The Thar (+60.1%) helps propel Mahindra to #2 in the brands charts. The Indian new wholesales market edges up 1.3% year-on-year over the First Half of 2025 to reach a record 2,188,990 units. Maruti Suzuki (-2.2%) can't capitalise on the market's growth and sees its share thaw from 41.6% to…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in June. New vehicle wholesales in India drop -6.4% year-on-year in June to 317,757. There was no festivities this month as the monsoon and school seasons started. It was also the onset of ashada (inauspicious time) which impacted purchases in the…
The new model lifts the Maruti Suzuki DZire to its first win since January 2020. New locally produced light vehicles in India are stable in May at +0.2% to 349,713. This is a third consecutive May record, just above the 349,057 of May 2024 and the 334,499 of May 2023.…
The Mahindra Scorpio lodges its 2nd highest monthly volume in April. Indian wholesales are up 4.9% year-on-year in April to 353,449 units, a new record for the month, and this for the third consecutive year. The year-to-date tally is up 3.4% to 1,521,520, also a new record at this stage…
The Skoda Kylaq shifted 5,327 units in March. New car wholesales in India jump 4.5% year-on-year in March to 385,842 units, a new record for the month. It's the fifth consecutive year the March record is broken. Q1 volumes are up 2.9% to an all time high 1,168,071. Maruti Suzuki…
The Maruti Suzuki Fronx is the best-selling vehicle in India for the first time. Wholesales in India edge up 2.3% year-on-year this month which is enough for a new February record at 380,691. The year-to-date tally after two months is up 2.2% to an all time high 782,229. Maruti Suzuki…
Skoda Kylaq The Indian wholesales market reaches a new all-time high volume in January, passing the 400,000 unit milestone for the first time at 401,538 sales (+2.1%). The previous high was reached just last October at 397,947. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (+4.1%) also hits a new all time market at…
The Tata Punch is the best-selling vehicle in India in 2024. Explore over 65 years of Indian Historical data here. It's another record year for Indian wholesales in 2024, up 4.6% or 190,000 units above 2023 which was already a record. This is the 2nd month in a row (and ever)…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling car in India in November. The Indian wholesales market is up 5% year-on-year in November to 351,592. Although shy, the uptick means this is a new November record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,868 established just last year. The year-to-date tally is up…
The new Windsor pushes MG to record volumes in October. 397,947 wholesales were recorded in India in October, a +1.8% year-on-year improvement and a new all-time record for any month, eclipsing the previous best of 393,471 hit last January. This month both the Dussehra and Diwali festivals occurred which is…
The Mahindra Thar breaks its volume record in September. Thar Roxx pictured. It's a third consecutive month of slight year-on-year declines for wholesales in India in September at -1.1% year-on-year to 358,879. However keep in mind September 2023 was a record month outright (not just September). The year-to-date volume is…
The Tata Curvv makes its first appearance in the Indian charts in August. New car wholesales in India dip -1.7% year-on-year in August to 354,267 units, keeping in mind August 2023 was an all-time high monthly record at the time, so we remain at very high levels. Indeed the year-to-date…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
The new Taisor helps Toyota to a new volume record in India. New car wholesales in India edge up +3.6% year-on-year in June to 339,418, a new record for the month. The H1 2024 result is up 7.5% to 2,160,575. General elections, severe heat waves and declining orders were balanced…
The Toyota Taisor is based on the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. 349,057 new locally produced vehicles found a buyer in India in May (+4.3%), that's a new May record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,499 established just last year. The year-to-date volume for its part is up 8.3% to 1,821,157, a…