Electric Car Sales January 2026: Tata Motors (EV) Leads With 42.3% Share
Every electric car registered in India in January 2026, brand by brand: volumes, market share inside the segment, month-on-month and year-on-year change, and who gained or lost share.
How January went
India registered 21,093 electric cars in January 2026, +76.2% on January 2025 and +22.1% on December 2025.
Across the 1 completed month of 2026 to January, 21,093 electric cars have been registered, +76.2% on the same months of 2025.
Electric cars were 4.1% of every car registered in January 2026, against 2.6% in January 2025 (+1.5pp).
Monthly electric car registrations, 2024–2026
One line per calendar year. A month still filling is left off the line.
Electric Car market share, January 2026
Tata Motors (EV) led the month with 8,925 registrations — 42.3% of the electric car market — ahead of MG Motor on 5,513 (26.1%), a gap of 3,412 units. Tata Motors (EV) also led December.
Mahindra Electric Automobile has gained the most share against January 2025, +16.95pp to 17.1%; MG Motor has lost the most, −13.64pp to 26.1%.
The top three hold 85.6% of the segment; 27 manufacturers registered at least one electric car.
Top 10 electric car makers, January 2026
Electric car registrations only — every other vehicle type these companies make is excluded.
Share is of every electric car registered in the month. MoM and YoY compare each maker's own volume; the last column is its change in share of the segment.
| # | Manufacturer | Jan 2026 | Share | MoM | YoY | Share vs Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 8,925 | 42.3% | +22.9% | +67.0% | −2.31pp |
| 2 | MG Motor | 5,513 | 26.1% | +30.3% | +15.7% | −13.64pp |
| 3 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 3,613 | 17.1% | +16.5% | +17104.8% | +16.95pp |
| 4 | Vinfast Auto India | 478 | 2.3% | +14.4% | — | +2.27pp |
| 5 | Mahindra Electric Mobility | 436 | 2.1% | +16.0% | — | +2.07pp |
| 6 | Hyundai | 386 | 1.8% | +21.0% | +13.9% | −1.00pp |
| 7 | BMW India | 384 | 1.8% | −0.8% | +85.5% | +0.09pp |
| 8 | Kia India | 328 | 1.6% | −10.1% | +465.5% | +1.07pp |
| 9 | Mahindra | 287 | 1.4% | +23.2% | −53.5% | −3.79pp |
| 10 | Byd India | 235 | 1.1% | −0.4% | −27.7% | −1.60pp |
| 11 | Maruti Suzuki | 224 | 1.1% | +2388.9% | — | +1.06pp |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz | 88 | 0.4% | −9.3% | −30.2% | −0.64pp |
| 13 | Byd Auto | 56 | 0.3% | −22.2% | −25.3% | −0.36pp |
| 14 | Volvo | 44 | 0.2% | −8.3% | +46.7% | −0.04pp |
| 15 | Tesla India Motors and Energy | 38 | 0.2% | −44.9% | — | +0.18pp |
| All others (12 makers) | 58 | 0.3% |
Exact: Vahan's maker x month table filtered to battery-electric fuels (PURE EV, ELECTRIC(BOV)) and the segment's vehicle classes — not a company total multiplied by anything.
Who is gaining
Monthly share of the electric car market for the six largest makers this month, over the last 15 completed months.
Electric Car market share by month
Share of the segment each month, in per cent.
