Truck & bus registrations in India, October 2023
India registered 91,165 trucks & buses in October 2023, 13.6% more than in October 2022, even though that was the month of Diwali (24 Oct 2022). Fewer than 1 in 50 was electric (0.7%, up from 0.3%).
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, October 2023
- 91,165
- vs October 2022
- +13.6%, from 80,278; Diwali (24 Oct 2022) fell in October 2022, not in October 2023
- Electric share
- 0.7%, up from 0.3% a year earlier
Which truck & bus brands led in India in October 2023?
Tata Motors had 37.1% of truck & bus registrations in India in October 2023. Of the brands with at least 2% of truck & bus registrations and at least 1,000 in October 2022, BharatBenz grew fastest, up 59.0%.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of trucks & buses | vs last year | Electric share of its registrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 33,859 | 37.1% | +13.8% | 1.4% |
| 2. Mahindra | 23,533 | 25.8% | +7.1% | 0.1% |
| 3. Ashok Leyland | 15,740 | 17.3% | +11.9% | 0.1% |
| 4. Eicher | 7,034 | 7.7% | +25.8% | 0.1% |
| 5. Maruti Suzuki | 4,048 | 4.4% | +1.6% | 0.0% |
| 6. BharatBenz | 2,031 | 2.2% | +59.0% | 0.0% |
| 7. Force Motors | 1,872 | 2.1% | +37.1% | 0.0% |
| 8. Toyota | 981 | 1.1% | +184% | – |
| 9. SML Mahindra | 698 | 0.8% | +8.2% | – |
| 10. Isuzu | 149 | 0.2% | – | – |
| 11. Olectra | 36 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 12. JBM | 8 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 13. Bajaj Auto | 5 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 14. Omega Seiki | 2 | <0.1% | – | – |
| 15. MLR 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 October 2023 were electric?
0.7% of trucks & buses registered in India in October 2023 were electric: 613 in all. Full figures: Electric truck & bus registrations in India, October 2023.
| Brand | Registrations | Share of electric trucks & buses | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tata Motors | 490 | 79.9% | – |
| 2. Olectra | 36 | 5.9% | – |
| 3. Mahindra | 25 | 4.1% | – |
| 4. Ashok Leyland | 9 | 1.5% | – |
| 5. JBM | 8 | 1.3% | – |
| 6. Eicher | 7 | 1.1% | – |
| 7. Omega Seiki | 2 | 0.3% | – |
| 8. Piaggio | 1 | 0.2% | – |
| 9. Dilli Electric | 1 | 0.2% | – |
Which states registered the most trucks & buses in October 2023?
In October 2023, among the 21 states and territories big enough to rank, electric share was highest in Delhi (9.0%) and lowest in Nagaland (none). Truck & bus registrations rose in 24 of 26 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.
| State or territory | Registrations | Share of India’s total | vs last year | Electric share | Electric share last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Maharashtra | 13,097 | 14.4% | +5.3% | 0.8% | <0.1% |
| 2. Rajasthan | 7,840 | 8.6% | +13.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 3. Uttar Pradesh | 7,805 | 8.6% | +3.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 4. Karnataka | 7,364 | 8.1% | +8.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| 5. Gujarat | 7,305 | 8.0% | +29.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 6. Tamil Nadu | 6,782 | 7.4% | +22.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| 7. Haryana | 4,513 | 5.0% | +6.1% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
| 8. Madhya Pradesh | 3,408 | 3.7% | +46.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 9. Odisha | 3,266 | 3.6% | +33.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 10. Chhattisgarh | 3,235 | 3.5% | +9.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 11. Telangana | 2,951 | 3.2% | +4.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 12. Andhra Pradesh | 2,824 | 3.1% | +3.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 13. Kerala | 2,780 | 3.0% | +15.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 14. West Bengal | 2,692 | 3.0% | +49.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 15. Assam | 2,234 | 2.5% | +6.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 16. Delhi | 1,886 | 2.1% | −15.8% | 9.0% | 2.5% |
| 17. Bihar | 1,867 | 2.0% | +8.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 18. Punjab | 1,728 | 1.9% | +24.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 19. Jharkhand | 1,550 | 1.7% | +36.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 20. Nagaland | 1,137 | 1.2% | +52.2% | 0.0% | – |
| 21. Jammu & Kashmir | 1,027 | 1.1% | +20.3% | 3.5% | – |
| 22. Himachal Pradesh | 862 | 0.9% | +3.5% | – | – |
| 23. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 805 | 0.9% | +73.9% | – | – |
| 24. Uttarakhand | 683 | 0.7% | +17.6% | – | – |
| 25. Meghalaya | 345 | 0.4% | −1.4% | – | – |
| 26. Goa | 340 | 0.4% | +10.7% | – | – |
| 27. Arunachal Pradesh | 245 | 0.3% | – | – | – |
| 28. Mizoram | 166 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| 29. Tripura | 144 | 0.2% | – | – | – |
| 30. Chandigarh | 77 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 31. Ladakh | 73 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 32. Puducherry | 73 | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| 33. Andaman & Nicobar | 30 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 34. Manipur | 21 | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| 35. Sikkim | 10 | <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.