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GST Cuts and Festival Rush Lift Maharashtra Vehicle Registrations 7.4%, With Mixed City Trends

Officials say the Sept. 22 tax changes spurred purchases during the Navratri–Dussehra window.

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Overview

  • Maharashtra recorded 115,125 new vehicles from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2, up 7.37% year on year, including 70,381 two-wheelers and 29,909 cars.
  • Mumbai’s four main RTOs logged 10,541 registrations led by two-wheelers, while the broader Mumbai Metropolitan Region posted a year-on-year decline.
  • Pune’s festive window showed 8,717 registrations between Sept. 21 and 29, nearly 9% lower than the comparable period last year.
  • In Pune, car registrations rose to 2,554 as motorcycle registrations fell to 5,438; total EVs slipped to 814 with electric scooters down and electric cars doubling to 116.
  • Automakers linked stronger deliveries to the GST rate cuts, with Maruti reporting 165,000 handovers in the first eight days of Navratri and Toyota citing 16% September growth.