India February 2025: Maruti Suzuki Fronx storms into top spot, Mahindra up to record #2
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 (+0.3%) is stable to 42.2% share but the event of the month is below: Mahindra (+18.9%) is up one spot on last month to #2, a new record ranking for the brand. It overtakes Hyundai (-4.9%) for the first time although Hyundai remains #2 year-to-date. Tata (-9.4%) has lost its shine and is stuck at #4. Excellent performances by Kia (+23.9%) and Toyota (+13.4%) below. Skoda (+147.7%) is the most dynamic carmaker in the charts, reaching its largest monthly volume since June 2022. It’s a month to forget for Renault (-34.4%) and Citroen (-36.3%).
The new XEV 9e helps Mahindra reach a record 2nd place at home.
Over in the models charts, the Maruti Suzuki Fronx (+51.5%) storms into pole position for the first time, smashing its monthly volume record from 16,419 last October to 21,461 this month. The Fronx now ranks #2 year-to-date vs. #11 over the Full Year 2024. It is followed by the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (+2.4%), #1 year-to-date, and the Hyundai Creta (+6.8%) staying at #3. Maruti Suzuki holds the next three spots with the Swift (+23.6%), Baleno (-11.6%) and Vitara Brezza (-2.4%). Notice also the Mahindra Thar up 59.1% to a new record volume. As for recent launches, the Kia Syros is up one spot to #24, the Skoda Kylaq is up 23 to #32, the Mahindra XEV 9e up 15 to #41 and the Mahindra Mahindra BE 6 up 3 to #57.
Previous month: India January 2025: New all-time high volume, Kia Syros and Skoda Kylaq launch
One year ago: India February 2024: Toyota and Tata Punch break records, all time high February volume
Full February 2025 Top 14 All brands and Top 88 All models below.
India February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 160,791 | 42.2% | + 0.3% | 1 | 334,390 | 42.7% | + 2.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mahindra | 50,420 | 13.2% | + 18.9% | 3 | 101,079 | 12.9% | + 18.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 47,727 | 12.5% | – 4.9% | 2 | 101,730 | 13.0% | – 5.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Tata | 46,437 | 12.2% | – 9.4% | 4 | 94,512 | 12.1% | – 9.9% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota | 26,414 | 6.9% | + 13.4% | 5 | 52,592 | 6.7% | + 13.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kia | 25,026 | 6.6% | + 23.9% | 6 | 50,051 | 6.4% | + 13.8% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Honda | 5,616 | 1.5% | – 21.4% | 7 | 11,719 | 1.5% | – 25.9% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Skoda | 5,583 | 1.5% | + 147.7% | 9 | 9,716 | 1.2% | + 109.8% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | MG | 4,002 | 1.1% | – 11.7% | 8 | 8,457 | 1.1% | + 1.2% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 3,110 | 0.8% | + 3.0% | 10 | 6,454 | 0.8% | + 2.7% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Renault | 2,676 | 0.7% | – 34.4% | 11 | 5,456 | 0.7% | – 31.0% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,328 | 0.6% | – 15.5% | 12 | 4,732 | 0.6% | – 15.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Jeep | 293 | 0.1% | – 11.5% | 14 | 603 | 0.1% | – 17.1% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Citroen | 268 | 0.1% | – 36.3% | 13 | 738 | 0.1% | – 31.1% | 13 | 13 |
