Truck & bus registrations in India, January 2026
India registered 1.13 lakh trucks & buses in January 2026, 14.7% more than in January 2025. Fewer than 1 in 50 was electric (1.9%, up from 1.1%).
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 2026
- 1.13 lakh (1,13,400)
- vs January 2025
- +14.7%, from 98,839
- Electric share
- 1.9%, up from 1.1% a year earlier
Which truck & bus brands led in India in January 2026?
Tata Motors had 33.7% of truck & bus registrations in India in January 2026. Of the brands with at least 2% of truck & bus registrations and at least 1,000 in January 2025, Ashok Leyland grew fastest, up 18.5%.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of trucks & buses | vs last year | Electric share of its registrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 38,189 | 33.7% | +16.1% | 1.9% |
| 2. Mahindra | 33,301 | 29.4% | +15.8% | 0.8% |
| 3. Ashok Leyland | 20,008 | 17.6% | +18.5% | 1.0% |
| 4. Eicher | 8,409 | 7.4% | +10.5% | 0.8% |
| 5. Maruti Suzuki | 5,578 | 4.9% | +3.3% | 0.0% |
| 6. BharatBenz | 2,552 | 2.3% | +14.0% | 0.0% |
| 7. Force Motors | 2,448 | 2.2% | +7.0% | 0.0% |
| 8. SML Mahindra | 830 | 0.7% | +14.6% | – |
| 9. Toyota | 732 | 0.6% | −32.9% | – |
| 10. Euler Motors | 347 | 0.3% | – | – |
| 11. Isuzu | 198 | 0.2% | −22.4% | – |
| 12. JBM | 111 | 0.1% | – | – |
| 13. Olectra | 90 | 0.1% | – | – |
| 14. PMI Electro | 50 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 15. Bajaj Auto | 6 | <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 2026 were electric?
1.9% of trucks & buses registered in India in January 2026 were electric: 2,121 in all. Full figures: Electric truck & bus registrations in India, January 2026.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric trucks & buses | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 708 | 33.4% | +97.2% |
| 2. Euler Motors | 347 | 16.4% | – |
| 3. Mahindra | 258 | 12.2% | – |
| 4. Ashok Leyland | 192 | 9.1% | – |
| 5. JBM | 111 | 5.2% | – |
| 6. Olectra | 90 | 4.2% | – |
| 7. Eicher | 66 | 3.1% | – |
| 8. PMI Electro | 50 | 2.4% | – |
| 9. TVS Motor | 3 | 0.1% | – |
| 10. Bajaj Auto | 3 | 0.1% | – |
Which states registered the most trucks & buses in January 2026?
In January 2026, among the 22 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Delhi (13.9%) and lowest in Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir (none). Truck & bus registrations rose in 22 of 28 states and territories that had at least 200 in January 2025.
| State or territory | Registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 17,192 | 15.2% | +13.4% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| 2. Tamil Nadu | 9,570 | 8.4% | +39.1% | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| 3. Uttar Pradesh | 9,305 | 8.2% | +4.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% |
| 4. Gujarat | 9,010 | 7.9% | +14.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 5. Karnataka | 8,601 | 7.6% | +16.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 6. Rajasthan | 8,051 | 7.1% | +9.8% | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| 7. Haryana | 7,614 | 6.7% | +22.3% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| 8. Madhya Pradesh | 4,566 | 4.0% | +23.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| 9. West Bengal | 3,810 | 3.4% | +14.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| 10. Odisha | 3,799 | 3.4% | +9.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| 11. Kerala | 3,640 | 3.2% | +22.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| 12. Chhattisgarh | 3,603 | 3.2% | +13.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 13. Telangana | 3,549 | 3.1% | +7.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% |
| 14. Bihar | 3,343 | 2.9% | +15.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| 15. Delhi | 2,705 | 2.4% | +32.2% | 13.9% | 6.6% |
| 16. Andhra Pradesh | 2,549 | 2.2% | −0.5% | 1.2% | 0.2% |
| 17. Punjab | 2,269 | 2.0% | +18.2% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| 18. Assam | 1,713 | 1.5% | +3.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| 19. Jharkhand | 1,696 | 1.5% | −9.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| 20. Nagaland | 1,322 | 1.2% | +30.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 21. Jammu & Kashmir | 1,147 | 1.0% | +16.4% | 0.0% | – |
| 22. Himachal Pradesh | 1,119 | 1.0% | +5.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 23. Uttarakhand | 942 | 0.8% | +19.7% | – | – |
| 24. Goa | 434 | 0.4% | −7.7% | – | – |
| 25. Tripura | 344 | 0.3% | +49.6% | – | – |
| 26. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 300 | 0.3% | −19.6% | – | – |
| 27. Arunachal Pradesh | 294 | 0.3% | −19.0% | – | – |
| 28. Meghalaya | 292 | 0.3% | −13.1% | – | – |
| 29. Mizoram | 246 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| 30. Chandigarh | 106 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 31. Puducherry | 84 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 32. Manipur | 67 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 33. Sikkim | 41 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 34. Ladakh | 39 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 35. Andaman & Nicobar | 36 | <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.
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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.