India January 2026: Tata and Hyundai smash volume records in market up 12.7%

11 February 2026 at 09:26

The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the third time in the past 4 months.

Outstanding month for wholesales in India at 452,589 units, up 12.7% year-on-year on a January 2025 result that was at the time an all-time high volume and the first time above 400,000 units. This month is the 2nd best month in history below the 466,814 of last October. Maruti Suzuki (+0.5%) is stable at 38.6% share vs. 44.2% in December. It is followed by Tata (+46.1%) reaching a record volume at 70,222 (previous best 61,134 last October). Mahindra (+25.4%) is relegated to third place above Hyundai (+9.5%) also breaking its volume record at 59,107 (previous best 57,115 in January 2024). Skoda (+38.9%), Renault (+33.6%) and Toyota (+17%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.

Over in the models charts, the Tata Nexon (+51.8%) takes a clear lead and breaks its monthly volume record at 23,365 (previous best: 22,573 last September). This is the third time in the past four months that the Nexon is #1 in India. The Maruti Suzuki Dzire (+27.6%) also has a fantastic month but has to contend with 2nd place. At #3, the Tata Punch also beat its monthly all-time high art 19,257 (previous best: 19,158 in April 2024). Leader a year ago, the Hyundai Creta (-3.2%) falls to #4 but is up 7 spots on December. The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (+25.6%) is up to #5 ahead of the Maruti Suzuki Swift (+4.2%), Vitara Brezza (+18.6%) and Baleno (-15.9%) down 7 spots on last month’s win. The new Maruti Suzuki Victoris is up 13 ranks on last month to break into the Top 10 for the first time at #10. Another very successful launch is the Mahindra XUV7X0 above 10,000 units for its first full month in market.

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Full January 2026 Top 14 All locally manufactured brands and Top 88 All models below.

India January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Maruti Suzuki	174,529	38.6%	+ 0.5%	1
2	Tata	70,222	15.5%	+ 46.1%	3
3	Mahindra	63,510	14.0%	+ 25.4%	2
4	Hyundai	59,107	13.1%	+ 9.5%	4
5	Toyota	30,630	6.8%	+ 17.0%	5
6	Kia	27,603	6.1%	+ 10.3%	6
7	Honda	6,193	1.4%	+ 1.5%	8
8	Skoda	5,739	1.3%	+ 38.9%	9
9	MG	4,843	1.1%	+ 8.7%	7
10	Renault	3,715	0.8%	+ 33.6%	11
11	Volkswagen	2,710	0.6%	– 19.0%	10
12	Nissan	2,502	0.6%	+ 4.1%	12
13	Citroen	1,068	0.2%	+ 127.2%	13
14	Jeep	228	0.1%	– 26.5%	14

