Car & SUV registrations in India, October 2026
India registered 5.11 lakh cars & SUVs in October 2026, 13.1% fewer than in October 2025, the month of Diwali (20 Oct 2025). About 1 in 13 was electric (7.4%, up from 3.6%).
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, October 2026
- 5.11 lakh (5,10,778)
- vs October 2025
- −13.1%, from 5.88 lakh; Diwali (20 Oct 2025) fell in October 2025, not in October 2026
- Electric share
- 7.4%, up from 3.6% a year earlier
Which car & SUV brands led in India in October 2026?
Maruti Suzuki had 42.0% of car & SUV registrations in India in October 2026. Of the brands with at least 2% of car & SUV registrations and at least 1,000 in October 2025, Tata Motors fell least, down 7.5%. October 2025 was the month of Diwali (20 Oct 2025); October 2026 was not.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of cars & SUVs | vs last year | Electric share of its registrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maruti Suzuki | 2.14 lakh (2,14,317) | 42.0% | −14.0% | 0.6% |
| 2. Tata Motors | 73,256 | 14.3% | −7.5% | 20.4% |
| 3. Mahindra | 66,034 | 12.9% | −10.4% | 13.2% |
| 4. Hyundai | 58,646 | 11.5% | −15.5% | 1.3% |
| 5. Kia | 31,188 | 6.1% | −11.9% | 4.6% |
| 6. Toyota | 28,872 | 5.7% | −23.3% | 0.7% |
| 7. Skoda-VW | 9,295 | 1.8% | −30.7% | 0.0% |
| 8. MG | 7,310 | 1.4% | +8.7% | 84.0% |
| 9. Honda Cars | 5,511 | 1.1% | −29.1% | 0.0% |
| 10. Renault | 3,528 | 0.7% | −31.1% | 0.0% |
| 11. Nissan | 3,315 | 0.6% | +25.2% | 0.0% |
| 12. VinFast | 2,624 | 0.5% | – | 100.0% |
| 13. BMW | 1,812 | 0.4% | +9.0% | 26.2% |
| 14. Mercedes-Benz | 1,727 | 0.3% | −16.8% | 3.8% |
| 15. Stellantis (Jeep or Citroën) | 1,091 | 0.2% | −23.1% | 5.6% |
– 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 2026 were electric?
7.4% of cars & SUVs registered in India in October 2026 were electric: 37,895 in all. Full figures: Electric car & SUV registrations in India, October 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric cars & SUVs | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 14,977 | 39.5% | +81.5% |
| 2. Mahindra | 8,731 | 23.0% | +89.8% |
| 3. MG | 6,143 | 16.2% | +14.6% |
| 4. VinFast | 2,624 | 6.9% | – |
| 5. Kia | 1,445 | 3.8% | +91.9% |
| 6. Maruti Suzuki | 1,230 | 3.2% | – |
| 7. Hyundai | 780 | 2.1% | +46.1% |
| 8. BYD | 749 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 9. BMW | 475 | 1.3% | +30.1% |
| 10. Tesla | 290 | 0.8% | – |
Which states registered the most cars & SUVs in October 2026?
In October 2026, among the 27 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Telangana (21.7%) and lowest in Arunachal Pradesh (0.3%). Car & SUV registrations rose in 11 of 35 states and territories that had at least 200 in October 2025. October 2025 was the month of Diwali (20 Oct 2025); October 2026 was not.
| State or territory | Registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 67,308 | 13.2% | −13.8% | 8.2% | 4.1% |
| 2. Gujarat | 55,216 | 10.8% | +12.6% | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| 3. Uttar Pradesh | 53,140 | 10.4% | −24.2% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
| 4. Karnataka | 34,328 | 6.7% | −13.8% | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| 5. Haryana | 33,554 | 6.6% | −9.9% | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| 6. Rajasthan | 32,235 | 6.3% | −24.2% | 8.8% | 3.8% |
| 7. Tamil Nadu | 30,614 | 6.0% | −6.6% | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| 8. Kerala | 22,196 | 4.3% | −24.5% | 12.5% | 6.5% |
| 9. Delhi | 20,952 | 4.1% | −8.6% | 16.1% | 7.3% |
| 10. Madhya Pradesh | 20,084 | 3.9% | −36.0% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| 11. Telangana | 19,795 | 3.9% | +21.4% | 21.7% | 10.4% |
| 12. Punjab | 17,878 | 3.5% | −17.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% |
| 13. West Bengal | 13,079 | 2.6% | +13.2% | 6.6% | 4.4% |
| 14. Odisha | 11,932 | 2.3% | −3.0% | 8.1% | 4.7% |
| 15. Andhra Pradesh | 11,439 | 2.2% | +24.7% | 12.2% | 5.9% |
| 16. Bihar | 9,924 | 1.9% | −39.6% | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| 17. Assam | 9,461 | 1.9% | +16.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 18. Jharkhand | 8,006 | 1.6% | −22.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| 19. Chhattisgarh | 7,938 | 1.6% | −36.6% | 4.8% | 3.0% |
| 20. Uttarakhand | 6,936 | 1.4% | −15.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| 21. Jammu & Kashmir | 6,549 | 1.3% | −26.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| 22. Himachal Pradesh | 5,342 | 1.0% | −7.6% | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| 23. Goa | 2,245 | 0.4% | −25.2% | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| 24. Chandigarh | 1,661 | 0.3% | −16.4% | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| 25. Arunachal Pradesh | 1,482 | 0.3% | −12.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 26. Meghalaya | 1,357 | 0.3% | −13.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| 27. Puducherry | 1,311 | 0.3% | −3.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| 28. Tripura | 934 | 0.2% | +37.6% | – | – |
| 29. Nagaland | 931 | 0.2% | +135% | – | – |
| 30. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 786 | 0.2% | +3.3% | – | – |
| 31. Manipur | 672 | 0.1% | −22.6% | – | – |
| 32. Sikkim | 451 | 0.1% | +26.0% | – | – |
| 33. Mizoram | 418 | 0.1% | −8.5% | – | – |
| 34. Ladakh | 340 | 0.1% | +10.4% | – | – |
| 35. Andaman & Nicobar | 281 | 0.1% | +14.7% | – | – |
| 36. Lakshadweep | 3 | <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.