The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in September.

The Indian wholesales market continues on its fantastic run so far this year, with September volumes up a whopping 20.9% year-on-year to 457,604 units, a new record for the month keeping in mind September 2025 was already a record at the time. The year-to-date tally is now up 22% or over 716,000 units to a new record 3,957,840 (last year was already a record also). Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (+36.9%) manages to vastly outpace the market to 39.7% share, in line with the 40% it commands year-to-date. Tata (+15.3%), Mahindra (+14%) and Hyundai (+10.9%) both trail the overall growth rate but still manage near-all time high volumes. Kia (+41%) is the best performer near the top and breaks its all time volume record at 32,017, the carmaker’s first time above 30,000 units. Nissan (+99.8%), MG (+19.2%) and Citroen (+22.6%) also shine below whereas Renault (-20.3%), Volkswagen (-20.2%), Jeep (-16%) and Honda (-15.8%) all struggle.

In the models charts, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno (+92.8%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year thanks to its facelift and snaps the pole position for the first time since last December, reaching a new highest volume of 25,392 which eclipses its previous best of 22,108 also reached last December. The Tata Nexon (-9.4%), although down YoY, rallies back up four spots on August to #2, distancing last month’s leader the Tata Punch (+28%). The Maruti Suzuki Fronx (+40.1%) and Wagon R (+22.4%) are also in excellent shape below, whereas the YTD leader, the Maruti Suzuki DZire (-11.4%) is in trouble at #6. Its YTD advantage over #2 Tata Punch is now less than 4,000 units. The Maruti Suzuki Victoris (+207.7%) celebrates one year in market at #12. Notice also the Mahindra Bolero (+253.5%), Kia Seltos (+116.5%) and Maruti Suzuki Alto (+84.5%) all scoring stellar results.

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Previous month: India August 2026: Tata Punch back on top in record market (+34.7%)

One year ago: India September 2025: Tata and Mahindra at all time high in record market (+5.5%)

Full September 2026 Top 14 All brands and Top 25 models  below.

India September 2026 – brands:

PosBrandSep-26%/25Aug2026%/25PosFY251Maruti Suzuki181,83839.7%+ 36.9%11,581,98840.0%+ 23.5%112Tata68,81015.0%+ 15.3%2575,58314.5%+ 40.3%233Mahindra  64,09214.0%+ 14.0%3541,94213.7%+ 21.3%324Hyundai57,16612.5%+ 10.9%4471,72411.9%+ 10.9%445Kia32,0177.0%+ 41.0%5253,0086.4%+ 22.5%666Toyota25,0275.5%– 7.6%6269,6626.8%+ 9.1%557MG8,0181.8%+ 19.2%759,6461.5%+ 14.9%788Skoda6,1021.3%– 8.0%856,3561.4%+ 5.6%879Honda4,4651.0%– 15.8%949,6941.3%+ 12.7%9910Renault3,3990.7%– 20.3%1135,3790.9%+ 36.7%101111Nissan3,3000.7%+ 99.8%1029,5410.7%+ 82.6%111212Volkswagen2,2180.5%– 20.2%1223,5610.6%– 14.3%121013Citroen9000.2%+ 22.6%137,5800.2%+ 86.8%131314Jeep2520.1%– 16.0%142,1760.1%– 12.0%1414

India September 2026 – models:

PosModelSep-26/25Aug2026/24PosFY251Maruti Suzuki Baleno25,392+ 92.8%9156,375+ 30.5%7112Tata Nexon20,456– 9.4%6174,524+ 27.7%333Tata Punch20,333+ 28.0%1182,269+ 49.5%2104Maruti Suzuki Fronx19,282+ 40.1%4152,926+ 20.3%875Maruti Suzuki Wagon R18,835+ 22.4%2163,057+ 11.6%546Maruti Suzuki DZire17,754– 11.4%7186,167+ 21.2%117Hyundai Creta17,657– 6.4%8143,442– 5.8%928Maruti Suzuki Swift17,399+ 11.9%3156,516+ 15.7%669Mahindra Scorpio17,313– 5.8%10138,273+ 8.4%10810Maruti Suzuki Ertiga16,911+ 39.6%5165,328+ 18.8%4511Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza15,685+ 54.2%11131,995+ 0.3%11912Maruti Suzuki Victoris13,111+ 207.7%12111,335+ 2512.9%123413Kia Seltos12,593+ 116.5%1499,655+ 86.6%152514Hyundai Venue11,466– 0.2%15102,890+ 26.0%141415Maruti Suzuki Eeco11,040+ 10.0%13108,321+ 9.0%131216Mahindra XUV 3X010,823+ 19.8%2279,532+ 17.2%221917Maruti Suzuki Alto10,024+ 84.5%1994,997+ 52.6%172018Mahindra Bolero9,710+ 253.5%2485,662+ 24.9%191719Kia Sonet9,493+ 5.2%1789,689+ 28.7%181820Mahindra XUV 7X09,097new2081,538new218021Mahindra Thar9,008– 24.0%1697,282+ 14.4%161322Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara8,513+ 49.4%2670,259– 4.9%241623Hyundai Exter8,344+ 47.9%2562,455+ 24.2%252624Toyota Innova + Hycross8,008– 18.1%1882,548+ 1.1%201525Hyundai Aura7,530+ 39.8%2757,047+ 25.4%2627

Source: Manufacturers