India February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | /24 | Pos | 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 21,461 | + 51.5% | 10 | 36,653 | + 31.8% | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 19,879 | + 2.4% | 1 | 43,957 | + 18.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai Creta | 16,317 | + 6.8% | 3 | 34,839 | + 22.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 16,269 | + 23.6% | 4 | 33,350 | + 16.9% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 15,480 | – 11.6% | 2 | 35,445 | – 4.6% | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 15,392 | – 2.4% | 11 | 30,139 | – 3.0% | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Tata Nexon | 15,349 | + 6.6% | 8 | 30,746 | – 2.6% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 14,868 | – 4.2% | 12 | 29,116 | – 3.4% | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 14,694 | – 7.2% | 9 | 30,077 | – 7.8% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Tata Punch | 14,559 | – 21.0% | 5 | 30,790 | – 15.4% | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Mahindra Scorpio | 13,618 | – 9.5% | 7 | 29,060 | – 1.0% | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 11,493 | – 5.4% | 14 | 22,743 | – 5.9% | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 10,669 | – 3.0% | 6 | 26,453 | + 8.2% | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Hyundai Venue | 10,125 | + 13.3% | 15 | 21,231 | + 2.2% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Mahindra Thar | 9,248 | + 59.1% | 20 | 16,805 | + 41.6% | 18 | 22 |
| 16 | Mahindra Bolero | 8,690 | – 14.1% | 17 | 17,372 | – 13.5% | 17 | 18 |
| 17 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 8,541 | – 27.1% | 13 | 19,893 | – 17.5% | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | Toyota Innova + Hycross | 8,449 | – 0.4% | 16 | 18,229 | + 1.9% | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Mahindra XUV300/3X0 | 7,861 | + 86.4% | 18 | 16,315 | + 80.6% | 19 | 20 |
| 20 | Kia Sonet | 7,598 | – 16.5% | 21 | 14,792 | – 28.3% | 21 | 16 |
| 21 | Mahindra XUV700 | 7,468 | + 14.1% | 19 | 15,867 | + 15.4% | 20 | 19 |
| 22 | Tata Tiago | 6,954 | + 0.1% | 22 | 13,761 | + 2.5% | 22 | 24 |
| 23 | Kia Seltos | 6,446 | + 2.9% | 23 | 12,916 | + 2.1% | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Kia Syros | 5,425 | new | 25 | 10,971 | new | 25 | – |
| 25 | Hyundai Exter | 5,361 | – 29.3% | 24 | 11,429 | – 27.7% | 24 | 21 |
| 26 | Kia Carens | 5,318 | + 10.1% | 26 | 10,840 | + 1.5% | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 4,940 | – 0.1% | 28 | 10,251 | – 13.2% | 27 | 25 |
| 28 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 4,797 | – 5.1% | 27 | 10,185 | – 3.6% | 28 | 29 |
| 29 | Toyota Glanza | 4,596 | + 0.3% | 34 | 8,051 | – 3.2% | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | Toyota Hyryder | 4,314 | – 23.0% | 29 | 9,255 | – 17.0% | 29 | 27 |
| 31 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 4,226 | + 17.8% | 42 | 6,180 | – 22.7% | 35 | 33 |
| 32 | Skoda Kylaq | 3,636 | new | 55 | 4,878 | new | 40 | – |
| 33 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 3,627 | – 29.3% | 30 | 8,368 | – 31.5% | 30 | 28 |
| 34 | Toyota Taisor | 3,604 | new | 39 | 6,074 | new | 37 | 42 |
| 35 | Tata Curvv | 3,483 | new | 37 | 6,570 | new | 33 | 40 |
| 36 | Honda Amaze | 3,263 | + 17.6% | 33 | 6,854 | + 19.3% | 32 | 35 |
| 37 | Toyota Fortuner | 2,876 | – 15.3% | 36 | 6,025 | – 8.8% | 38 | 34 |
| 38 | MG Windsor | 2,431 | new | 35 | 5,708 | new | 39 | 58 |
| 39 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 2,394 | + 13.5% | 32 | 6,174 | + 31.1% | 36 | 38 |
| 40 | Nissan Magnite | 2,328 | – 15.5% | 40 | 4,732 | – 15.8% | 41 | 36 |
| 41 | Mahindra XEV 9e | 2,205 | new | 56 | 3,342 | new | 46 | – |
