With festive mode in the showrooms, automobile manufacturers, including Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Hyundai Motor India (HMIL), Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and JSW MG Motor India have recorded positive numbers in vehicle dispatches in October.
Country’s largest passenger vehicles (PVs) maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) sold a total of 2,76,120 units (including exports), which is its highest-ever monthly sales volume.
Domestic wholessales (dispatches to dealers) also reached an all-time high of 2,16,789 (including its light commercial vehicle) units during the month, a year-on-year (YoY) jump of 20 per cent as compared with 1,80,675 units in October 2025.
The company said its previous best months sales were recorded in the month of May 2026 with 2.43 lakh units and July 2026 with 2.41 lakh units.
Home-grown firm Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles recorded domestic wholesales of 73,894 units in October, a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 21 per cent as compared with 61,134 units in the same month last year.
Similarly, utility vehicles major, M&M said it sold 73,338 vehicles in the domestic market, a growth of 2 per cent YoY as compared with 71,624 units in October 2025.
“October was a landmark month for us, with SUV sales topping at 73,338 units and total vehicle sales of 1,31,109, both the highest we have ever clocked in a month. The festive season, together with a refreshed portfolio, kept demand strong across SUVs, pick-ups and three-wheelers. Our first CNG vehicle, the XUV 3XO ZNG has also seen strong traction with customers,” Velusamy R, President, Automotive Business, M&M, said.
‘Creta’ maker, HMIL said it achieved its highest-ever total monthly sales of 82,299 units (domestic + exports) in October 2026, registering a strong 17.7 per cent YoY growth. The milestone was driven by record domestic wholesales (dispatches to dealers) of 62,799 units, a growth of 16.7 YoY and exports of 19,500 units (21.1 per cent YoY), the company said.
“Strong festive demand, coupled with healthy momentum in both domestic and export markets, helped us set this new sales record. Going forward, the newly launched Hyundai Bayon – our Intelligent Utility Vehicle, will provide further impetus to our growth in India as well as across 50+ export markets, reinforcing India’s role as a strategic manufacturing and export hub for Hyundai,” Tarun Garg, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, HMIL, said.
Similarly, JSW MG Motor India said it dispatched 8,013 units during the month, as 19 per cent YoY growth as compared with 6,397 units in October last year.
In the two-wheeler segment, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said it dispatched 6,64,831 units during the month as compared with 5,98,952 units in the corresponding month last year.
Published on November 1, 2026
