September car sales: Maruti stays on top as Tata edges Mahindra by just 227 units

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, dispatched 1,68,744 cars to dealers in the domestic market in September 2026. That is 27.05 per cent more than in September last year, although sales fell 4.65 per cent compared with August.

The fight for second place between Tata Motors and Mahindra was extremely close. Tata sold 56,972 vehicles and Mahindra 56,745, leaving Tata ahead by only 227 units.

Hyundai finished fourth with 49,998 units. Kia sold 32,017 vehicles, the biggest year-on-year jump among the top five at 41.04 per cent.

According to Autocar India, four of the top five carmakers saw sales fall from August. Only Kia and Renault grew month on month, and overall wholesale volumes stayed broadly flat at around 4 lakh units.

Government Vahan portal data shows 4,20,359 new cars were registered in September, about 32 per cent more than a year ago. Carmakers expect demand to pick up in October ahead of the festive season.