Overview
- Domestic passenger-vehicle sales reached 404,231 units in December 2025, up 25.8% year on year, with volumes easing 3.2% from November.
- Maruti Suzuki led the market with 178,646 units and held seven of the top 10 models, as the Baleno topped individual charts with 22,108 units.
- SUVs dominated monthly demand with 179,357 units across the top 15 models, led by Maruti’s Fronx at 20,706, Tata Nexon at 19,375, and Maruti Brezza at 17,704.
- Kia posted the fastest year-on-year growth among major carmakers, more than doubling to 18,659 units, despite a month-on-month decline.
- For calendar-year 2025 EVs, Tata Motors led with 70,004 units per FADA data, and launches such as the Tata Punch facelift scheduled for January 13 are expected to influence early-2026 volumes.