India's passenger vehicle makers reported robust sales growth for October 2026 on Sunday, November 1, buoyed by strong festive-season demand, with the country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, posting its highest-ever monthly sales and Hyundai Motor India and Mahindra & Mahindra also registering record volumes, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.
Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Maruti extends its lead
Maruti Suzuki sold a total of 2,76,120 units in October 2026, up 25% from 2,20,894 units a year earlier, according to the company's release filed with the stock exchanges on Sunday. Domestic sales, including passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles, also reached an all-time high of 2,16,789 units, up 20% from 1,80,675 units in October 2025.
Source: Maruti Suzuki exchange filing via TradingView
Within domestic passenger vehicles, which rose 20.5% to 2,12,384 units, utility vehicles such as the Brezza, Fronx and Grand Vitara jumped 26% to 97,787 units, while mini, compact and mid-size cars rose 18.4% to 1,00,877 units. Exports surged 59.3% to 49,872 units, sales to other manufacturers stood at 9,459 units, and the Super Carry light commercial vehicle sold 4,405 units. For April to October of 2026-27, Maruti's total sales stood at 16,55,498 units, up about 27.4% year-on-year.
Hyundai, Mahindra and Tata also climb
Hyundai Motor India reported its highest-ever monthly sales including exports, with total volumes rising 17.7% to 82,299 units; domestic sales climbed 16.7% to a record 62,799 units and exports grew 21.1% to 19,500 units. Mahindra & Mahindra logged its highest-ever monthly vehicle sales at 1,31,109 units, up 9%, with domestic SUV sales of 73,338 units and exports surging 77% to 7,102 units.
Source: NewKerala
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles reported a 23% rise in total sales to 75,426 units, with domestic passenger vehicle sales up 21% to 73,894 units and international sales jumping to 1,532 units from 161 a year earlier. JSW MG Motor India dispatched 8,013 units, up 19% year-on-year, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.
These are wholesale figures — vehicles dispatched from factories to dealers — reported by the companies themselves. Retail registration data, which shows how many vehicles buyers actually took home, is released separately. October included the Navratri and Dussehra buying period in the run-up to Dhanteras on November 6.
With stock markets closed on Sunday, the record auto numbers will be among the first data points investors weigh when trading resumes on Monday, November 2, alongside the October GST collections of Rs 2.31 lakh crore released the same day.