| 42 | Toyota Rumion | 2,099 | + 187.5% | 43 | 4,043 | + 195.3% | 43 | 52 |
| 43 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 1,878 | – 54.1% | 31 | 6,281 | – 25.7% | 34 | 32 |
| 44 | VW Virtus | 1,837 | + 12.6% | 44 | 3,632 | + 3.5% | 45 | 47 |
| 45 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 1,685 | – 44.9% | 38 | 4,580 | – 29.7% | 42 | 39 |
| 46 | Tata Altroz | 1,604 | – 64.9% | 41 | 3,637 | – 61.7% | 44 | 31 |
| 47 | Tata Safari | 1,562 | – 41.0% | 46 | 3,110 | – 43.9% | 48 | 41 |
| 48 | Tata Tigor | 1,550 | – 9.5% | 50 | 3,034 | – 6.7% | 49 | 50 |
| 49 | Renault Triber | 1,545 | – 29.9% | 52 | 3,001 | – 32.2% | 50 | 44 |
| 50 | Honda Elevate | 1,464 | – 54.0% | 45 | 3,237 | – 58.3% | 47 | 37 |
| 51 | Tata Harrier | 1,376 | – 46.3% | 49 | 2,864 | – 44.8% | 51 | 43 |
| 52 | VW Taigun | 1,271 | – 1.2% | 47 | 2,819 | + 10.1% | 52 | 45 |
| 53 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,264 | – 2.0% | 54 | 2,574 | – 17.4% | 54 | 48 |
| 54 | Hyundai Verna | 1,207 | – 28.2% | 51 | 2,684 | – 30.3% | 53 | 51 |
| 55 | Maruti Suzuki Ciaz | 1,097 | + 128.1% | 57 | 1,865 | + 121.0% | 57 | 62 |
| 56 | Skoda Kushaq | 1,035 | – 9.0% | 53 | 2,406 | + 8.4% | 56 | 49 |
| 57 | Mahindra BE 6 | 991 | new | 60 | 1,691 | new | 58 | – |
| 58 | Skoda Slavia | 901 | – 12.4% | 48 | 2,411 | + 6.2% | 55 | 53 |
| 59 | Honda City | 889 | – 24.9% | 59 | 1,628 | – 29.4% | 59 | 55 |
| 60 | Renault Kwid | 698 | – 15.7% | 61 | 1,267 | – 24.8% | 60 | 60 |
| 61 | MG Hector | 515 | – 71.8% | 63 | 964 | – 73.5% | 62 | 46 |
| 62 | Renault Kiger | 433 | – 58.6% | 58 | 1,188 | – 33.9% | 61 | 56 |
| 63 | MG ZS EV | 399 | – 31.4% | 66 | 664 | – 32.2% | 64 | 63 |
| 64 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 385 | + 19.6% | 73 | 548 | + 13.0% | 66 | 59 |
| 65 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 380 | + 3.8% | 62 | 936 | + 8.6% | 63 | 64 |
| 66 | Mahindra XUV400 | 322 | – 47.2% | 65 | 610 | – 53.3% | 65 | 61 |
| 67 | MG Comet | 291 | – 68.4% | 71 | 464 | – 67.4% | 69 | 54 |
| 68 | MG Astor | 264 | – 74.5% | 70 | 454 | – 77.3% | 70 | 57 |
| 69 | Toyota Hilux | 248 | + 1.2% | 68 | 487 | – 8.8% | 68 | 67 |
| 70 | Kia Carnival | 239 | n/a | 64 | 532 | n/a | 67 | 78 |
| 71 | Toyota Camry | 209 | – 0.5% | 69 | 406 | – 22.2% | 71 | 69 |
| 72 | Jeep Meridian | 133 | + 4.7% | 74 | 270 | + 13.9% | 74 | 76 |
| 73 | Jeep Compass | 120 | – 41.2% | 72 | 293 | – 40.2% | 73 | 66 |
| 74 | Citroen C3 | 110 | – 47.9% | 67 | 352 | – 20.9% | 72 | 68 |
| 75 | MG Gloster | 102 | – 39.3% | 76 | 203 | – 33.9% | 75 | 71 |
| 76 | Citroen E C3 | 77 | – 7.2% | 79 | 137 | – 48.7% | 77 | 72 |
| 77 | Hyundai Tucson | 73 | – 53.5% | 77 | 137 | – 59.7% | 78 | 73 |
| 78 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 43 | – 66.1% | 75 | 150 | – 58.1% | 76 | 74 |
| 79 | Citroen Basalt | 37 | new | 78 | 98 | new | 79 | 75 |
| 80 | Jeep Wrangler | 28 | n/a | 87 | 28 | n/a | 81 | – |
| 81 | Toyota Vellfire | 19 | – 66.7% | 82 | 22 | – 81.4% | 82 | 77 |
| 82 | Mahindra Marazzo | 17 | – 66.7% | 84 | 17 | – 79.5% | 84 | 81 |
| 83 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 16 | – 75.8% | 80 | 32 | – 80.1% | 80 | 79 |
| 84 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 12 | new | 88 | 12 | 85 | – | |
| 85 | Skoda Kodiaq | 10 | – 88.8% | 81 | 20 | – 85.9% | 83 | 70 |
| 86 | VW Tiguan | 2 | – 98.0% | 83 | 3 | – 98.6% | 86 | 65 |
| 87 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1 | n/a | 85 | 1 | + 0.0% | 87 | 85 |
| 88 | Skoda Superb | 1 | n/a | 86 | 1 | n/a | 88 | 83 |
Source: Manufacturers
