Car & SUV registrations in India, December 2024

India registered 3.09 lakh cars & SUVs in December 2024, 1.0% fewer than in December 2023, the month after Diwali (12 Nov 2023). About 1 in 31 was electric (3.2%, up from 2.6%).

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 2024: 3.09 lakh (3,08,732)
vs December 2023: −1.0%, from 3.12 lakh
Electric share: 3.2%, up from 2.6% a year earlier

Which car & SUV brands led in India in December 2024?

Maruti Suzuki had 39.3% of car & SUV registrations in India in December 2024. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in December 2023, Toyota grew fastest, up 35.0%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2024
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.21 lakh (1,21,317)	39.3%	−3.5%	0.0%
2. Hyundai	41,831	13.5%	−1.1%	0.1%
3. Tata Motors	39,987	13.0%	−13.7%	11.3%
4. Mahindra	38,187	12.4%	+12.6%	1.2%
5. Toyota	20,925	6.8%	+35.0%	0.0%
6. Kia	18,846	6.1%	+8.9%	0.5%
7. Skoda-VW	6,992	2.3%	−8.8%	0.0%
8. MG	6,049	2.0%	+59.9%	68.4%
9. Honda Cars	5,139	1.7%	−39.4%	0.0%
10. Renault	2,412	0.8%	−18.5%	0.0%
11. Nissan	1,688	0.5%	−20.7%	0.1%
12. Mercedes-Benz	1,637	0.5%	+9.1%	7.1%
13. BMW	1,425	0.5%	+9.7%	11.3%
14. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	816	0.3%	−35.8%	–
15. BYD	360	0.1%	+54.5%	–

– 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 2024 were electric?

3.2% of cars & SUVs registered in India in December 2024 were electric: 10,017 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, December 2024.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, December 2024
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	4,537	45.3%	−14.9%
2. MG	4,138	41.3%	+273%
3. Mahindra	452	4.5%	−39.8%
4. BYD	360	3.6%	+54.5%
5. BMW	161	1.6%	–
6. Mercedes-Benz	116	1.2%	–
7. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	91	0.9%	–
8. Kia	85	0.8%	–
9. Hyundai	23	0.2%	–
10. Volvo Cars	22	0.2%	–

Which states registered the most cars & SUVs in December 2024?

In December 2024, among the 25 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Andhra Pradesh (9.2%) and lowest in Arunachal Pradesh (0.1%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 15 of 33 states and territories that had at least 200 in December 2023. December 2023 was the month after Diwali (12 Nov 2023); December 2024 was not.

Cars & SUVs by state, December 2024
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	33,564	10.9%	+4.1%	4.2%	3.4%
2. Uttar Pradesh	30,707	9.9%	−2.0%	2.5%	1.7%
3. Gujarat	30,508	9.9%	+17.1%	2.0%	2.1%
4. Haryana	26,551	8.6%	+12.0%	1.9%	1.0%
5. Tamil Nadu	21,407	6.9%	+11.1%	3.3%	2.7%
6. Karnataka	21,178	6.9%	−9.5%	5.6%	5.1%
7. Kerala	16,101	5.2%	+2.8%	5.8%	5.4%
8. Punjab	15,496	5.0%	+13.7%	1.2%	0.9%
9. Delhi	14,389	4.7%	−13.8%	3.2%	5.0%
10. Rajasthan	13,323	4.3%	+1.6%	3.6%	2.7%
11. Telangana	12,134	3.9%	−23.0%	6.3%	3.3%
12. Madhya Pradesh	10,878	3.5%	+0.3%	1.9%	1.5%
13. West Bengal	8,705	2.8%	+2.0%	3.5%	1.9%
14. Assam	6,337	2.1%	−21.8%	1.1%	0.4%
15. Odisha	6,072	2.0%	−16.8%	4.6%	2.5%
16. Andhra Pradesh	6,008	1.9%	−18.0%	9.2%	1.8%
17. Bihar	4,726	1.5%	−2.6%	1.2%	1.3%
18. Jammu & Kashmir	4,592	1.5%	−0.2%	1.0%	0.4%
19. Jharkhand	4,311	1.4%	−3.3%	0.9%	0.7%
20. Himachal Pradesh	4,134	1.3%	−27.9%	0.8%	0.3%
21. Chhattisgarh	3,713	1.2%	−10.7%	3.3%	3.2%
22. Uttarakhand	3,709	1.2%	−31.7%	1.3%	0.7%
23. Goa	1,982	0.6%	+5.6%	4.7%	3.8%
24. Chandigarh	1,850	0.6%	+13.7%	4.6%	8.9%
25. Arunachal Pradesh	1,305	0.4%	+14.9%	0.1%	0.2%
26. Puducherry	991	0.3%	+16.5%	–	–
27. Meghalaya	885	0.3%	−15.9%	–	–
28. Nagaland	543	0.2%	−3.0%	–	–
29. Manipur	514	0.2%	+133%	–	–
30. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	469	0.2%	−2.9%	–	–
31. Mizoram	452	0.1%	−19.4%	–	–
32. Tripura	389	0.1%	−21.1%	–	–
33. Sikkim	388	0.1%	+21.2%	–	–
34. Ladakh	210	0.1%	–	–	–
35. Andaman & Nicobar	206	0.1%	–	–	–
36. Lakshadweep	5	<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.