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Indian Auto Shipments Flat in July as Exports Surge

Exports offset sluggish domestic shipments, bolstering overall industry volumes.

Overview

  • Passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers fell 0.2% year-on-year to 340,772 units in July 2025, reflecting subdued buyer sentiment.
  • Passenger car exports rose 8.7% to 67,292 units, underpinning industry volumes despite weak domestic orders.
  • Maruti Suzuki retained its lead with 137,776 shipments, showing flat growth from a year earlier.
  • Mahindra & Mahindra reclaimed the second spot with 49,871 units on strong SUV demand, including 13,747 Scorpio/N sales and a 125%-growing Thar/ROXX.
  • Two-wheeler dispatches climbed about 9% to 1.57 million units and three-wheelers gained 17.5%; Mahindra also rolled out 79 kWh battery variants for its BE 6 and XEV 9e EVs promising over 500 km range.