Car Sales by Fuel May 2026: Petrol 48%, CNG 19.5%, Diesel 17.0%, EV 7.2%
Every car registered in India in May 2026, split by fuel — petrol, diesel, CNG, hybrid and electric — and which carmakers sell each one.
The fuel mix, May 2026
India registered 3,81,364 cars in May 2026. By fuel: petrol 47.8%, CNG and LPG 19.5%, diesel 17.0%, hybrid 8.6%, battery-electric 7.2%.
Against May 2025, CNG and LPG gained the most share (+3.4pp) and petrol lost the most (−3.0pp).
Car fuel mix, May 2026
Share of car registrations by fuel.
| Fuel | Units | Share | vs May 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 1,82,225 | 47.8% | −3.02pp | +20.6% |
| CNG / LPG | 74,189 | 19.5% | +3.39pp | +55.3% |
| Diesel | 64,739 | 17.0% | −2.88pp | +9.7% |
| Hybrid | 32,632 | 8.6% | +0.02pp | +28.5% |
| Electric | 27,578 | 7.2% | +2.51pp | +96.4% |
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 67.6% of the 6,93,709 CNG and LPG cars registered in 2026 year to date. Tata Motors (PV) is second on 20.3%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 4,68,969 | 67.6% | +2.43pp |
| 2 | Tata Motors (PV) | 1,40,885 | 20.3% | −1.99pp |
| 3 | Hyundai | 48,090 | 6.9% | −1.08pp |
| 4 | Toyota Kirloskar | 27,194 | 3.9% | +0.74pp |
| 5 | Honda Cars | 2,612 | 0.4% | −0.14pp |
| 6 | Kia India | 2,549 | 0.4% | +0.12pp |
| 7 | Renault India | 1,465 | 0.2% | −0.11pp |
| 8 | Nissan India | 1,435 | 0.2% | +0.03pp |
| 9 | Tata Motors | 291 | 0.0% | 0.00pp |
| 10 | Stellantis Automobiles India | 173 | 0.0% | 0.00pp |
Vahan publishes maker by fuel for the year, not the month, so this table is 2026 year to date.
Who sells diesel cars
Mahindra accounts for 56.5% of the 6,52,842 diesel cars registered in 2026 year to date. Hyundai is second on 13.9%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahindra | 3,69,079 | 56.5% | +0.70pp |
| 2 | Hyundai | 90,711 | 13.9% | −0.70pp |
| 3 | Kia India | 75,002 | 11.5% | +0.44pp |
| 4 | Tata Motors (PV) | 63,321 | 9.7% | +0.90pp |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 43,727 | 6.7% | −1.10pp |
| 6 | BMW India | 2,623 | 0.4% | −0.04pp |
| 7 | MG Motor | 1,988 | 0.3% | −0.05pp |
| 8 | Stellantis India | 1,945 | 0.3% | −0.14pp |
| 9 | Force Motors | 1,658 | 0.3% | +0.09pp |
| 10 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 1,266 | 0.2% | −0.06pp |
Vahan publishes 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 60.2% of the 3,19,399 hybrid cars registered in 2026 year to date. Toyota Kirloskar is second on 35.8%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 1,92,298 | 60.2% | +1.41pp |
| 2 | Toyota Kirloskar | 1,14,249 | 35.8% | −0.79pp |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz | 10,879 | 3.4% | −0.60pp |
| 4 | Honda Cars | 858 | 0.3% | −0.01pp |
| 5 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 474 | 0.1% | +0.02pp |
| 6 | Skoda | 235 | 0.1% | −0.03pp |
| 7 | BMW India | 189 | 0.1% | +0.01pp |
| 8 | Audi Ag | 86 | 0.0% | −0.01pp |
| 9 | Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A | 43 | 0.0% | +0.01pp |
| 10 | Porsche Ag Germany | 24 | 0.0% | 0.00pp |
Vahan publishes 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 39.9% of the 2,38,288 battery-electric cars registered in 2026 year to date. Mahindra Electric Automobile is second on 22.2%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 95,009 | 39.9% | +1.69pp |
| 2 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 52,993 | 22.2% | +6.04pp |
| 3 | MG Motor | 47,036 | 19.7% | −10.14pp |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki | 10,467 | 4.4% | +4.38pp |
| 5 | Vinfast Auto India | 7,230 | 3.0% | +2.56pp |
| 6 | Byd India | 5,360 | 2.2% | −0.49pp |
| 7 | Hyundai | 4,837 | 2.0% | −1.88pp |
| 8 | Kia India | 4,041 | 1.7% | +0.14pp |
| 9 | BMW India | 3,530 | 1.5% | −0.37pp |
| 10 | Mahindra | 2,649 | 1.1% | −0.65pp |
Vahan publishes 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 39.8% of the 16,62,970 petrol cars registered in 2026 year to date. Hyundai is second on 16.5%.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 6,62,004 | 39.8% | −1.59pp |
| 2 | Hyundai | 2,74,778 | 16.5% | −0.15pp |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 2,26,790 | 13.6% | +1.10pp |
| 4 | Kia India | 1,54,504 | 9.3% | +1.27pp |
| 5 | Mahindra | 80,350 | 4.8% | −0.27pp |
| 6 | Skoda | 79,237 | 4.8% | −0.45pp |
| 7 | Toyota Kirloskar | 55,381 | 3.3% | −0.73pp |
| 8 | Honda Cars | 43,195 | 2.6% | −0.06pp |
| 9 | Renault India | 32,529 | 2.0% | +0.36pp |
| 10 | Nissan India | 22,676 | 1.4% | +0.42pp |
Vahan publishes 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 | 13,34,361 | 49.6% | 0.0% | 35.1% | 14.4% | 0.8% |
| 2 | Mahindra | 4,52,120 | 17.8% | 81.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 4,31,243 | 52.6% | 14.7% | 32.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 4,18,445 | 65.7% | 21.7% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 2,41,105 | 23.0% | 18.1% | 11.3% | 47.4% | 0.2% |
| 6 | Kia India | 2,36,103 | 65.4% | 31.8% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| 7 | Tata Motors (EV) | 95,010 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 8 | Skoda | 79,474 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 9 | MG Motor | 57,814 | 15.2% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 81.4% |
| 10 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 52,993 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 11 | Honda Cars | 46,667 | 92.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Renault India | 33,999 | 95.7% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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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.
