Electric Car Sales October 2026: Tata Motors (EV) Leads, 38 Units So Far
Electric car registrations for October 2026, month to date and updated every day — who is leading, each brand's market share inside the electric car segment, and how it compares with September.
Live. October 2026 is still in progress — this page updates every day as new registrations are published.
October so far
38 electric cars have been registered in India in October 2026 so far. The figure is a running total and rises every day as Vahan publishes registrations, so it is not set against a finished month here.
For scale, September finished at 32,824 and October 2025 at 20,456.
Across the 9 completed months of 2026 to September, 2,43,525 electric cars have been registered, +83.3% on the same months of 2025.
Electric cars were 14.8% of every car registered in October 2026 so far, against 3.7% in October 2025 (+11.1pp).
Monthly electric car registrations, 2024–2026
One line per calendar year. The dashed end of the current year is the month so far.
Electric Car market share, October 2026
Tata Motors (EV) leads so far with 15 registrations — 39.5% of the electric car market — ahead of Mahindra Electric Automobile on 11 (28.9%), a gap of 4 units. Tata Motors (EV) also led September.
Mahindra Electric Automobile has gained the most share against October 2025, +9.17pp to 28.9%; MG Motor has lost the most, −12.78pp to 13.2%.
The top three hold 81.6% of the segment so far this month; 9 manufacturers registered at least one electric car.
Top 10 electric car makers, October 2026 so far
Electric car registrations only — every other vehicle type these companies make is excluded.
Share is of every electric car registered in the month. A running month is not set against a finished one, so volume changes appear once it closes; share moves are shown against September's final table.
| # | Manufacturer | Oct so far | Share | Share vs Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 15 | 39.5% | −4.08pp |
| 2 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 11 | 28.9% | +6.53pp |
| 3 | MG Motor | 5 | 13.2% | −2.03pp |
| 4 | Tesla India Motors and Energy | 2 | 5.3% | +4.41pp |
| 5 | Kia India | 1 | 2.6% | −0.81pp |
| 6 | Mahindra | 1 | 2.6% | +1.58pp |
| 7 | Maruti Suzuki | 1 | 2.6% | −0.59pp |
| 8 | Mercedes-Benz | 1 | 2.6% | +2.25pp |
| 9 | Vinfast Auto India | 1 | 2.6% | +0.15pp |
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 September
The same table over 2026 to September, set against the same months of 2025.
| # | Manufacturer | Units | Share | vs 2025 | Volume YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tata Motors (EV) | 97,527 | 40.05% | +2.73pp | +96.8% |
| 2 | Mahindra Electric Automobile | 53,978 | 22.17% | +6.90pp | +166.3% |
| 3 | MG Motor | 47,784 | 19.62% | −12.16pp | +13.2% |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki | 10,647 | 4.37% | +4.37pp | — |
| 5 | Vinfast Auto India | 7,341 | 3.01% | +3.01pp | +122250.0% |
| 6 | Byd India | 5,464 | 2.24% | −0.69pp | +40.4% |
| 7 | Hyundai | 4,962 | 2.04% | −2.52pp | −18.1% |
| 8 | Kia India | 4,247 | 1.74% | +0.72pp | +211.4% |
| 9 | BMW India | 3,631 | 1.49% | −0.32pp | +50.5% |
| 10 | Mahindra | 2,712 | 1.11% | −0.95pp | −1.2% |
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz | 1,309 | 0.54% | −0.32pp | +14.5% |
| 12 | Mahindra Electric Mobility | 843 | 0.35% | −0.92pp | −49.7% |
| 13 | Tata Motors | 828 | 0.34% | +0.33pp | +9100.0% |
| 14 | Tesla India Motors and Energy | 749 | 0.31% | +0.26pp | +985.5% |
| 15 | Toyota Kirloskar | 545 | 0.22% | +0.22pp | +54400.0% |
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. The dashed end of the current year is the month so far.
How electric is each car maker?
Every car maker's October 2026 so far 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 44.3%.
Among the established makers, Tata Motors (PV) has gone furthest: 34.9% of its cars were electric.
| # | Manufacturer | All cars | Electric | Non-EV | EV share of its sales | Share of non-EV market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 98 | 1 | 97 | 1.0% | 44.3% |
| 2 | Tata Motors (PV) | 43 | 15 | 28 | 34.9% | 12.8% |
| 3 | Mahindra | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29.3% | 13.2% |
| 4 | Toyota Kirloskar | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0.0% | 11.4% |
| 5 | Hyundai | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 7.8% |
| 6 | Kia India | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 3.2% |
| 7 | MG Motor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | — |
| 8 | Skoda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| 9 | Honda Cars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 10 | Jaguar Land Rover India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 12 | Nissan India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 13 | Renault India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 14 | Tesla India Motors and Energy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | — |
| 15 | BMW India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
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
Telangana registered the most electric cars in October 2026 so far — 15, 39.5% of the national total. Odisha (8) and Andhra Pradesh (7) followed.
| # | State | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telangana | 15 | 39.5% |
| 2 | Odisha | 8 | 21.1% |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 18.4% |
| 4 | Gujarat | 3 | 7.9% |
| 5 | Maharashtra | 2 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Kerala | 1 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Rajasthan | 1 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 2.6% |
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.
