Car Sales Q1 FY 2026-27: Maruti Suzuki Leads, 11,59,193 Units, Up 24.2% YoY
Every car registered in India over Q1 FY 2026-27 — April 2026 to June 2026. Q1 of the financial year, April to June. Month-by-month volumes, the manufacturer leaderboard, how the segment moved against the rest of the market, and the same window in every earlier year on record.
Car sales month by month, Q1 FY 2026-27
India's passenger car market registered 11,59,193 cars in Q1 FY 2026-27. Volumes rose sharply 24.2% against the 9,33,584 logged over the same 3 months of Q1 FY 2025-26.
April was the strongest month of the period at 3,92,347 cars and May the quietest at 3,81,407, an average of 3,86,398 a month. Every one of those 3 months grew on the same month a year earlier.
April opens the new fiscal year, usually with price revisions and a reset in dealer inventory.
Q1 FY 2026-27 ran from April 2026 to June 2026 and is closed. Every month in the table below is final, and every comparison on this page is against the matching month of Q1 FY 2025-26.
Cars accounted for 14.7% of everything registered in India over the period, up from 13.7% in Q1 FY 2025-26. The whole market ran to 79,09,784 vehicles over the same window, up 16.0% year on year.
Car registrations by month — Q1 FY 2026-27 vs Q1 FY 2025-26
Vahan retail registrations, each month set against the same month a year earlier.
Every completed month of Q1 FY 2026-27, with the matching month of Q1 FY 2025-26 beside it.
| Month | Q1 FY 2026-27 units | Q1 FY 2025-26 units | YoY | Share of period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 3,92,347 | 3,45,177 | +13.7% | 33.8% |
| May 2026 | 3,81,407 | 2,97,308 | +28.3% | 32.9% |
| June 2026 | 3,85,439 | 2,91,099 | +32.4% | 33.3% |
Each month links through to its own full report.
Which manufacturer sold the most, Q1 FY 2026-27
Maruti Suzuki led the period with 4,33,751 registrations, up 29.1% on Q1 FY 2025-26. Mahindra follows on 1,44,473, 2,89,278 behind — a gap of 3.00x.
The fastest riser in the top 15 was Mahindra Electric Automobile, up 128.1% to 19,754, while Mercedes-Benz was down 10.3% at 3,824.
Volumes here are registrations inside the segment only, counted with Vahan's own vehicle-class filter, so each is the manufacturer's car volume over Q1 FY 2026-27. Companies that file electric models under a maker of their own appear as separate rows.
Top manufacturers by registrations — Q1 FY 2026-27
Registrations inside the segment (cars only).
Exact registrations over April 2026 to June 2026, with the change against Q1 FY 2025-26.
| # | Manufacturer | Q1 FY 2026-27 units | Share of cars | vs Q1 FY 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 4,33,751 | 37.42% | +29.1% |
| 2 | Mahindra | 1,44,473 | 12.46% | +11.7% |
| 3 | Tata Motors (PV) | 1,38,412 | 11.94% | +30.6% |
| 4 | Hyundai | 1,31,595 | 11.35% | +8.1% |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 79,143 | 6.83% | +14.7% |
| 6 | Kia India | 75,497 | 6.51% | +25.1% |
| 7 | Tata Motors (EV) | 32,265 | 2.78% | +120.3% |
| 8 | Skoda | 26,869 | 2.32% | −5.4% |
| 9 | MG Motor | 20,115 | 1.74% | +17.0% |
| 10 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 19,754 | 1.70% | +128.1% |
| 11 | Honda Cars | 14,746 | 1.27% | +9.5% |
| 12 | Renault India | 12,194 | 1.05% | +59.4% |
| 13 | Nissan India | 9,040 | 0.78% | +84.6% |
| 14 | BMW India | 4,826 | 0.42% | +24.0% |
| 15 | Mercedes-Benz | 3,824 | 0.33% | −10.3% |
Car sales against the rest of the market
Set against the rest of the market, cars outgrew the national picture over Q1 FY 2026-27: +24.2% against +16.0% for every vehicle registered in India.
The table covers every segment Vahan reports over the same 3-month window, so the comparison is like for like — the same months, the same source, on both sides.
Car share of the Indian market, month by month
Cars as a percentage of every vehicle registered that month.
Exact segment volumes over April 2026 to June 2026.
| Segment | Q1 FY 2026-27 units | Share | vs Q1 FY 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Wheelers | 56,96,160 | 72.01% | +14.5% |
| Cars & UVs | 11,59,193 | 14.66% | +24.2% |
| Three-Wheelers | 3,49,987 | 4.42% | +11.4% |
| Tractors | 2,65,123 | 3.35% | +23.7% |
| Goods Carriers | 2,43,053 | 3.07% | +19.2% |
| Taxis & Cabs | 1,08,105 | 1.37% | +30.1% |
| Other classes | 49,478 | 0.63% | −11.0% |
| Buses | 38,685 | 0.49% | −0.2% |
What cars run on
Vahan splits a segment by fuel only across a whole calendar year, so this table covers 2026 year to date rather than Q1 FY 2026-27 alone — it is exact for that window.
Petrol accounts for 46.4% of car registrations over 2026 year to date, with battery-electric at 6.8%.
Car registrations by fuel — 2026 year to date
The 2026 year to date mix.
| Fuel | 2026 units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 17,66,793 | 46.41% | −4.95pp |
| CNG / LPG | 7,41,208 | 19.47% | +1.99pp |
| Diesel | 6,95,432 | 18.27% | −0.14pp |
| Hybrid | 3,44,265 | 9.04% | +0.69pp |
| Electric | 2,58,719 | 6.80% | +2.40pp |
| Other | 872 | 0.02% | +0.01pp |
Every Q1 on record
Across the 3 completed windows in our Vahan record, car registrations went from 8,98,609 in Q1 FY 2024-25 to 11,59,193 in Q1 FY 2026-27, up 29.0% over the stretch.
Car registrations by quarter
* window still in progress.
| Period | Months | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY 2026-27 | 3 | 11,59,193 | +24.2% |
| Q1 FY 2025-26 | 3 | 9,33,584 | +3.9% |
| Q1 FY 2024-25 | 3 | 8,98,609 | +2.8% |
Each row compares only the months that window holds, so a part period is never set against a full one.
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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.
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