India February 2026: Record market (+10.5%), Tata up 34.2%, Nexon best-seller

12 March 2026 at 12:37

The Tata Nexon is the best-selling vehicle in India for the 4th time in the past 5 months.

The Indian new wholesales market is up by a sturdy 10.5% year-on-year in February to 420,613 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 873,102. These are both new records. This is the 5th consecutive month of 400,000+ sales, a milestone that was reached for the first time in January 2025. Maruti Suzuki (+0.1%) is stable at 38.3% share, which is a rather poor performance given the market’s dynamism. Tata (+34.2%) soars to 14.8% share with Mahindra (+19%) in tow at #3. Hyundai (+9.8%) matches the market at #4 while Toyota (+16.4%) rounds out the Top 5. Excellent performances also by Citroen (+254.5%) off a low base, Renault (+30.6%), MG (+23.9%) and Skoda (+13.9%).

The Tata Sierra sells over 7,000 units for the 2nd straight month.

Model-wise, the Tata Nexon (+26.6%) signs a 4th win in the past 5 months but its advantage over the #2, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire (+31.5%) is now just 104 units. The Tata Punch (+28.8%) and Hyundai Creta (+9.9%) ensure the Top 4 is unchanged on January. Four Maruti Suzukis follow, with the Ertiga (+19.8%) and Vitara Brezza (+16.1%) performing best but the Wagon R (-25.1%) and Swift (-8.8%) disappointing. The new Maruti Suzuki Victoris confirms its success even though it falls two spots on January to #12 with just over 13,000 wholesales. Excellent scores also by the Toyota Hyryder (+116.9%) and Kia Seltos (+59.9%). The new Tata Sierra is up to #24 with a record 7,100 sales.

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

One year ago: India February 2025: Maruti Suzuki Fronx storms into top spot, Mahindra up to record #2

Full February 2026 Top 14 All locally made brands and Top 88 All models below.

India February 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Feb-26	%	/25	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Maruti Suzuki	161,000	38.3%	+ 0.1%	1	335,529	38.4%	+ 0.3%	1	1
2	Tata	62,329	14.8%	+ 34.2%	2	132,551	15.2%	+ 40.2%	2	3
3	Mahindra	60,018	14.3%	+ 19.0%	3	123,528	14.1%	+ 22.2%	3	2
4	Hyundai	52,407	12.5%	+ 9.8%	4	111,514	12.8%	+ 9.6%	4	4
5	Toyota	30,737	7.3%	+ 16.4%	5	61,367	7.0%	+ 16.7%	5	5
6	Kia	27,610	6.6%	+ 10.3%	6	55,213	6.3%	+ 10.3%	6	6
7	Skoda	6,361	1.5%	+ 13.9%	8	12,100	1.4%	+ 24.5%	7	7
8	Honda	5,629	1.3%	+ 0.2%	7	11,822	1.4%	+ 0.9%	8	9
9	MG	4,957	1.2%	+ 23.9%	9	9,800	1.1%	+ 15.9%	9	8
10	Renault	3,495	0.8%	+ 30.6%	10	7,210	0.8%	+ 32.1%	10	11
11	Volkswagen	2,639	0.6%	– 15.1%	11	5,349	0.6%	– 17.1%	11	10
12	Nissan	2,230	0.5%	– 4.2%	12	4,732	0.5%	+ 0.0%	12	12
13	Citroen	950	0.2%	+ 254.5%	13	2,018	0.2%	+ 173.4%	13	13
14	Jeep	251	0.1%	– 14.3%	14	479	0.1%	– 20.6%	14	14

