Car & SUV registrations in India, October 2023

India registered 3.74 lakh cars & SUVs in October 2023, about as many as in October 2022, even though that was the month of Diwali (24 Oct 2022). About 1 in 47 was electric (2.1%, up from 1.1%).

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, October 2023: 3.74 lakh (3,73,623)
vs October 2022: +0.3%, from 3.73 lakh; Diwali (24 Oct 2022) fell in October 2022, not in October 2023
Electric share: 2.1%, up from 1.1% a year earlier

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

Maruti Suzuki had 41.0% of car & SUV registrations in India in October 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in October 2022, Toyota grew fastest, up 33.7%.

Cars & SUVs by brand, India, October 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of cars & SUVs	vs last year	Electric share of its registrations
1. Maruti Suzuki	1.53 lakh (1,53,291)	41.0%	−1.5%	0.0%
2. Hyundai	54,245	14.5%	+1.0%	0.4%
3. Tata Motors	50,811	13.6%	−2.9%	11.4%
4. Mahindra	38,288	10.2%	+12.6%	0.8%
5. Kia	23,127	6.2%	−5.4%	0.2%
6. Toyota	19,525	5.2%	+33.7%	0.0%
7. Honda Cars	8,897	2.4%	+8.0%	0.0%
8. Skoda-VW	8,630	2.3%	+6.3%	0.0%
9. MG	4,638	1.2%	+14.3%	22.8%
10. Renault	4,154	1.1%	−47.1%	0.0%
11. Nissan	2,300	0.6%	−22.0%	0.0%
12. Mercedes-Benz	1,484	0.4%	+8.4%	2.9%
13. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	1,281	0.3%	−35.6%	14.2%
14. BMW	1,226	0.3%	+13.4%	7.9%
15. Jaguar Land Rover	475	0.1%	+136%	–

– 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 October 2023 were electric?

2.1% of cars & SUVs registered in India in October 2023 were electric: 8,016 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, October 2023.

Electric cars & SUVs by brand, India, October 2023
Brand	Registrations	Share of electric cars & SUVs	vs last year
1. Tata Motors	5,803	72.4%	+69.3%
2. MG	1,059	13.2%	+110%
3. Mahindra	307	3.8%	–
4. Hyundai	207	2.6%	–
5. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën)	182	2.3%	–
6. BYD	163	2.0%	–
7. BMW	97	1.2%	–
8. Kia	57	0.7%	–
9. Volvo Cars	55	0.7%	–
10. Mercedes-Benz	43	0.5%	–

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

In October 2023, among the 26 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Kerala (4.6%) and lowest in Meghalaya (0.1%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 17 of 34 states and territories that had at least 200 in October 2022. October 2022 was the month of Diwali (24 Oct 2022); October 2023 was not.

Cars & SUVs by state, October 2023
State or territory	Registrations	Share of India’s total	vs last year	Electric share	Electric share last year
1. Maharashtra	47,333	12.7%	−8.1%	3.0%	2.3%
2. Gujarat	42,417	11.4%	+34.7%	1.6%	0.6%
3. Uttar Pradesh	37,426	10.0%	−12.1%	1.5%	<0.1%
4. Tamil Nadu	28,321	7.6%	+53.6%	1.9%	1.0%
5. Karnataka	26,757	7.2%	+2.4%	4.6%	2.1%
6. Haryana	20,536	5.5%	−4.0%	1.1%	0.2%
7. Rajasthan	18,974	5.1%	−16.5%	2.5%	0.9%
8. Kerala	17,055	4.6%	+1.0%	4.6%	2.5%
9. Delhi	16,837	4.5%	−9.4%	3.2%	3.4%
10. Madhya Pradesh	15,430	4.1%	−30.4%	1.0%	0.3%
11. Telangana	14,523	3.9%	−8.6%	2.8%	1.9%
12. Punjab	11,404	3.1%	+7.9%	0.8%	<0.1%
13. West Bengal	10,078	2.7%	+54.0%	2.4%	1.4%
14. Assam	9,454	2.5%	+26.0%	0.3%	0.1%
15. Odisha	8,575	2.3%	+25.2%	1.5%	0.6%
16. Andhra Pradesh	7,925	2.1%	−1.2%	0.9%	0.7%
17. Bihar	6,274	1.7%	−20.5%	1.0%	0.2%
18. Chhattisgarh	6,089	1.6%	−17.7%	2.3%	0.7%
19. Jharkhand	5,024	1.3%	−19.1%	0.7%	0.4%
20. Jammu & Kashmir	4,716	1.3%	+3.5%	0.2%	0.2%
21. Uttarakhand	4,565	1.2%	−11.6%	0.7%	1.0%
22. Himachal Pradesh	3,077	0.8%	−11.0%	0.2%	0.1%
23. Goa	2,124	0.6%	−4.5%	4.0%	1.8%
24. Chandigarh	1,920	0.5%	−20.8%	4.4%	0.7%
25. Meghalaya	1,355	0.4%	+14.2%	0.1%	0.0%
26. Arunachal Pradesh	1,109	0.3%	+49.5%	0.2%	–
27. Puducherry	974	0.3%	+31.3%	–	–
28. Nagaland	738	0.2%	+6.8%	–	–
29. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	615	0.2%	+44.4%	–	–
30. Tripura	499	0.1%	+19.1%	–	–
31. Mizoram	443	0.1%	+24.1%	–	–
32. Sikkim	389	0.1%	+14.7%	–	–
33. Manipur	284	0.1%	−53.5%	–	–
34. Ladakh	192	0.1%	−28.9%	–	–
35. Andaman & Nicobar	187	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.