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 Top1 4 All brands and Top XXX All models below.
India August 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-25 | % | /24 | Jul | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 131,278 | 40.1% | – 8.2% | 1 | 1,147,759 | 40.1% | – 2.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 44,001 | 13.4% | – 11.2% | 3 | 373,783 | 13.1% | – 8.5% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 41,001 | 12.5% | – 7.1% | 4 | 350,489 | 12.2% | – 8.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Mahindra | 39,399 | 12.0% | – 9.0% | 2 | 390,464 | 13.6% | + 16.5% | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 29,302 | 8.9% | + 2.5% | 5 | 219,992 | 7.7% | + 11.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kia | 19,608 | 6.0% | – 12.9% | 6 | 183,864 | 6.4% | + 8.7% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 6,578 | 2.0% | + 43.9% | 7 | 45,176 | 1.6% | + 25.3% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Skoda | 4,971 | 1.5% | + 79.3% | 8 | 46,719 | 1.6% | + 129.7% | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Honda | 3,850 | 1.2% | – 27.7% | 9 | 38,775 | 1.4% | – 17.2% | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | Renault | 3,015 | 0.9% | – 0.1% | 11 | 21,621 | 0.8% | – 25.3% | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 2,719 | 0.8% | – 24.0% | 10 | 24,711 | 0.9% | – 6.3% | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Nissan | 1,384 | 0.4% | – 38.7% | 12 | 14,527 | 0.5% | – 24.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Citroen | 403 | 0.1% | – 68.4% | 13 | 3,324 | 0.1% | – 32.8% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeep | 210 | 0.1% | – 38.2% | 14 | 2,174 | 0.1% | – 21.5% | 14 | 14 |
India August 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Aug-25 | /24 | Jul | 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 18,445 | – 0.7% | 3 | 127,040 | + 3.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 16,509 | + 55.3% | 1 | 133,505 | + 15.0% | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Hyundai Creta | 15,924 | – 5.0% | 2 | 133,382 | + 6.3% | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 14,552 | – 11.5% | 4 | 130,686 | – 1.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Tata Nexon | 14,004 | + 14.0% | 9 | 114,096 | + 7.1% | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 13,620 | – 29.0% | 6 | 121,414 | – 2.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 12,549 | + 0.5% | 10 | 106,618 | – 8.3% | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 12,422 | + 0.3% | 8 | 113,360 | + 13.0% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 12,385 | – 3.6% | 5 | 119,673 | + 5.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 10,785 | – 1.8% | 11 | 89,383 | – 3.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Tata Punch | 10,704 | – 31.6% | 12 | 106,068 | – 25.3% | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | Mahindra Scorpio | 9,840 | – 28.6% | 7 | 109,235 | – 1.9% | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Toyota Innova + Hycross | 9,304 | – 4.0% | 14 | 71,891 | – 0.8% | 14 | 15 |
| 14 | Toyota Hyryder | 9,100 | + 39.3% | 15 | 52,132 | + 22.7% | 23 | 27 |
| 15 | Hyundai Venue | 8,109 | – 10.7% | 16 | 70,166 | – 8.4% | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Mahindra Bolero | 8,109 | + 24.9% | 19 | 65,825 | – 4.3% | 17 | 18 |
| 17 | Kia Sonet | 7,741 | – 23.2% | 17 | 60,645 | – 18.1% | 18 | 16 |
| 18 | Mahindra Thar | 6,997 | + 63.9% | 13 | 73,217 | + 66.9% | 13 | 22 |
| 19 | Kia Carens | 6,822 | + 16.0% | 18 | 48,480 | + 13.3% | 24 | 26 |
| 20 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 5,743 | – 36.3% | 22 | 68,166 | – 16.0% | 16 | 13 |
| 21 | Mahindra XUV300/3X0 | 5,521 | – 38.7% | 20 | 58,828 | + 11.8% | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 5,520 | – 35.4% | 24 | 56,811 | – 23.1% | 20 | 17 |