India February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	/25	Jan	2026	/24	Pos	FY25
1	Tata Nexon	19,430	+ 26.6%	1	42,795	+ 39.2%	1	3
2	Maruti Suzuki DZire	19,326	+ 31.5%	2	38,955	+ 29.5%	2	1
3	Tata Punch	18,748	+ 28.8%	3	38,005	+ 23.4%	3	10
4	Hyundai Creta	17,938	+ 9.9%	4	35,859	+ 2.9%	4	2
5	Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza	17,863	+ 16.1%	7	35,349	+ 17.3%	6	9
6	Maruti Suzuki Ertiga	17,807	+ 19.8%	5	35,699	+ 22.6%	5	5
7	Maruti Suzuki Wagon R	14,885	– 25.1%	11	30,003	– 31.7%	10	4
8	Maruti Suzuki Swift	14,833	– 8.8%	6	32,639	– 2.1%	7	6
9	Mahindra Scorpio	14,665	+ 7.7%	9	30,207	+ 3.9%	9	8
10	Maruti Suzuki Baleno	14,632	– 5.5%	8	31,414	– 11.4%	8	11
11	Maruti Suzuki Fronx	13,898	– 35.2%	13	27,251	– 25.7%	12	7
12	Maruti Suzuki Victoris	13,021	new	10	28,261	new	11	34
13	Maruti Suzuki Eeco	11,620	+ 1.1%	16	23,534	+ 3.5%	14	12
14	Mahindra Thar	11,047	+ 19.5%	12	24,465	+ 45.6%	13	13
15	Hyundai Venue	10,494	+ 3.6%	14	22,907	+ 7.9%	15	14
16	Kia Seltos	10,308	+ 59.9%	19	20,947	+ 62.2%	18	25
17	Mahindra Bolero	9,863	+ 13.5%	17	21,704	+ 24.9%	17	17
18	Maruti Suzuki Alto	9,787	+ 14.6%	15	22,101	+ 11.1%	16	20
19	Kia Sonet	9,750	+ 28.3%	18	20,748	+ 40.3%	19	18
20	Toyota Hyryder	9,359	+ 116.9%	22	18,515	+ 100.1%	21	21
21	Mahindra XUV 7X0	9,112	new	20	19,245	new	20	80
22	Toyota Innova + Hycross	8,703	+ 3.0%	21	18,158	– 0.4%	22	15
23	Mahindra XUV 3X0	8,637	+ 9.9%	23	17,482	+ 7.2%	23	19
24	Tata Sierra	7,100	new	28	14,103	new	26	88
25	Tata Tiago	7,040	+ 1.2%	24	15,389	+ 11.8%	24	22
26	Kia Carens	6,815	+ 28.1%	30	12,448	+ 14.8%	29	24
27	Hyundai Aura (Xcent)	6,733	+ 40.4%	25	14,711	+ 44.4%	25	27
28	Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara	5,859	– 45.1%	27	12,889	– 51.3%	28	16
29	Hyundai Elite i20	5,852	+ 61.3%	29	11,529	+ 37.8%	30	32
30	Hyundai Grand i10	5,589	+ 13.1%	26	13,299	+ 29.7%	27	29
31	Skoda Kylaq	4,532	+ 24.6%	35	7,752	+ 58.9%	32	30
32	Hyundai Exter	4,200	– 21.7%	31	9,821	– 14.1%	31	26
33	Maruti Suzuki XL6	3,633	+ 93.5%	32	7,453	+ 18.7%	33	36
34	Mahindra 9S	3,539	new	62	4,151	new	44	–
35	Honda Amaze	3,513	+ 7.7%	34	6,962	+ 1.6%	34	38
36	Toyota Glanza	3,212	– 30.1%	38	6,190	– 23.1%	36	28
37	Tata Harrier	3,096	+ 125.0%	33	6,807	+ 137.7%	35	41
38	Toyota Fortuner	3,076	+ 7.0%	37	6,122	+ 1.6%	37	37
39	Toyota Taisor	2,854	– 20.8%	41	5,375	– 11.5%	39	33
40	Toyota Rumion	2,817	+ 34.2%	39	5,646	+ 39.6%	38	50
41	MG Windsor	2,599	+ 6.9%	40	5,166	– 9.5%	41	31
