Passenger Vehicle Sales Estimated at 36% Y0Y Growth in Aug. to 4.5 Lakh Units
Maruti Suzuki, India’s biggest carmaker, posted a 35 per cent Y0Y rise in wholesales of 1.77 lakh units last month. It said it has pending bookings for close to 1.8 lakh units, and its network stock is for about 16 days.
Pune: Car wholesales in India are estimated to have grown around 36 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in August to about 4.5 lakh units, boosted by market demand, as per auto industry estimates.
In August 2026, the wholesales stood at 3.3 lakh units.
“Industrywide, it is expected to be around 4.5 lakh units, plus or minus 2,000 to 3,000 units,” Partho Banerjee, senior executive officer, marketing & sales at Maruti Suzuki India told journalists.
Maruti Suzuki, India’s biggest carmaker, posted a 35 per cent Y0Y rise in wholesales of 1.77 lakh units last month. It said it has pending bookings for close to 1.8 lakh units, and its network stock is for about 16 days.
Sales dispatches to dealers at Tata Motors jumped 56 per cent at 67,753 units, up from 43,315 units sold last year.
Sales at Mahindra & Mahindra surged 50 per cent YoY in SUV dispatches of 59,257 units, while Hyundai Motor posted 23.6 per cent Y0Y rise to 54,396 units.
“Demand continues to remain strong across our portfolio, with the updated Scorpio-N and BE 6 Sporteq receiving strong market response from customers,” said Velusamy R, president, Automotive Business at Mahindra & Mahindra, adding that the automaker looked forward to building on this momentum during the festive season.
Banerjee said the industry is now entering the festive season with favourable conditions, although he expects growth rates to moderate in the second half of the financial year as the comparison base becomes stronger.
“So far, I think we are having good tailwinds. We don't see any headwinds there,” he added.
While growth during the festive season may not match the pace seen so far this year, Banerjee said industry volumes could rise further from current levels.
For the full financial year 2027, Maruti Suzuki expects the car market to grow by at least 10 per cent, compared with its earlier forecast of 4-6 per cent.
Sales at Kia India also grew 48 per cent YoY with 29,042 units, Toyota Kirloskar Motor sold 28,410 units, JSW MG Motor 7,508 units, Honda Cars 5,385 units, Renault India 2,842 units and Nissan Motor 3,426 units last month.
