Car & SUV registrations in India, February 2023

India registered 3.05 lakh cars & SUVs in February 2023, 12.9% more than in February 2022. Fewer than 1 in 50 was electric (1.7%, up from 1.0%).

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, February 2023: 3.05 lakh (3,05,032)
vs February 2022: +12.9%, from 2.70 lakh
Electric share: 1.7%, up from 1.0% a year earlier

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

Maruti Suzuki had 41.2% of car & SUV registrations in India in February 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in February 2022, Mahindra grew fastest, up 67.6%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, February 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.26 lakh (1,25,808)	41.2%	+8.4%	0.0%
2. Hyundai	41,722	13.7%	+3.0%	0.2%
3. Tata Motors	40,995	13.4%	+11.9%	10.2%
4. Mahindra	31,468	10.3%	+67.6%	<0.1%
5. Kia	21,459	7.0%	+42.6%	0.2%
6. Toyota	13,335	4.4%	+57.9%	0.0%
7. Skoda-VW	7,487	2.5%	+24.4%	0.0%
8. Honda Cars	6,159	2.0%	−29.1%	0.0%
9. Renault	4,933	1.6%	−22.6%	0.0%
10. MG	4,074	1.3%	+2.5%	10.9%
11. Nissan	2,276	0.7%	−28.3%	0.0%
12. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,466	0.5%	+58.3%	0.0%
13. Mercedes-Benz	1,266	0.4%	+12.0%	3.9%
14. BMW	709	0.2%	−12.3%	–
15. BYD	272	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 February 2023 were electric?

1.7% of cars & SUVs registered in India in February 2023 were electric: 5,194 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, February 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, February 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	4,192	80.7%	+72.9%
2. MG	443	8.5%	–
3. BYD	272	5.2%	–
4. Hyundai	70	1.3%	–
5. BMW	64	1.2%	–
6. Mercedes-Benz	50	1.0%	–
7. Kia	42	0.8%	–
8. Volvo Cars	36	0.7%	–
9. Audi	9	0.2%	–
10. Mahindra	7	0.1%	–

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

In February 2023, among the 24 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Goa (4.7%) and lowest in Punjab (0.2%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 26 of 33 states and territories that had at least 200 in February 2022.

Cars & SUVs by state, February 2023
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Uttar Pradesh	32,469	10.6%	+14.1%	0.2%	0.1%
2. Maharashtra	30,687	10.1%	−3.1%	3.3%	2.8%
3. Gujarat	28,867	9.5%	+19.8%	0.9%	0.5%
4. Karnataka	21,890	7.2%	+24.2%	2.8%	1.2%
5. Haryana	19,647	6.4%	+20.3%	0.9%	0.2%
6. Tamil Nadu	18,743	6.1%	+12.2%	1.6%	0.8%
7. Madhya Pradesh	17,509	5.7%	+52.9%	0.8%	0.2%
8. Rajasthan	15,858	5.2%	+6.7%	1.9%	0.8%
9. Delhi	14,810	4.9%	+17.8%	3.4%	2.3%
10. Kerala	14,627	4.8%	+0.1%	4.6%	2.2%
11. Telangana	14,446	4.7%	+13.1%	3.0%	0.9%
12. Punjab	11,767	3.9%	+24.0%	0.2%	0.1%
13. West Bengal	8,111	2.7%	+8.4%	1.7%	0.6%
14. Assam	7,014	2.3%	+14.3%	0.2%	<0.1%
15. Andhra Pradesh	6,634	2.2%	+3.5%	1.8%	0.7%
16. Bihar	6,112	2.0%	+8.1%	0.8%	0.1%
17. Odisha	5,401	1.8%	+7.3%	1.1%	0.5%
18. Jammu & Kashmir	4,454	1.5%	−4.9%	0.2%	0.2%
19. Jharkhand	4,244	1.4%	−1.9%	0.8%	0.1%
20. Chhattisgarh	4,229	1.4%	+6.6%	1.7%	0.5%
21. Uttarakhand	3,981	1.3%	+4.4%	0.6%	0.6%
22. Himachal Pradesh	3,968	1.3%	+8.8%	0.5%	0.1%
23. Chandigarh	2,061	0.7%	+6.0%	2.8%	0.6%
24. Goa	1,759	0.6%	+51.8%	4.7%	5.3%
25. Meghalaya	997	0.3%	+8.8%	–	–
26. Arunachal Pradesh	843	0.3%	+25.1%	–	–
27. Nagaland	802	0.3%	+4.6%	–	–
28. Manipur	770	0.3%	−9.8%	–	–
29. Puducherry	697	0.2%	+13.1%	–	–
30. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	407	0.1%	+17.0%	–	–
31. Sikkim	364	0.1%	−1.6%	–	–
32. Mizoram	334	0.1%	−3.7%	–	–
33. Tripura	329	0.1%	−3.2%	–	–
34. Andaman & Nicobar	146	<0.1%	–	–	–
35. Ladakh	51	<0.1%	–	–	–
36. Lakshadweep	4	<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.