The Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza crosses the 20,000 monthly sales mark.

It’s yet another record month for new car wholesales in India, with October volumes up 12.3% year-on-year to 524,226 units. This is the first time the Indian market crosses the 500,000 monthly unit mark, keeping in mind October 2025 was the previous all time monthly record at 466,814. The year-to-date tally is now up 20.9% or over 775,000 units to 4,483,919. The Top 6 carmakers all reach new all time high volumes. Maruti Suzuki (+20.5%) is above 200,000 units for the first time, while Tata (+20.9%) is just under 74,000, Mahindra (+2.4%) above 73,000, Hyundai (+16.7%) just under 63,000 and Kia (+13.2%) at 33,462. Nissan (+37.4%), MG (+25.3%) and Honda (+19%) also beat the market below while VinFast sells over 3,000 units.

Over in the models charts, the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (+25.2%) scores its first win since January 2025 but remains in 4th place year-to-date. It distances the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza (+85.9%) surging 9 spots on September to #2, its highest ranking since topping the charts outright in December 2024 and achieving a new volume record at 22,436. The Tata Nexon (-0.5%) disappoints at #3 ahead of the Maruti Suzuki Baleno (+24%), DZire (-0.7%) and Ertiga (+2.8%). Just 905 sales separate the #4 from the #8, with the Tata Punch (+22.1%) and Maruti Suzuki Fronx (+17.7%) in tow.

Previous month: India September 2026: Record market (+20.9%), Kia, Maruti Suzuki Baleno at all time high

One year ago: India October 2025: Sales up 17.3%, monthly volume record smashed at 466,814

Full October 2026 Top 15 All brands and Top 25 models below.

India October 2026 – brands:

PosBrandOct-26%/25Sep2026%/25PosFY251Maruti Suzuki212,38440.5%+ 20.5%11,794,37240.0%+ 23.2%112Tata73,89414.1%+ 20.9%2649,47714.5%+ 37.8%233Mahindra  73,33814.0%+ 2.4%3615,28013.7%+ 18.7%324Hyundai62,79912.0%+ 16.7%4534,52311.9%+ 11.6%446Kia33,4626.4%+ 13.2%5286,4706.4%+ 21.3%665Toyota29,5215.6%– 26.7%6299,1836.7%+ 4.1%557MG8,0131.5%+ 25.3%767,6591.5%+ 16.1%788Skoda7,8051.5%– 5.4%864,1611.4%+ 4.1%879Honda7,6091.5%+ 19.0%957,3031.3%+ 13.5%9910Renault4,5770.9%– 2.0%1039,9560.9%+ 30.8%101111Nissan3,5940.7%+ 37.4%1133,1350.7%+ 76.3%111214VinFast3,0230.6%new134,8760.1%new14 –12Volkswagen2,9130.6%– 28.0%1226,4740.6%– 16.1%121013Citroen1,0080.2%– 29.3%148,5880.2%+ 56.6%131315Jeep2860.1%– 13.1%152,4620.1%– 12.2%1514

India October 2026 – models:

PosModelOct-26/25Sep2026/24PosFY251Maruti Suzuki Wagon R23,747+ 25.2%5186,804+ 13.2%442Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza22,436+ 85.9%11154,431+ 7.5%1193Tata Nexon21,966– 0.5%2196,490+ 23.8%334Maruti Suzuki Baleno20,919+ 24.0%1177,294+ 29.7%6115Maruti Suzuki DZire20,649– 0.7%6206,816+ 18.6%116Maruti Suzuki Ertiga20,641+ 2.8%10185,969+ 16.8%557Tata Punch20,525+ 22.1%3202,794+ 46.1%2108Maruti Suzuki Fronx20,014+ 17.7%4172,940+ 20.0%879Mahindra Scorpio19,353+ 8.2%9157,626+ 8.3%10810Maruti Suzuki Swift18,866+ 21.4%8175,382+ 16.3%7611Hyundai Creta17,955– 2.3%7161,397– 5.4%9212Maruti Suzuki Victoris16,792+ 24.4%12128,127+ 621.6%123413Maruti Suzuki Eeco13,720+ 1.4%15122,041+ 8.0%131214Kia Seltos13,423+ 88.3%13113,078+ 86.8%152515Hyundai Venue13,017+ 10.9%14115,907+ 24.1%141416Mahindra Bolero12,348– 13.9%1898,010+ 18.2%191717Mahindra Thar11,956– 0.6%21109,238+ 12.5%161318Maruti Suzuki Alto11,523+ 85.6%17106,520+ 55.6%172019Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara11,200+ 7.6%2281,459– 3.3%231620Mahindra XUV 3X010,828– 11.5%1690,360+ 12.8%221921Mahindra XUV 7X010,254new2091,792new218022Toyota Innova + Hycross9,441– 14.9%2491,989– 0.8%201523Kia Sonet8,914– 30.1%1998,603+ 19.6%181824Hyundai Exter8,509+ 35.2%2370,964+ 25.4%252625Tata Tiago8,043– 9.1%2870,555+ 0.2%2622

Source: Manufacturers