September 2026 EV Sales: Kia Overtakes Maruti Suzuki

Thu Oct 08 2026

India's electric passenger vehicle market hit a new monthly high in September 2026, with sales rising 94 percent year on year to 35,995 units. Tata Motors led the market with a record 14,769 units, while Kia moved ahead of Maruti Suzuki to claim fifth place.

September 2026 mein electric passenger vehicles ki sales ki baat karein so, September 2026 mein ek new monthly high achieve kiya hai, with 35,995 units sold, which is 94 percent higher than the same month last year. Yeh fourth consecutive month bhi raha hai jahan EV sales 30,000 units ke mark se above rahi hai. Market mein Tata Motors ne apni top position ko retain kiya hai with 14,769 units and a 41 percent market share, while Kia ne Maruti ko overtake karke fifth position achieve kiya hai. H1 FY2027 ki EV sales abb 1,90,946 units tak pahunch gayi hai, which is an 88 percent year-on-year growth, or interestingly industry abb FY2026 ke full-year sales tally se sirf 29,971 units away hai. Tata Motors (14,769 units, up 101 percent year on year) September mein Tata Motors ne 14,769 electric passenger vehicles sell kiye, jo last year ke same month mein sold 7,353 units ke comparison mein 101 percent ki growth hai. Yeh company ki ab tak ki highest monthly EV sales bhi hai, or isne July mein record kiye gaye 14,388 units ke previous record ko bhi cross kar diya hai. September ke saath Tata Motors ki EV sales abb continuously fourth month bhi ban gayi hai jahan company ne 12,000 units ka mark cross kiya hai. Starting with Tata's EV market performance, so the company's market share stood at 41.03 percent, which is higher than the 39.70 percent share recorded in September 2025. Tata ka biggest volume driver abhi bhi the Nexon EV remains, while the updated Tiago EV and Punch EV have also contributed to the overall sales. During the month, Tata ne apna Battery-as-a-service (BaaS) offering bhi expand kiya, which is now available with the Nexon EV, Curvv EV, Sierra EV and Harrier EV. Mahindra

Mahindra ki EV sales ki baat karein so company ne September mein 7,779 electric vehicles sell kiye hai, which is 96 percent than the 3,972 units sold during the same month last year. Iske saath Mahindra ne electric PV market mein apni second position ko retain kiya hai, although its monthly sales abhi bhi july mein set kiye gaye 8,131 units ke record se below rahe hai. Mahindra ka EV market share bhi September 2025 ke 21.44 percent se increase ho kar abb 21.61 percent ho gaya hai. Company ke current EV line-up mein BE 6 or XEV 9e main offering hai, while XEV 9S ke through abb three-row electric SUV ka option bhi diya gaya hai. Mahindra ne recently apne Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) ownership programme ko bhi XEV 9S or XEV 9e tak extend kar diya hai, which makes these EVs more accessible from an upfront ownership cost perspective. JSW MG Motor JSW MG Motor ke sales performance ki baat karein so company ne September mein 5,242 EV units ki sales record ki hai, jo a year ago September mein sold hue 4,800 units ke comparison mein 9 percent zyada haiand August ke 6 percent growth ko bhi show karta hai. EV sales ke matter mein company ne third position ko retain kiya hai, although September 2025 ke 25.91 percent ke comparison mein abb iska market share fall ho kar 14.56 percent par aa gaya hai. June month MG ke liye ab tak best month raha hai, with 6,220 units sold. MG ke lineup mein Windsor EV continues to be the highest-selling model, while recently launched Hector Tomahawk EV bhi abb iske electric lineup mein ek or model add karta hai. MG ne Cyberster or M9 EV ke liye battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) scheme bhi introduce ki hai, jiske through customers ko battery ko vehicle ki upfront cost se separate rakhne ka option diya jaata hai. VinFast