42	Renault Triber	2,419	+ 56.6%	42	4,928	+ 64.2%	42	45
43	Nissan Magnite	2,230	– 4.2%	43	4,732	+ 0.0%	43	47
44	Tata Altroz	2,063	+ 28.6%	36	5,198	+ 42.9%	40	35
45	Mahindra XEV 9e	1,889	– 14.3%	48	3,834	+ 14.7%	47	42
46	Maruti Suzuki Ignis	1,848	– 22.8%	49	3,750	– 39.3%	48	43
47	VW Virtus	1,804	– 1.8%	50	3,685	+ 1.5%	49	44
48	Tata Curvv	1,755	– 49.6%	51	3,421	– 47.9%	51	40
49	Skoda Slavia	1,674	+ 85.8%	47	3,620	+ 50.1%	50	55
50	Tata Safari	1,650	+ 5.6%	44	4,025	+ 29.4%	45	51
51	Honda Elevate	1,591	+ 8.7%	45	3,834	+ 18.4%	46	49
52	Tata Tigor	1,447	– 6.6%	53	2,808	– 7.4%	52	56
53	MG Hector	1,204	+ 133.8%	67	1,538	+ 59.5%	58	62
54	Mahindra BE 6	1,104	+ 11.4%	55	2,132	+ 26.1%	55	53
55	Hyundai Alcazar	907	– 28.2%	56	1,869	– 27.4%	56	54
56	Maruti Suzuki Celerio	862	– 79.6%	52	2,363	– 61.8%	54	46
57	Citroen C3	753	+ 584.5%	57	1,584	+ 350.0%	57	66
58	Renault Kiger	701	+ 61.9%	61	1,404	+ 18.2%	63	60
59	MG Comet	699	+ 140.2%	60	1,465	+ 215.7%	61	59
60	VW Taigun	698	– 45.1%	59	1,488	– 47.2%	60	52
61	Hyundai Verna	694	– 42.5%	58	1,517	– 43.5%	59	57
62	Kia Syros	662	– 87.8%	69	937	– 91.5%	66	39
63	Maruti Suzuki Jimny	532	+ 38.2%	63	1,123	+ 104.9%	64	65
64	Honda City	525	– 40.9%	65	1,026	– 37.0%	65	61
65	Maruti Suzuki S-Presso	451	– 73.2%	46	2,405	– 47.5%	53	48
66	Renault Kwid	375	– 46.3%	64	878	– 30.7%	67	63
67	MG ZS EV	344	– 13.8%	54	1,437	+ 116.4%	62	64
68	Toyota Hilux	321	+ 29.4%	68	638	+ 31.0%	68	69
69	Toyota Camry	203	– 2.9%	71	387	– 4.7%	70	71
70	Mahindra XUV 400	162	– 49.7%	72	308	– 49.5%	72	70
71	Skoda Kodiaq	146	+ 1360.0%	73	285	+ 1325.0%	73	74
72	Toyota Vellfire	145	+ 663.2%	75	268	+ 1118.2%	74	77
73	Maruti Suzuki Invicto	143	– 62.4%	70	340	– 63.7%	71	68
74	Jeep Meridian	124	– 6.8%	78	205	– 24.1%	76	78
75	VW Tayron	113	new	86	118	new	81	–
76	MG Astor	111	– 58.0%	77	194	– 57.3%	78	73
77	Citroen C3 Aircross	99	+ 130.2%	74	230	+ 53.3%	75	79
78	Jeep Compass	93	– 22.5%	76	202	– 31.1%	77	72
79	Kia Carnival	75	– 68.6%	80	133	– 75.0%	80	75
80	Citroen Basalt	73	+ 97.3%	79	143	+ 45.9%	79	76
81	Toyota Land Cruiser 300	47	new	84	68	new	82	90
82	Jeep Wrangler	27	– 3.6%	82	56	+ 100.0%	84	87
83	VW Tiguan	23	+ 1050.0%	81	57	+ 1800.0%	83	86
84	Citroen E C3	23	– 70.1%	83	47	– 65.7%	85	81
85	Skoda Kushaq	9	– 99.1%	66	443	– 81.6%	69	58
86	Jeep Grand Cherokee	7	– 41.7%	85	16	+ 33.3%	86	94
87	Citroen C5 Aircross	2	+ 100.0%	87	4	+ 300.0%	87	95
88	VW Golf	1	n/a	–	1	n/a	89	89

Source: Manufacturers

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