Car & SUV registrations in India, December 2023

India registered 3.12 lakh cars & SUVs in December 2023, 4.2% more than in December 2022; December 2023 was the month after Diwali (12 Nov 2023). About 1 in 39 was electric (2.6%, up from 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 2023: 3.12 lakh (3,11,715)
vs December 2022: +4.2%, from 2.99 lakh
Electric share: 2.6%, up from 1.4% a year earlier

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

Maruti Suzuki had 40.3% of car & SUV registrations in India in December 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in December 2022, Toyota grew fastest, up 39.0%. December 2023 was the month after Diwali (12 Nov 2023); December 2022 was not.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.26 lakh (1,25,694)	40.3%	+1.5%	0.0%
2. Tata Motors	46,324	14.9%	+18.4%	11.5%
3. Hyundai	42,298	13.6%	−4.2%	0.3%
4. Mahindra	33,906	10.9%	+18.5%	2.2%
5. Kia	17,302	5.6%	−13.4%	0.2%
6. Toyota	15,499	5.0%	+39.0%	0.0%
7. Honda Cars	8,483	2.7%	+15.5%	0.0%
8. Skoda-VW	7,664	2.5%	+1.9%	0.0%
9. MG	3,784	1.2%	+9.3%	29.3%
10. Renault	2,961	0.9%	−49.8%	0.0%
11. Nissan	2,129	0.7%	−8.8%	0.0%
12. Mercedes-Benz	1,500	0.5%	+0.7%	5.9%
13. BMW	1,299	0.4%	+40.3%	15.0%
14. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,272	0.4%	−19.8%	4.7%
15. Jaguar Land Rover	332	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 December 2023 were electric?

2.6% of cars & SUVs registered in India in December 2023 were electric: 8,046 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, December 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	5,331	66.3%	+65.4%
2. MG	1,108	13.8%	+89.1%
3. Mahindra	751	9.3%	–
4. BYD	233	2.9%	–
5. BMW	195	2.4%	–
6. Hyundai	138	1.7%	–
7. Mercedes-Benz	88	1.1%	–
8. Volvo Cars	62	0.8%	–
9. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	60	0.7%	–
10. Kia	31	0.4%	–

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

In December 2023, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Chandigarh (8.9%) and lowest in Meghalaya (0.1%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 22 of 34 states and territories that had at least 200 in December 2022. December 2023 was the month after Diwali (12 Nov 2023); December 2022 was not.

Cars & SUVs by state, December 2023
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	32,231	10.3%	−0.5%	3.4%	2.7%
2. Uttar Pradesh	31,337	10.1%	+15.1%	1.7%	<0.1%
3. Gujarat	26,042	8.4%	−5.8%	2.1%	0.9%
4. Haryana	23,702	7.6%	+30.4%	1.0%	1.0%
5. Karnataka	23,408	7.5%	+5.6%	5.1%	2.0%
6. Tamil Nadu	19,266	6.2%	−4.6%	2.7%	2.0%
7. Delhi	16,699	5.4%	+8.0%	5.0%	5.1%
8. Telangana	15,767	5.1%	−0.7%	3.3%	2.5%
9. Kerala	15,657	5.0%	−5.8%	5.4%	1.8%
10. Punjab	13,631	4.4%	+4.0%	0.9%	<0.1%
11. Rajasthan	13,116	4.2%	+3.5%	2.7%	0.9%
12. Madhya Pradesh	10,844	3.5%	−3.3%	1.5%	0.3%
13. West Bengal	8,537	2.7%	+5.4%	1.9%	0.8%
14. Assam	8,106	2.6%	−3.7%	0.4%	<0.1%
15. Andhra Pradesh	7,329	2.4%	+7.5%	1.8%	1.8%
16. Odisha	7,295	2.3%	+10.2%	2.5%	0.6%
17. Himachal Pradesh	5,731	1.8%	+41.8%	0.3%	0.2%
18. Uttarakhand	5,433	1.7%	+40.0%	0.7%	0.6%
19. Bihar	4,853	1.6%	+2.1%	1.3%	0.1%
20. Jammu & Kashmir	4,601	1.5%	−13.2%	0.4%	0.1%
21. Jharkhand	4,458	1.4%	+12.2%	0.7%	0.6%
22. Chhattisgarh	4,157	1.3%	+6.5%	3.2%	1.0%
23. Goa	1,877	0.6%	+7.7%	3.8%	1.7%
24. Chandigarh	1,627	0.5%	−28.0%	8.9%	1.9%
25. Arunachal Pradesh	1,136	0.4%	+32.4%	0.2%	–
26. Meghalaya	1,052	0.3%	−8.6%	0.1%	0.0%
27. Puducherry	851	0.3%	+24.6%	–	–
28. Mizoram	561	0.2%	+29.0%	–	–
29. Nagaland	560	0.2%	+12.7%	–	–
30. Tripura	493	0.2%	+27.4%	–	–
31. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	483	0.2%	+32.3%	–	–
32. Sikkim	320	0.1%	+11.1%	–	–
33. Manipur	221	0.1%	−85.2%	–	–
34. Andaman & Nicobar	174	0.1%	−24.0%	–	–
35. Ladakh	151	<0.1%	–	–	–
36. Lakshadweep	9	<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.