Nicobar2290.1%–––
35. Ladakh149<0.1%–––
36. Lakshadweep4<0.1%–––

The figures start in January 2022, so there is no earlier year to compare with. – means too few registrations for a fair figure: under 200 a year earlier for a change, or under 1,000 for an electric share.

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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.