Market share, 2026 to January
The same table over 2026 to January, set against the same months of 2025.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs 2025 | Volume YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 8,925 | 42.31% | −2.31pp | +67.0% |
| 2 | MG Motor | 5,513 | 26.14% | −13.64pp | +15.7% |
| 3 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 3,613 | 17.13% | +16.95pp | +17104.8% |
| 4 | Vinfast Auto India | 478 | 2.27% | +2.27pp | — |
| 5 | Mahindra Electric Mobility | 436 | 2.07% | +2.07pp | — |
| 6 | Hyundai | 386 | 1.83% | −1.00pp | +13.9% |
| 7 | BMW India | 384 | 1.82% | +0.09pp | +85.5% |
| 8 | Kia India | 328 | 1.56% | +1.07pp | +465.5% |
| 9 | Mahindra | 287 | 1.36% | −3.79pp | −53.5% |
| 10 | Byd India | 235 | 1.11% | −1.60pp | −27.7% |
| 11 | Maruti Suzuki | 224 | 1.06% | +1.06pp | — |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz | 88 | 0.42% | −0.64pp | −30.2% |
| 13 | Byd Auto | 56 | 0.27% | −0.36pp | −25.3% |
| 14 | Volvo | 44 | 0.21% | −0.04pp | +46.7% |
| 15 | Tesla India Motors and Energy | 38 | 0.18% | +0.18pp | — |
How electric are cars?
The battery-electric share of all cars registered each month — the adoption curve behind the brand race above.
EV share of cars by month
Battery-electric registrations as a per cent of the whole segment.
How electric is each car maker?
Every car maker's January 2026 volume, split into battery-electric and everything else (petrol, diesel, CNG and hybrid). Leave the EVs out and Maruti Suzuki leads the non-electric cars market with 41.4%.
Among the established makers, MG Motor has gone furthest: 81.0% of its cars were electric.
| # | Manufacturer | All cars | Electric | Non-EV | EV share of its sales | Share of non-EV market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 2,02,278 | 224 | 2,02,054 | 0.1% | 41.4% |
| 2 | Tata Motors (PV) | 67,861 | 8,934 | 58,927 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
| 3 | Hyundai | 66,113 | 386 | 65,727 | 0.6% | 13.5% |
| 4 | Mahindra | 65,296 | 3,900 | 61,396 | 6.0% | 12.6% |
| 5 | Toyota Kirloskar | 35,850 | 0 | 35,850 | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| 6 | Kia India | 32,083 | 328 | 31,755 | 1.0% | 6.5% |
| 7 | Skoda | 10,826 | 0 | 10,826 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 8 | MG Motor | 6,803 | 5,513 | 1,290 | 81.0% | 0.3% |
| 9 | Honda Cars | 6,167 | 0 | 6,167 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| 10 | Renault India | 5,076 | 0 | 5,076 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 11 | Nissan India | 2,458 | 0 | 2,458 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 12 | BMW India | 2,155 | 384 | 1,771 | 17.8% | 0.4% |
| 13 | Mercedes-Benz | 2,021 | 0 | 2,021 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 14 | Stellantis Automobiles India | 1,257 | 17 | 1,240 | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| 15 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 494 | 0 | 494 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
All cars: Vahan maker x month for the segment's vehicle classes, every fuel. Electric: the same table, battery-electric fuels only. Non-EV is the difference — petrol, diesel, CNG and hybrid. EV arms filed as separate makers are counted with their parent: Tata Motors (EV) with Tata Motors (PV); Mahindra Electric Automobile with Mahindra.
Where they sell
Maharashtra registered the most electric cars in January 2026 — 3,137, 14.9% of the national total. Karnataka (2,280) and Telangana (2,130) followed.
| # | State | Units | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 3,137 | 14.9% | +77.0% |
| 2 | Karnataka | 2,280 | 10.8% | +69.4% |
| 3 | Telangana | 2,130 | 10.1% | +86.7% |
| 4 | Kerala | 1,981 | 9.4% | +61.5% |
| 5 | Delhi | 1,798 | 8.5% | +130.5% |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 1,636 | 7.8% | +74.6% |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 1,447 | 6.9% | +81.3% |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu | 1,443 | 6.8% | +55.3% |
| 9 | Gujarat | 1,351 | 6.4% | +110.8% |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | 606 | 2.9% | +144.4% |
| 11 | Andhra Pradesh | 558 | 2.6% | +220.7% |
| 12 | West Bengal | 513 | 2.4% | +45.3% |
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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.