| 23 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 5,336 | + 24.0% | 28 | 40,093 | + 6.1% | 27 | 29 |
| 24 | Tata Tiago | 5,250 | + 10.9% | 25 | 53,248 | + 10.7% | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Toyota Glanza | 5,102 | + 10.3% | 27 | 33,496 | – 4.6% | 29 | 30 |
| 26 | Hyundai Exter | 5,061 | – 23.7% | 26 | 44,654 | – 24.7% | 26 | 21 |
| 27 | Mahindra XUV700 | 4,956 | – 45.0% | 21 | 54,172 | – 0.1% | 21 | 19 |
| 28 | Kia Seltos | 4,687 | – 28.3% | 23 | 47,580 | – 8.9% | 25 | 23 |
| 29 | MG Windsor | 4,511 | new | 29 | 29,566 | new | 32 | 58 |
| 30 | Tata Altroz | 3,959 | + 30.6% | 30 | 22,084 | – 38.7% | 37 | 31 |
| 31 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 3,908 | – 27.2% | 31 | 35,517 | – 16.5% | 28 | 25 |
| 32 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 3,634 | – 26.0% | 32 | 31,250 | – 27.2% | 30 | 28 |
| 33 | Skoda Kylaq | 3,099 | new | 33 | 30,190 | new | 31 | – |
| 34 | Tata Harrier | 3,087 | + 63.2% | 36 | 12,597 | – 20.5% | 47 | 43 |
| 35 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 2,973 | + 8.5% | 37 | 24,163 | – 15.8% | 34 | 32 |
| 36 | Toyota Taisor | 2,683 | – 16.5% | 43 | 21,776 | + 94.1% | 38 | 42 |
| 37 | Toyota Fortuner | 2,508 | + 7.3% | 34 | 23,376 | + 4.5% | 35 | 34 |
| 38 | Mahindra XEV 9e | 2,313 | new | 35 | 18,261 | new | 40 | – |
| 39 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 2,097 | – 14.9% | 41 | 17,423 | – 7.0% | 41 | 38 |
| 40 | Renault Triber | 1,870 | + 23.5% | 40 | 12,643 | – 17.0% | 46 | 44 |
| 41 | Honda Amaze | 1,753 | – 32.2% | 38 | 20,490 | + 7.0% | 39 | 35 |
| 42 | Tata Curvv | 1,703 | – 50.7% | 39 | 22,335 | + 546.5% | 36 | 40 |
| 43 | VW Virtus | 1,674 | – 10.8% | 42 | 14,140 | + 5.1% | 44 | 47 |
| 44 | Honda Elevate | 1,660 | – 3.7% | 47 | 12,798 | – 34.5% | 45 | 37 |
| 45 | Mahindra BE 6 | 1,551 | new | 44 | 8,681 | new | 54 | – |
| 46 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 1,505 | – 52.7% | 48 | 16,718 | – 37.2% | 42 | 33 |
| 47 | Tata Safari | 1,489 | – 23.7% | 50 | 10,627 | – 35.3% | 50 | 41 |
| 48 | Nissan Magnite | 1,384 | – 38.7% | 45 | 14,416 | – 25.3% | 43 | 36 |
| 49 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 1,333 | – 36.6% | 53 | 12,514 | – 37.6% | 48 | 39 |
| 50 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,187 | + 7.4% | 46 | 9,724 | + 4.9% | 52 | 48 |
| 51 | MG Comet | 1,113 | + 1.2% | 54 | 4,532 | – 44.0% | 61 | 54 |
| 52 | Skoda Slavia | 1,008 | – 10.2% | 51 | 8,653 | – 9.5% | 55 | 53 |
| 53 | VW Taigun | 1,001 | – 38.5% | 49 | 10,186 | – 16.4% | 51 | 45 |
| 54 | Renault Kiger | 910 | + 4.6% | 65 | 5,095 | – 32.8% | 60 | 56 |
| 55 | Tata Tigor | 805 | – 29.9% | 52 | 9,434 | – 30.3% | 53 | 50 |
| 56 | Skoda Kushaq | 789 | – 47.5% | 55 | 7,212 | – 24.9% | 57 | 49 |
| 57 | Hyundai Verna | 771 | – 35.4% | 57 | 8,393 | – 33.2% | 56 | 51 |
| 58 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 603 | + 1.9% | 63 | 3,258 | – 32.6% | 65 | 59 |
| 59 | Honda City | 437 | – 57.1% | 59 | 5,487 | – 32.6% | 58 | 55 |
| 60 | MG ZS EV | 380 | – 21.5% | 58 | 4,256 | + 5.1% | 63 | 63 |
| 61 | MG Hector | 379 | – 79.1% | 60 | 5,301 | – 63.6% | 59 | 46 |
| 62 | Citroen C3 | 322 | – 36.5% | 69 | 1,441 | – 19.5% | 70 | 68 |
| 63 | Kia Syros | 308 | new | 56 | 25,513 | new | 33 | – |
| 64 | Toyota Hilux | 260 | + 27.5% | 62 | 2,661 | + 29.5% | 66 | 67 |
| 65 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 237 | + 36.2% | 64 | 2,506 | + 16.6% | 67 | 64 |
| 66 | Renault Kwid | 235 | – 62.9% | 67 | 3,883 | – 36.7% | 64 | 60 |
| 67 | MG Astor | 179 | – 80.9% | 82 | 1,148 | – 85.8% | 71 | 57 |
| 68 | Toyota Camry | 158 | + 2.6% | 73 | 1,514 | + 2.4% | 69 | 69 |
| 69 | Toyota Vellfire | 104 | – 8.8% | 68 | 857 | + 44.8% | 75 | 77 |
| 70 | Jeep Compass | 97 | – 65.4% | 74 | 1,060 | – 49.0% | 73 | 66 |
| 71 | Jeep Meridian | 75 | + 25.0% | 76 | 871 | + 26.0% | 74 | 76 |
| 72 | Skoda Kodiaq | 75 | – 48.3% | 75 | 659 | – 42.1% | 77 | 70 |
| 73 | Toyota Rumion | 68 | – 96.0% | 61 | 12,274 | + 18.2% | 49 | 52 |
