India August 2025: Maruti Suzuki Ertiga leads, DZire now #1 year-to-date

The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga is the most popular vehicle in India in August.

New light vehicle wholesales in India fall for the 2nd time in the past 3 months at a harsh -7.5% YoY to 327,719 units. At 2,863,378 sales, the year-to-date volume after 8 months remains at record level – just – up 0.2% on the previous best of 2,857,868 reached in August 2024. The drop can be explained by a wait and see attitude, awaiting clarity on GST rate revisions as well as festive season promotions in September-Ocrtober. Heavy rains and monsoon disruptions also played a role in the negative market.

Maruti Suzuki (-8.2%) posts a strong 40.1% share, exactly the same as the level it commands year-to-date. Hyundai (-11.2%) is in a bad way but climbs back up to 2nd place for the first time since last March. Tata (-7.1%) is also up one spot to #3 and beats its YTD share at 12.5%. The surprise of the month is in 4th place: Mahindra (-9%) snaps an incredible streak of 29 consecutive months of YoY double-digit gains with a loss. Skoda (+79.3%), MG (+43.9%) and Toyota (+2.5%) post the only YoY lifts in market.

Model-wise, the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (-0.7%) is state and scores its first win since last October. The Maruti Suzuki DZire (+55.3%) is relegated to 2nd position but its new generation boosts its volume. It ascends to the YTD top spot, dislodging the Hyundai Creta (-5%), down to #3 for the month, for just 123 sales. The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (-11.5%) stays at #4 despite a steep fall while the Tata Nexon (+14%) rounds out the Top 5. Notice also the splendid results of the Mahindra Thar (+63.9%), Toyota Hyryder (+39.3%) and Mahindra Bolero (+24.9%).

Previous month: India July 2025: Maruti Suzuki DZire (+79.4%) takes the lead

One year ago: India August 2024: Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and Ertiga break records, Tata Curvv and Citroen Basalt land

Full August 2025 Top 14 All brands and Top 87 All models below.