September 2026 car sales: Maruti up 24%, Kia surges while most top makers dip month-on-month

Carmakers reported their September 2026 sales on 1 October. Overall passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers stayed broadly flat at about 4 lakh units, with most leading brands seeing a dip from August even as several grew year-on-year.

Maruti Suzuki

India's largest carmaker sold 2,36,013 units in total, including exports, up 24.4% from a year earlier.

• Domestic passenger vehicles: 1,81,838 units
• Exports: 44,219 units
• Utility vehicles: 78,911 units

For April to September (H1 FY27), Maruti's total sales stood at 13,79,378 units.

Tata Motors commercial vehicles

Tata Motors' commercial vehicle sales rose 42.4% to 51,062 units. Domestic CV sales grew 31.2% to 43,487 units, and international business nearly tripled to 7,575 units.

How the main car brands fared

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales for September 2026, as compiled by Autocar India:

Four of the top five carmakers recorded lower volumes than in August. Kia was the standout, helped by new CNG options and the launch of the Sorento. Tata held on to second place, just 227 units ahead of Mahindra.

What to watch

These are dispatches from factories to dealers, not sales to customers. Retail registration data from FADA for September, which will cover the Navratri period, will give a clearer picture of festive demand.