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India auto market posts record July sales, EV demand rises

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July 2026 saw marked a series of record sales across India’s automotive sector, reinforcing the growth trend highlighted earlier surge in the year. India’s passenger‑vehicle market, with total dispatches rising about 33 % to roughly 470 000 units. Maruti Suzuki posted a domestic high of 2.41 million vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra confirmed total automotive sales of logged 1.04 million units, sales and a 26 20 % year‑on‑year rise, with domestic jump in SUV deliveries reaching 60,048 units. Tata Motors’ passenger‑vehicle sales jumped 59 % YoY to 63,760 units, deliveries, while JSW MG Motor Kia India recorded its highest ever monthly achieved a best‑ever wholesale volume of 8,158 vehicles, 28 200 units, up 27.4 % YoY. JSW MG Motor’s 8 158‑vehicle wholesale mix was more than 80 % of which were new‑energy models. Maruti Suzuki posted a new domestic monthly high of 2.41 million units, despite a 9.1 % decline in consolidated net profit for Q1 FY 2026‑27. models, and Tata Motors’ EV sales climbed to 15 217 units (+114 %). Hyundai Motor India achieved its highest July dispatches at 75,360 units, including 54,210 domestic sales driven by the Creta SUV and i20 hatchback, and exported recorded a record 21,150 units. Honda’s two‑wheeler business sold 542,000 units, 75 360 total sales, including 21 150 exports. Earlier in the year, ICRA projected a modest 5 4.6 % increase, FY 27‑28 growth for the passenger‑vehicle segment, citing GST cuts, an extended wedding season and announced Toshiyuki Yanagisawa as President strong demand for new models. April wholesale dispatches had already jumped 25 % YoY to 440 000 units, with inventory tightening to 28‑30 days and CEO exports up 13 % sequentially. Two‑wheeler electrification also accelerated: Hero MotoCorp introduced the Vida VX2 Go FB electric scooter with a fixed 3.1 kWh battery, 128 km range and a price of Rs 1.13 lakh, expanding options beyond its Battery‑as‑a‑Service model. Honda Cars India effective 1 Oct 2026. Hyundai Motor India named Mukundan MS as whole‑time director reported a 48.5 % YoY rise to 8 284 units in July and chief manufacturing officer effective 1 Sept 2026. The strong performance across outlined plans for an electric SUV from 2028, while Toyota Kirloskar Motor posted a fifth consecutive month of domestic growth, driven by the new Hilux SUV. Overall, conventional, hybrid and electric models continues to push together pushed the EV share toward the 8 % level, while mark, supported by government incentives and the National Critical Mineral Mission aim to sustain Mission’s push for battery‑cell capacity growth. expansion.

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  1. 2026-08-02 18:03 UTC India auto market posts record July sales, EV demand rises
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  3. 2026-08-01 08:47 UTC India auto market expands, EV demand climbs
  4. 2026-08-01 06:42 UTC India auto market expands, EV demand climbs

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