India Festive Season Delivers Records: Maruti, Mahindra and Hyundai All Post Best-Ever Octobers

Indian automakers reported a festive-season surge in October 2026, with several posting their best month ever, according to figures published November 1. Maruti Suzuki India sold 276,120 units including exports, its highest-ever monthly total, with domestic wholesales — dispatches to dealers — reaching an all-time high of 216,789 units, up 20 percent year over year from 180,675 in October 2025. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles recorded domestic wholesales of 73,894 units, up 21 percent from 61,134 a year earlier.

Mahindra and Mahindra said it sold 73,338 vehicles in the domestic market, up 2 percent year over year, calling it a landmark month with SUV sales topping 73,338 and total vehicle sales of 131,109, both the highest the company has ever recorded in a month. Hyundai Motor India achieved its highest-ever total monthly sales of 82,299 units including exports, up 17.7 percent year over year, with 62,799 domestic units up 16.7 percent. JSW MG Motor India dispatched 8,013 units, up 19 percent from 6,397 a year earlier.

Two cautions keep the celebration honest. First, these are wholesales — vehicles shipped to dealers — not retail sales to customers, so some of the record reflects dealers stocking up for the festive season rather than cars already in driveways. Second, the two-wheeler side was just as strong, with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India dispatching 664,831 units versus 598,952 a year earlier, suggesting broad festive demand rather than a single-brand story. Even with those caveats, a month in which the market leader, the SUV specialist and the Korean challenger all set records is a strong month by any measure.