Car & SUV registrations in India, March 2023

India registered 3.53 lakh cars & SUVs in March 2023, 15.6% more than in March 2022. About 1 in 38 was electric (2.7%, up from 1.3%).

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, March 2023: 3.53 lakh (3,52,607)
vs March 2022: +15.6%, from 3.05 lakh
Electric share: 2.7%, up from 1.3% a year earlier

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

Maruti Suzuki had 41.1% of car & SUV registrations in India in March 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in March 2022, Toyota grew fastest, up 46.5%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, March 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.45 lakh (1,44,933)	41.1%	+15.4%	<0.1%
2. Tata Motors	49,002	13.9%	+22.1%	15.6%
3. Hyundai	48,759	13.8%	+6.5%	0.1%
4. Mahindra	34,471	9.8%	+40.1%	0.8%
5. Kia	23,090	6.5%	+20.3%	0.1%
6. Toyota	17,075	4.8%	+46.5%	0.0%
7. Skoda-VW	8,682	2.5%	+10.8%	0.0%
8. Honda Cars	6,746	1.9%	−15.8%	0.0%
9. MG	5,254	1.5%	+31.8%	11.6%
10. Renault	5,200	1.5%	−23.7%	0.0%
11. Nissan	2,702	0.8%	−11.5%	0.0%
12. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,948	0.6%	+86.4%	11.2%
13. Mercedes-Benz	1,878	0.5%	+29.2%	2.2%
14. BMW	949	0.3%	−12.8%	–
15. BYD	344	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 March 2023 were electric?

2.7% of cars & SUVs registered in India in March 2023 were electric: 9,356 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, March 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, March 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	7,659	81.9%	+109%
2. MG	607	6.5%	–
3. BYD	344	3.7%	–
4. Mahindra	266	2.8%	–
5. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	218	2.3%	–
6. BMW	65	0.7%	–
7. Hyundai	58	0.6%	–
8. Volvo Cars	52	0.6%	–
9. Mercedes-Benz	42	0.4%	–
10. Kia	25	0.3%	–

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

In March 2023, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Delhi (8.2%) and lowest in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh (none). Car & SUV registrations rose in 28 of 33 states and territories that had at least 200 in March 2022.

Cars & SUVs by state, March 2023
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	42,805	12.1%	+8.0%	3.2%	5.2%
2. Uttar Pradesh	34,214	9.7%	+16.8%	1.3%	0.1%
3. Karnataka	28,213	8.0%	+26.9%	3.8%	1.1%
4. Gujarat	26,091	7.4%	−0.2%	1.9%	0.9%
5. Kerala	24,758	7.0%	+48.4%	4.5%	2.0%
6. Tamil Nadu	22,114	6.3%	+7.3%	2.6%	0.8%
7. Haryana	21,522	6.1%	+15.9%	2.2%	0.1%
8. Delhi	18,627	5.3%	+39.8%	8.2%	1.6%
9. Rajasthan	18,420	5.2%	+33.2%	2.4%	0.7%
10. Telangana	15,593	4.4%	+5.4%	3.4%	1.4%
11. Madhya Pradesh	15,051	4.3%	+27.1%	1.1%	0.3%
12. Punjab	12,436	3.5%	+14.4%	0.1%	<0.1%
13. West Bengal	9,023	2.6%	+3.9%	3.9%	0.5%
14. Assam	8,321	2.4%	+14.6%	0.2%	<0.1%
15. Andhra Pradesh	7,743	2.2%	+5.6%	2.2%	0.8%
16. Odisha	6,361	1.8%	+4.1%	1.2%	0.5%
17. Bihar	6,326	1.8%	−5.5%	0.7%	0.2%
18. Jammu & Kashmir	5,390	1.5%	+11.0%	0.3%	0.1%
19. Chhattisgarh	5,193	1.5%	+22.6%	1.8%	0.4%
20. Jharkhand	4,668	1.3%	−7.5%	1.1%	0.1%
21. Uttarakhand	4,603	1.3%	+14.4%	1.1%	0.5%
22. Himachal Pradesh	3,603	1.0%	+6.0%	0.2%	0.1%
23. Chandigarh	2,590	0.7%	+13.8%	5.0%	0.6%
24. Goa	2,431	0.7%	+65.0%	4.5%	6.3%
25. Meghalaya	1,370	0.4%	+24.4%	0.0%	0.0%
26. Arunachal Pradesh	1,048	0.3%	+54.1%	0.0%	–
27. Puducherry	982	0.3%	+20.8%	–	–
28. Nagaland	818	0.2%	+28.6%	–	–
29. Sikkim	506	0.1%	+32.1%	–	–
30. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	479	0.1%	+34.9%	–	–
31. Mizoram	423	0.1%	+5.8%	–	–
32. Manipur	333	0.1%	−55.0%	–	–
33. Tripura	327	0.1%	−32.7%	–	–
34. Andaman & Nicobar	159	<0.1%	–	–	–
35. Ladakh	64	<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.