India January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	/25	Dec
1	Tata Nexon	23,365	+ 51.8%	3
2	Maruti Suzuki DZire	19,629	+ 27.6%	4
3	Tata Punch	19,257	+ 18.6%	8
4	Hyundai Creta	17,921	– 3.2%	11
5	Maruti Suzuki Ertiga	17,892	+ 25.6%	7
6	Maruti Suzuki Swift	17,806	+ 4.2%	5
7	Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza	17,486	+ 18.6%	6
8	Maruti Suzuki Baleno	16,782	– 15.9%	1
9	Mahindra Scorpio	15,542	+ 0.6%	9
10	Maruti Suzuki Victoris	15,240	new	23
11	Maruti Suzuki Wagon R	15,118	– 37.2%	10
12	Mahindra Thar	13,418	+ 77.6%	19
13	Maruti Suzuki Fronx	13,353	– 12.1%	2
14	Hyundai Venue	12,413	+ 11.8%	15
15	Maruti Suzuki Alto	12,314	+ 8.5%	13
16	Maruti Suzuki Eeco	11,914	+ 5.9%	12
17	Mahindra Bolero	11,841	+ 36.4%	14
18	Kia Sonet	10,998	+ 52.9%	18
19	Kia Seltos	10,639	+ 64.4%	28
20	Mahindra XUV 7X0	10,133	new	56
21	Toyota Innova + Hycross	9,455	– 3.3%	16
22	Toyota Hyryder	9,156	+ 85.3%	21
23	Mahindra XUV 3X0	8,845	+ 4.6%	17
24	Tata Tiago	8,349	+ 22.7%	24
25	Hyundai Aura (Xcent)	7,978	+ 48.1%	26
26	Hyundai Grand i10	7,710	+ 45.2%	29
27	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara	7,030	– 55.5%	20
28	Tata Sierra	7,003	new	69
29	Hyundai Elite i20	5,677	+ 19.7%	34
30	Kia Carens	5,633	+ 2.0%	30
31	Hyundai Exter	5,621	– 7.4%	25
32	Maruti Suzuki XL6	3,820	– 13.2%	37
33	Tata Harrier	3,711	+ 149.4%	40
34	Honda Amaze	3,449	– 4.0%	39
35	Skoda Kylaq	3,220	+ 159.3%	31
36	Tata Altroz	3,135	+ 54.2%	36
37	Toyota Fortuner	3,046	– 3.3%	35
38	Toyota Glanza	2,978	– 13.8%	22
39	Toyota Rumion	2,829	+ 45.5%	38
40	MG Windsor	2,567	– 21.7%	32
41	Toyota Taisor	2,521	+ 2.1%	27
42	Renault Triber	2,509	+ 72.3%	42
43	Nissan Magnite	2,502	+ 4.1%	47
44	Tata Safari	2,375	+ 53.4%	50
45	Honda Elevate	2,243	+ 26.5%	43
46	Maruti Suzuki S-Presso	1,954	– 32.5%	33
47	Skoda Slavia	1,946	+ 28.9%	62
48	Mahindra XEV 9e	1,945	+ 71.1%	45
49	Maruti Suzuki Ignis	1,902	– 49.7%	46
50	VW Virtus	1,881	+ 4.8%	41
51	Tata Curvv	1,666	– 46.0%	55
52	Maruti Suzuki Celerio	1,501	– 23.2%	44
53	Tata Tigor	1,361	– 8.3%	60
54	MG ZS EV	1,093	+ 312.5%	65
55	Mahindra BE 6	1,028	+ 46.9%	49
56	Hyundai Alcazar	962	– 26.6%	63
57	Citroen C3	831	+ 243.4%	59
58	Hyundai Verna	823	– 44.3%	67
59	VW Taigun	790	– 49.0%	48
60	MG Comet	766	+ 342.8%	53
61	Renault Kiger	703	– 6.9%	68
62	Mahindra 9S	612	new	–
63	Maruti Suzuki Jimny	591	+ 262.6%	61
64	Renault Kwid	503	– 11.6%	51
65	Honda City	501	– 32.2%	58
66	Skoda Kushaq	434	– 68.3%	57
67	MG Hector	334	– 25.6%	52
68	Toyota Hilux	317	+ 32.6%	70
69	Kia Syros	275	– 95.0%	54
70	Maruti Suzuki Invicto	197	– 64.6%	64
71	Toyota Camry	184	– 6.6%	72
72	Mahindra XUV 400	146	– 49.3%	84
73	Skoda Kodiaq	139	+ 1290.0%	71
74	Citroen C3 Aircross	131	+ 22.4%	73
75	Toyota Vellfire	123	+ 4000.0%	74
76	Jeep Compass	109	– 37.0%	75
77	MG Astor	83	– 56.3%	77
78	Jeep Meridian	81	– 40.9%	76
79	Citroen Basalt	70	+ 14.8%	78
80	Kia Carnival	58	– 80.2%	81
81	VW Tiguan	34	+ 3300.0%	79
82	Jeep Wrangler	29	new	86
83	Citroen E C3	24	– 60.0%	85
84	Toyota Land Cruiser 300	21	n/a	83
85	Jeep Grand Cherokee	9	new	87
86	VW Tayron	5	new	–
87	Citroen C5 Aircross	2	n/a	88
88	Hyundai Ioniq 5	2	– 87.5%	82

Source: Manufacturers

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