Indian passenger car makers achieve robust double-digit sales growth in March 2026

Thursday, 02 April 2026 14:15:52 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

Major Indian passenger car markers sustained robust double-digit sales growth in March 2026, a compilation of data released by various automobile companies showed on Thursday, April 2.

The country’s largest passenger car maker in terms of market share, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), reported sales of 169,328 units in March 2026, a rise of 10.27 percent, while Tata Motors Limited sold 66,971 units, a growth of 29 percent, year on year.

Toyota Kirloskar Motors Limited sold 35,125 units, up 23.8 percent, and Mahindra & Mahindra sold 60,272 units, a rise of 25 percent, year on year.

Nissan India Limited showed the highest growth rate of 151 percent, selling 4,408 units on the back of new product launches, while Kia Motors notched up sales of 29,112 units, a rise of 14.5 percent, year on year.

Only two manufacturers, Hyundai Motors India Limited (HMIL) and Honda Motors India Limited, reported single-digit sales rises, of 6.3 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, selling 55,064 units and 7,585 units, respectively.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.


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