Car & SUV registrations in India, January 2026

India registered 5.42 lakh cars & SUVs in January 2026, 9.5% more than in January 2025. About 1 in 25 was electric (4.0%, up from 2.7%).

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, January 2026: 5.42 lakh (5,42,054)
vs January 2025: +9.5%, from 4.95 lakh
Electric share: 4.0%, up from 2.7% a year earlier

Which car & SUV brands led in India in January 2026?

Maruti Suzuki had 41.7% of car & SUV registrations in India in January 2026. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in January 2025, Kia grew fastest, up 33.5%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, January 2026
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	2.26 lakh (2,25,950)	41.7%	+2.1%	0.1%
2. Hyundai	69,609	12.8%	+8.6%	0.6%
3. Tata Motors	68,315	12.6%	+18.1%	13.5%
4. Mahindra	68,023	12.5%	+20.3%	6.4%
5. Toyota	37,612	6.9%	+20.4%	0.0%
6. Kia	32,441	6.0%	+33.5%	1.2%
7. Skoda-VW	10,901	2.0%	+7.0%	0.0%
8. MG	6,889	1.3%	−5.1%	81.2%
9. Honda Cars	6,341	1.2%	−23.7%	0.0%
10. Renault	4,869	0.9%	+22.9%	0.0%
11. Nissan	2,459	0.5%	−5.5%	0.0%
12. BMW	2,160	0.4%	+13.4%	17.8%
13. Mercedes-Benz	2,028	0.4%	+2.5%	4.3%
14. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,656	0.3%	+27.5%	3.6%
15. Jaguar Land Rover	508	0.1%	−4.9%	–

– 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 January 2026 were electric?

4.0% of cars & SUVs registered in India in January 2026 were electric: 21,649 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, January 2026.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, January 2026
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	9,214	42.6%	+53.7%
2. MG	5,596	25.8%	+13.4%
3. Mahindra	4,372	20.2%	+410%
4. VinFast	478	2.2%	–
5. Kia	395	1.8%	–
6. Hyundai	386	1.8%	+13.9%
7. BMW	384	1.8%	+86.4%
8. BYD	304	1.4%	−26.4%
9. Maruti Suzuki	224	1.0%	–
10. Mercedes-Benz	88	0.4%	–

Which states registered the most cars & SUVs in January 2026?

In January 2026, among the 27 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Chandigarh (11.1%) and lowest in Haryana (0.3%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 31 of 34 states and territories that had at least 200 in January 2025.

Cars & SUVs by state, January 2026
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Uttar Pradesh	67,155	12.4%	+11.8%	2.4%	1.6%
2. Maharashtra	65,292	12.0%	+8.5%	4.9%	3.1%
3. Karnataka	40,131	7.4%	+15.3%	6.1%	4.9%
4. Gujarat	40,048	7.4%	+1.9%	3.4%	1.6%
5. Tamil Nadu	37,242	6.9%	+8.3%	3.9%	3.1%
6. Haryana	33,397	6.2%	−8.7%	0.3%	1.5%
7. Rajasthan	31,448	5.8%	+8.3%	4.6%	2.8%
8. Madhya Pradesh	27,423	5.1%	+11.7%	2.2%	1.0%
9. Kerala	27,246	5.0%	+20.8%	7.3%	5.5%
10. Delhi	25,009	4.6%	+4.1%	7.4%	3.8%
11. Telangana	21,503	4.0%	+5.1%	10.3%	6.9%
12. Punjab	21,380	3.9%	+23.9%	2.2%	1.1%
13. West Bengal	12,867	2.4%	+8.7%	4.6%	4.5%
14. Chhattisgarh	12,330	2.3%	+20.9%	2.2%	1.9%
15. Bihar	11,034	2.0%	+32.3%	1.2%	0.9%
16. Andhra Pradesh	9,297	1.7%	+6.5%	6.0%	2.0%
17. Odisha	8,962	1.7%	+9.5%	5.2%	3.3%
18. Uttarakhand	8,649	1.6%	+27.4%	1.5%	0.9%
19. Jharkhand	7,741	1.4%	+21.5%	0.9%	0.9%
20. Jammu & Kashmir	6,949	1.3%	+12.9%	0.8%	0.5%
21. Himachal Pradesh	6,655	1.2%	+7.2%	0.9%	0.9%
22. Assam	6,507	1.2%	+2.5%	0.6%	0.5%
23. Goa	2,390	0.4%	+2.3%	5.8%	4.5%
24. Chandigarh	2,222	0.4%	+13.2%	11.1%	5.2%
25. Puducherry	1,773	0.3%	+7.5%	0.6%	0.8%
26. Arunachal Pradesh	1,667	0.3%	+31.9%	0.5%	0.2%
27. Meghalaya	1,362	0.3%	−13.1%	0.7%	0.6%
28. Nagaland	933	0.2%	+30.7%	–	–
29. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	800	0.1%	−11.8%	–	–
30. Manipur	695	0.1%	+27.5%	–	–
31. Tripura	538	0.1%	+5.9%	–	–
32. Mizoram	485	0.1%	+9.0%	–	–
33. Sikkim	451	0.1%	+37.5%	–	–
34. Andaman & Nicobar	249	<0.1%	+20.3%	–	–
35. Ladakh	222	<0.1%	–	–	–
36. Lakshadweep	2	<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.