Car Sales by Fuel March 2026: Petrol 47%, CNG 19.2%, Diesel 19.5%, EV 5.9%
Every car registered in India in March 2026, split by fuel — petrol, diesel, CNG, hybrid and electric — and which carmakers sell each one.
The fuel mix, March 2026
India registered 4,30,119 cars in March 2026. By fuel: petrol 46.9%, diesel 19.5%, CNG and LPG 19.2%, hybrid 8.3%, battery-electric 5.9%.
Against March 2025, battery-electric gained the most share (+1.9pp) and petrol lost the most (−4.1pp).
Car fuel mix, March 2026
Share of car registrations by fuel.
| Fuel | Units | Share | vs Mar 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 2,01,880 | 46.9% | −4.05pp | +16.6% |
| Diesel | 84,056 | 19.5% | +0.31pp | +28.7% |
| CNG / LPG | 82,549 | 19.2% | +1.65pp | +38.6% |
| Hybrid | 35,751 | 8.3% | +0.09pp | +28.1% |
| Electric | 25,404 | 5.9% | +1.89pp | +86.1% |
| Other | 479 | 0.1% | +0.11pp | +4254.5% |
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 67.0% of the 8,45,780 CNG and LPG cars registered in 2026 year to date. Tata Motors (PV) is second on 20.6%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 5,66,420 | 67.0% | +1.82pp |
| 2 | Tata Motors (PV) | 1,74,158 | 20.6% | −1.67pp |
| 3 | Hyundai | 59,635 | 7.1% | −0.97pp |
| 4 | Toyota Kirloskar | 31,699 | 3.7% | +0.57pp |
| 5 | Kia India | 5,997 | 0.7% | +0.45pp |
| 6 | Honda Cars | 3,175 | 0.4% | −0.14pp |
| 7 | Nissan India | 1,936 | 0.2% | +0.05pp |
| 8 | Renault India | 1,812 | 0.2% | −0.12pp |
| 9 | Mahindra | 391 | 0.0% | +0.02pp |
| 10 | Tata Motors | 322 | 0.0% | 0.00pp |
Our Vahan data holds maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Who sells diesel cars
Mahindra accounts for 56.6% of the 7,78,460 diesel cars registered in 2026 year to date. Hyundai is second on 13.8%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahindra | 4,40,536 | 56.6% | +0.75pp |
| 2 | Hyundai | 1,07,503 | 13.8% | −0.78pp |
| 3 | Kia India | 88,852 | 11.4% | +0.37pp |
| 4 | Tata Motors (PV) | 76,083 | 9.8% | +0.98pp |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 52,384 | 6.7% | −1.07pp |
| 6 | BMW India | 3,075 | 0.4% | −0.04pp |
| 7 | MG Motor | 2,512 | 0.3% | −0.03pp |
| 8 | Stellantis India | 2,241 | 0.3% | −0.15pp |
| 9 | Force Motors | 1,899 | 0.2% | +0.08pp |
| 10 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 1,556 | 0.2% | −0.05pp |
Our Vahan data holds maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Who sells hybrid cars
Maruti Suzuki accounts for 62.1% of the 3,94,397 hybrid cars registered in 2026 year to date. Toyota Kirloskar is second on 33.7%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 2,45,108 | 62.1% | +3.36pp |
| 2 | Toyota Kirloskar | 1,33,023 | 33.7% | −2.84pp |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 13,110 | 3.3% | −0.68pp |
| 4 | Honda Cars | 980 | 0.2% | −0.03pp |
| 5 | Kia India | 860 | 0.2% | +0.22pp |
| 6 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 571 | 0.1% | +0.01pp |
| 7 | Skoda | 265 | 0.1% | −0.03pp |
| 8 | BMW India | 228 | 0.1% | 0.00pp |
| 9 | Audi Ag | 93 | 0.0% | −0.02pp |
| 10 | Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A | 52 | 0.0% | +0.01pp |
Our Vahan data holds maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Who sells battery-electric cars
Tata Motors (EV) accounts for 40.3% of the 2,93,302 battery-electric cars registered in 2026 year to date. Mahindra Electric Automobile is second on 22.4%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 1,18,071 | 40.3% | +2.07pp |
| 2 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 65,673 | 22.4% | +6.19pp |
| 3 | MG Motor | 56,122 | 19.1% | −10.75pp |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki | 12,364 | 4.2% | +4.20pp |
| 5 | Vinfast Auto India | 8,630 | 2.9% | +2.47pp |
| 6 | Byd India | 6,555 | 2.2% | −0.50pp |
| 7 | Kia India | 6,237 | 2.1% | +0.57pp |
| 8 | Hyundai | 6,041 | 2.1% | −1.85pp |
| 9 | BMW India | 4,291 | 1.5% | −0.39pp |
| 10 | Mahindra | 3,268 | 1.1% | −0.65pp |
Our Vahan data holds maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Who sells petrol cars
Maruti Suzuki accounts for 40.1% of the 19,79,783 petrol cars registered in 2026 year to date. Hyundai is second on 16.6%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 7,94,829 | 40.1% | −1.25pp |
| 2 | Hyundai | 3,29,518 | 16.6% | −0.03pp |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 2,67,440 | 13.5% | +0.97pp |
| 4 | Kia India | 1,82,471 | 9.2% | +1.19pp |
| 5 | Mahindra | 95,178 | 4.8% | −0.29pp |
| 6 | Skoda | 94,028 | 4.7% | −0.47pp |
| 7 | Toyota Kirloskar | 63,436 | 3.2% | −0.86pp |
| 8 | Honda Cars | 50,932 | 2.6% | −0.08pp |
| 9 | Renault India | 37,888 | 1.9% | +0.32pp |
| 10 | Nissan India | 27,434 | 1.4% | +0.45pp |
Our Vahan data holds maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Each carmaker's fuel mix
How the twelve largest carmakers split their 2026 year to date volume by fuel.
| # | Manufacturer | Cars | Petrol | Diesel | CNG | Hybrid | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 16,19,348 | 49.1% | 0.0% | 35.0% | 15.1% | 0.8% |
| 2 | Mahindra | 5,39,375 | 17.6% | 81.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 5,17,930 | 51.6% | 14.7% | 33.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 5,02,726 | 65.5% | 21.4% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 5 | Kia India | 2,84,417 | 64.2% | 31.2% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| 6 | Toyota Kirloskar | 2,81,325 | 22.5% | 18.6% | 11.3% | 47.3% | 0.3% |
| 7 | Tata Motors (EV) | 1,18,072 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 8 | Skoda | 94,296 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 9 | MG Motor | 68,725 | 14.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.7% |
| 10 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 65,673 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 11 | Honda Cars | 55,089 | 92.5% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Renault India | 39,711 | 95.4% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
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Source. Every figure is a vehicle registration, taken 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.
Using these numbers? Cite "Flash Finance (Vahan data)" with a link to this page. This report's chart card is free to republish with the same credit.
