Truck & bus registrations in India, January 2023
India registered 88,473 trucks & buses in January 2023, 22.1% more than in January 2022. Fewer than 1 in 50 was electric (0.2%, the same as a year earlier).
Trucks & buses: Goods carriers, buses, school buses, ambulances and other commercial vehicles (CV).
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.
- Trucks & buses registered, January 2023
- 88,473
- vs January 2022
- +22.1%, from 72,434
- Electric share
- 0.2%, down from 0.2% a year earlier
Which truck & bus brands led in India in January 2023?
Tata Motors had 39.2% of truck & bus registrations in India in January 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of truck & bus registrations and at least 1,000 in January 2022, BharatBenz grew fastest, up 56.2%.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of trucks & buses | vs last year | Electric share of its registrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 34,692 | 39.2% | +4.8% | <0.1% |
| 2. Mahindra | 22,730 | 25.7% | +46.0% | 0.1% |
| 3. Ashok Leyland | 15,471 | 17.5% | +38.2% | 0.2% |
| 4. Eicher | 6,096 | 6.9% | +26.5% | 0.0% |
| 5. Maruti Suzuki | 4,295 | 4.9% | +3.6% | 0.0% |
| 6. BharatBenz | 1,895 | 2.1% | +56.2% | 0.0% |
| 7. Force Motors | 1,303 | 1.5% | +103% | 0.0% |
| 8. SML Mahindra | 731 | 0.8% | +34.4% | – |
| 9. Isuzu | 129 | 0.1% | – | – |
| 10. Toyota | 59 | 0.1% | – | – |
| 11. PMI Electro | 48 | 0.1% | – | – |
| 12. Hyundai | 10 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 13. Omega Seiki | 10 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 14. Honda Cars | 2 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 15. Bajaj Auto | 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.
How many of the trucks & buses registered in India in January 2023 were electric?
0.2% of trucks & buses registered in India in January 2023 were electric: 173 in all. Full figures: Electric truck & bus registrations in India, January 2023.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric trucks & buses | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. PMI Electro | 48 | 27.7% | – |
| 2. Ashok Leyland | 36 | 20.8% | – |
| 3. Mahindra | 12 | 6.9% | – |
| 4. Omega Seiki | 10 | 5.8% | – |
| 5. Tata Motors | 8 | 4.6% | – |
| 6. Piaggio | 2 | 1.2% | – |
| 7. Euler Motors | 2 | 1.2% | – |
| 8. Olectra | 2 | 1.2% | – |
| 9. JBM | 2 | 1.2% | – |
Which states registered the most trucks & buses in January 2023?
In January 2023, among the 19 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Andhra Pradesh (1.6%); 7 states and territories had no electric trucks & buses. Truck & bus registrations rose in 20 of 28 states and territories that had at least 200 in January 2022.
| State or territory | Registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 12,211 | 13.8% | +17.1% | <0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2. Uttar Pradesh | 8,871 | 10.0% | +22.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 3. Rajasthan | 7,615 | 8.6% | +42.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 4. Tamil Nadu | 7,204 | 8.1% | +23.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 5. Karnataka | 6,479 | 7.3% | +19.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 6. Gujarat | 6,234 | 7.0% | +32.2% | 0.5% | <0.1% |
| 7. Haryana | 5,205 | 5.9% | +25.7% | <0.1% | 0.0% |
| 8. Madhya Pradesh | 3,178 | 3.6% | +36.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 9. Telangana | 3,021 | 3.4% | +37.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 10. Odisha | 3,012 | 3.4% | +41.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 11. West Bengal | 2,755 | 3.1% | −2.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 12. Delhi | 2,712 | 3.1% | +22.9% | 0.4% | <0.1% |
| 13. Andhra Pradesh | 2,634 | 3.0% | +4.2% | 1.6% | <0.1% |
| 14. Assam | 2,556 | 2.9% | +35.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 15. Chhattisgarh | 2,471 | 2.8% | +44.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 16. Kerala | 2,183 | 2.5% | −3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 17. Bihar | 2,001 | 2.3% | +34.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 18. Jharkhand | 1,382 | 1.6% | +52.0% | 0.1% | – |
| 19. Punjab | 1,370 | 1.5% | −21.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 20. Jammu & Kashmir | 940 | 1.1% | −1.7% | – | – |
| 21. Nagaland | 784 | 0.9% | −0.8% | – | – |
| 22. Uttarakhand | 783 | 0.9% | +34.5% | – | – |
| 23. Himachal Pradesh | 738 | 0.8% | +32.7% | – | – |
| 24. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 456 | 0.5% | −24.1% | – | – |
| 25. Meghalaya | 347 | 0.4% | +3.3% | – | – |
| 26. Goa | 311 | 0.4% | +37.0% | – | – |
| 27. Arunachal Pradesh | 202 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| 28. Tripura | 194 | 0.2% | −14.9% | – | – |
| 29. Manipur | 178 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| 30. Mizoram | 163 | 0.2% | −36.3% | – | – |
| 31. Chandigarh | 68 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 32. Ladakh | 66 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 33. Andaman & Nicobar | 58 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 34. Sikkim | 45 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 35. Puducherry | 45 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 36. Lakshadweep | 1 | <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.
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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.