Car Sales by Fuel January 2024: Petrol 59%, CNG 14.0%, Diesel 16.9%, EV 1.9%
Every car registered in India in January 2024, split by fuel — petrol, diesel, CNG, hybrid and electric — and which carmakers sell each one.
The fuel mix, January 2024
India registered 3,89,673 cars in January 2024. By fuel: petrol 59.4%, diesel 16.9%, CNG and LPG 14.0%, hybrid 7.8%, battery-electric 1.9%.
Car fuel mix, January 2024
Share of car registrations by fuel.
| Fuel | Units | Share | vs Jan 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 2,31,395 | 59.4% | — | — |
| Diesel | 65,793 | 16.9% | — | — |
| CNG / LPG | 54,609 | 14.0% | — | — |
| Hybrid | 30,346 | 7.8% | — | — |
| Electric | 7,497 | 1.9% | — | — |
Privately registered cars and UVs (Vahan class MOTOR CAR). Fuel buckets group Vahan's labels: PETROL and PETROL(E20) are petrol; every */HYBRID label and STRONG HYBRID EV is hybrid; battery-electric is PURE EV and ELECTRIC(BOV).
How the mix is moving
Each fuel's share of car registrations, month by month.
Car fuel mix by month
Per cent of car registrations.
Who sells CNG and LPG cars
Maruti Suzuki accounts for 66.2% of the 5,76,752 CNG and LPG cars registered in full-year 2024. Tata Motors (PV) is second on 20.6%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 3,81,650 | 66.2% |
| 2 | Tata Motors (PV) | 1,18,879 | 20.6% |
| 3 | Hyundai | 56,389 | 9.8% |
| 4 | Toyota Kirloskar | 13,275 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Honda Cars | 2,892 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Kia India | 1,630 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Renault India | 860 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Nissan India | 586 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Mahindra | 330 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Tata Motors | 188 | 0.0% |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is full-year 2024.
Who sells diesel cars
Mahindra accounts for 52.7% of the 7,23,944 diesel cars registered in full-year 2024. Hyundai is second on 14.1%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahindra | 3,81,397 | 52.7% |
| 2 | Hyundai | 1,02,113 | 14.1% |
| 3 | Kia India | 79,868 | 11.0% |
| 4 | Tata Motors (PV) | 78,077 | 10.8% |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 59,338 | 8.2% |
| 6 | MG Motor | 6,209 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BMW India | 4,670 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Stellantis India | 4,486 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz | 3,634 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 1,770 | 0.2% |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is full-year 2024.
Who sells hybrid cars
Maruti Suzuki accounts for 65.1% of the 3,42,973 hybrid cars registered in full-year 2024. Toyota Kirloskar is second on 30.7%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 2,23,313 | 65.1% |
| 2 | Toyota Kirloskar | 1,05,340 | 30.7% |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 11,259 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Honda Cars | 1,347 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 609 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Skoda | 460 | 0.1% |
| 7 | BMW India | 372 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Audi Ag | 213 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Others | 17 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Maserati S.P.A | 11 | 0.0% |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is full-year 2024.
Who sells battery-electric cars
Tata Motors (EV) accounts for 60.4% of the 95,180 battery-electric cars registered in full-year 2024. MG Motor is second on 23.5%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 57,474 | 60.4% |
| 2 | MG Motor | 22,322 | 23.5% |
| 3 | Mahindra | 7,018 | 7.4% |
| 4 | Byd India | 2,711 | 2.8% |
| 5 | BMW India | 1,278 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz | 1,008 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Hyundai | 956 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Tata Motors (PV) | 576 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Volvo | 467 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Kia India | 429 | 0.5% |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is full-year 2024.
Who sells petrol cars
Maruti Suzuki accounts for 40.3% of the 21,61,174 petrol cars registered in full-year 2024. Hyundai is second on 18.7%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 8,70,307 | 40.3% |
| 2 | Hyundai | 4,04,082 | 18.7% |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 2,92,548 | 13.5% |
| 4 | Kia India | 1,63,332 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Mahindra | 94,663 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Skoda | 84,285 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Toyota Kirloskar | 67,505 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Honda Cars | 66,160 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Renault India | 41,389 | 1.9% |
| 10 | MG Motor | 26,879 | 1.2% |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is full-year 2024.
Each carmaker's fuel mix
How the twelve largest carmakers split their full-year 2024 volume by fuel.
| # | Manufacturer | Cars | Petrol | Diesel | CNG | Hybrid | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 14,75,593 | 59.0% | 0.0% | 25.9% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| 2 | Hyundai | 5,63,540 | 71.7% | 18.1% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 4,90,080 | 59.7% | 15.9% | 24.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 4 | Mahindra | 4,83,409 | 19.6% | 78.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 2,45,462 | 27.5% | 24.2% | 5.4% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| 6 | Kia India | 2,45,259 | 66.6% | 32.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 7 | Skoda | 84,750 | 99.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| 8 | Honda Cars | 70,413 | 94.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Tata Motors (EV) | 57,474 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 10 | MG Motor | 55,420 | 48.5% | 11.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.3% |
| 11 | Renault India | 42,252 | 98.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Nissan India | 26,151 | 97.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
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Source. Every figure is a vehicle registration, taken daily from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Vahan 4 dashboard (vahan.parivahan.gov.in) — the same source FADA and the industry use for retail data. Registrations are not the wholesale dispatch numbers manufacturers announce each month. "EV" means battery electric (Vahan fuels PURE EV and ELECTRIC(BOV)); hybrids are counted separately. Information only, not investment advice.