| 74 | Mahindra XUV400 | 66 | – 90.7% | 66 | 2,059 | – 51.4% | 68 | 61 |
| 75 | Hyundai Tucson | 57 | – 54.4% | 77 | 565 | – 52.4% | 79 | 73 |
| 76 | Kia Carnival | 50 | n/a | 80 | 1,126 | n/a | 72 | 78 |
| 77 | Mahindra Marazzo | 46 | + 475.0% | 71 | 276 | + 35.3% | 83 | 81 |
| 78 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 45 | + 18.4% | 79 | 446 | – 56.7% | 81 | 74 |
| 79 | VW Golf | 36 | n/a | 81 | 234 | n/a | 84 | – |
| 80 | Jeep Wrangler | 32 | #DIV/0! | 85 | 191 | #DIV/0! | 85 | – |
| 81 | Citroen E C3 | 29 | – 80.7% | 78 | 622 | – 59.7% | 78 | 72 |
| 82 | MG Gloster | 16 | – 93.2% | 86 | 373 | – 70.3% | 82 | 71 |
| 83 | Toyota Land Cruiser 300 | 15 | new | – | 15 | new | 92 | – |
| 84 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 14 | – 65.0% | 84 | 129 | – 69.2% | 87 | 79 |
| 85 | VW Tiguan | 8 | – 89.0% | 83 | 151 | – 80.0% | 86 | 65 |
| 86 | Citroen Basalt | 7 | – 98.8% | 70 | 758 | + 30.9% | 76 | 75 |
| 87 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 6 | n/a | 87 | 52 | n/a | 90 | – |
Source: Manufacturers
This Post Has 11 Comments
These cars in India are more reliable, economical and much cheaper than cars in Europe. Europe also has high tariffs on cars from China and the USA.
A Renault Kwid starts at €5.000!! A Fiat Panda starts at 15.000k€ in Europe! We in Europe are literally getting ripped off by the EU and the governments.
15.000€, not 15.000k€
Things are so expensive in the EU, it’s insane.
I don’t think you can really compare that. You know that safety rules are very different there for example. You may not need everything, but I’m glad we have safer cars here.
Man, a Fiat Panda has 0 safety stars also. The difference is that we are robbed.
Besides that, with 5k€ in Europe you only buy a motorcycle or a old car which is not safe at all.
You have to realise that wages and salaries in India are nowhere near the level of that in the EU,a 15000 euro car would be out of reach for most middle-class Indians.
The 2024 Fiat Panda/Pandina should fare better again. But it was mostly because of safety assistants. And the Panda is built in Europe. These people want to live from their wages too. I‘m still sure that the cheapest Indian cars are less safe than the Panda.
And why do you care? You said you had a Taycan, have a Model 3 – and an Opel Mokka E in your company. Money doesn‘t seem to be an issue.
No, it wasn’t the assistances, the Panda only had 45% in passenger protection and 16% in child protection. And that was almost 10 years ago, today it would have even less. Furthermore, the Panda is manufactured in Poland, where wages are not very high. The Panda should cost half as much.
Typical case of comparing apples with pears:
India is a single country
Europe has 50 sovereign states
Wages are significantly lower in India than most EU nations
Tax systems and regulations are different
etc etc
Wages have nothing to do with it, or little to do with it. Morocco has wages at the same level as India, and Dacias made in Morocco are much more expensive than the same Dacias/Renaults made in India, for example.
The problem is obviously the regulations in Europe, which are ridiculous. Just keep in mind that in my country a car (which is excellent and very reliable) is manufactured that cannot be sold in Europe due to CO2 emissions, but can be sold in Morocco. As if the air in Morocco were different from the air in Europe, since it is a country just a few kilometers from Europe. These absurd regulations are making europeans poorer and poorer.
One day India will be an open, friendly market and will demand high quality product at a reasonable price. Then it will be important for Citroen to be there. People in Europe cannot imagine cars being unavailable due to absurdly high tariffs and barriers.
Citroen’s aggressive marketing strategy is not working. Indians don’t appreciate French cars, they should have learned from Renault’s struggles in this market and get out.