VinFast retained the fourth position with 2,963 EVs sold in September so yeh company ke liye India ke electric passenger vehicle market mein entry karne ke baad ab tak ki highest monthly sales hai. August ke comparison mein sales 32 percent ka increase dekha gaya hai, giving the company an 8.23 percent market share in the EV passenger vehicle segment. Vinfast ki passenger vehicle portfolio ki baat karein so currently company ke paas three models available hai, jismein VF6 or VF7 SUVs hai, while VF MPV 7 bhi lineup ka part hai. In three models ko milaakar VinFast ki cumlative H1 FY2027 sales 10,826 units par stand karti hai. Kia Starting with the sales performance, so Kia has managed to move ahead of Maruti Suzuki to take the fifth position in September after recording 1,263 EV sales. This is a significant increase of 111 percent compared to the 598 units sold in September 2025. Month-on-month basis par bhi Kia EV sales mein 48 percent ka increase dekha gaya hai, with the company selling 851 units in August. Kia ka EV market share bhi abb increase hokar 3.50 percent ho gaya hai, compared to 3.22 percent during the same period last year. This growth comes after the launch of the Syros EV in August, which has added another EV option to Kia's portfolio in India. Apart from the Syros EV, Kia Carens Clavis EV ko bhi India mein sell karti hai, while EV6 ko fully imported models ke form par offer kiya jaata hai. Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki ki sales ranking ki baat karein so company abb sixth place par aa gayi hai, with 1,103 e Vitara units sold in September. August mein company ne 1,472 units dell kiye the, which means September sales mein around 25 percent ka decline dekha gaya hai. However, September company ke liye four-digit EV sales ka sixth consecutive month raha hai. e Vitara ki domestic availability abhi tak limited rahi hai as as larger share of its production exports ke liye allocate kiya gaya tha. Maruti Suzuki se expected hai ki woh domestic production ko increase karegi with the start of operations at its new manufacturing line at theHansalpur plant in Gujarat. BYD September month ki sales ko dekhein so BYD ne 836 EVs sell kiye hai, jo last year ke same month mein sold 732 units ke comparison mein 14 percent zyada hai. But despite this growth, BYD ka market share abb 2.32 percent par aa gaya hai, jo a year ago 3.95 percent tha. June abhi tak BYD India ka highest selling month raha hai, jahan company ne 938 units sell kiye the. Currently BYD ke lineup mein Atto 3, eMax 7, Seal or Sealion 7 jaise models dekhe jaa sakte hai, while company ne confirm kiya hai that Seal U ko bhi this year India mein launch kiya jayega. Hyndai September month mein Hyndai ki EV sales ki baat karein so company ne 792 electric cars sell ki hai, which is around 96 percent higher than the 404 units sold during thesame month last year. Yeh FY2027 mein Hyundai ka second highest monthly EV sales tally bhi raha hai, with the highest being 840 units sold in August. Overall, FY2027 ke first half mein Hyundai ne total 3,650 EVs sell kiye hai, jo H1 FY2026 mein sold 3,951 units ke comparison mein around 8 percent lower hai. Currently Hyundai ke EV lineup mein Creta Electric or Ioniq 5 ko dekha jaa sakta hai. Toyota

Toyota Urban Cruiser Ebella ki sales ki baat karein so September mein company ne 218 units sell kiye hai, which is the highest monthly sales figure for the electric SUV since its launch. August mein 168 units ki sales record hui thi, which means that the Ebella has witnessed a 30 percent increase in monthly sales. Toyota Urban Cruiser Ebella basically Maruti e Vitara ka Toyota version hai and Indian EV segment mein iski positioning Mahindra BE6, VinFast VF6, MG ZS EV, Hyundai Creata Electric or Tata Nexon EV jaise models ke against ki gayi hai. Sales of luxury EVs reached a record high Luxury electric passenger vehicle sales ki baat karein so September mein sales ne ek new monthly high touch kiya hai, with 975 units sold, which is around 60 percent higher compared to the 608 units sold in the same month last year. Yeh figure June mein set kiye gaye previous record of 853 units ko bhi cross karta hai. Total electric passenger vehicle sales mein luxury EVs ka share bhi September mein 2.70 percent raha, which shows that premium electric vehicles ki demand bhi gradually increase ho rahi hai. BMW

Luxury EV segment ki baat karein so September mein BMW ne sabse zyada electric cars sell karne wali luxury carmaker rahi, with 502 units, jo last year ke same month mein sold 369 units ke comparison mein 36 percent ki growth hai. Iske saath BMW ka market share 51.48 percent raha, although September 2025 mein company ka market share 60.69 percent tha, BMW ne recently apni electric line-up ko expand kiya hai with the i5 Long Wheelbase, which was launched in India in September at a starting price of Rs 79.6 lakh. Yeh company ki India mein locally produced first electric sedan bhi hai. BMW ne recently i7 range ko bhi update kiya hai, jisme 50 xDrive M Sport trim ke saath top-spec M70 xDrive variant bhi dekha jaa sakta hai. Tesla Tesla ki sales ki baat karein so September mein company ne India mein 291 units sell kiye hai, which is its highest monthly sales figure in the country so far. Last year September ke 69 units ke comparison mein Tesla ki sales mein 322 percent ka jump dekha gaya hai. Is strong growth ke saath Tesla abb Mercedes-Benz ko bhi overtake kar chuki hai and luxury EV segment mein first time second position par aa gayi hai. September 2025 mein 11.34 percent ki segment share ke comparison mein abb Tesla ka share increase ho kar 29.84 percent ho gaya hai. Mercedes-Benz Starting with Mercedes-Benz EV sales, so September mein company ne 125 EVs sold kiye, which was down by 9 percent compared to the 137 units sold in the same month last year. Luxury EV segment mein Mercedes-Benz ka share bhi abb 12.82 percent par aa gaya hai, jo last year same period mein 22.53 percent tha. Company ki highest monthly EV sales iss year June mein dekhi gayi thi, jab Mercedes-Benz ne 245 units sell kiye the. Volvo Volvo ki EV sales ki baat karein so September mein company ne total 45 units sell kiye hai, which is an 88 percent increase compared to the 24 units that were sold during the same month last year. Iske saath hi Volvo ka market share bhi increase hua hai, jo September 2025 mein 3.94 percent tha, abb increase ho kar 4.61 percent ho gaya hai. Porsche Porsche ki baat karein so September month mein the company sold 11 EVs, which is 38 percent higher compared to the eight units that were sold in September 2025. Luxury EV sales mein Porsche ka share bhi 1.12 percent raha during the month. News Source: Autocar India