Overview

• Passenger‑vehicle wholesales reached 378,457 units in September, up 5.46% year on year, with a strong month‑on‑month rebound tied to festive buying and new pricing.
• Tata Motors posted its highest‑ever monthly dispatches at 59,667 units, with the Nexon topping national sales at 22,573 units.
• Mahindra recorded 56,233 domestic dispatches, up 10% year on year, led by 18,372 units of the Scorpio range and solid volumes for the Thar and XUV700.
• Electric passenger‑car sales more than doubled to over 15,000 units, led by Tata’s 6,216 EVs, as premium players including BMW and Mercedes reported strong EV contributions.
• Maruti Suzuki’s September dispatches declined about 8% to 132,821 units after early‑month purchase deferrals ahead of GST changes and late‑month logistics constraints.