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Informist, Monday, Jun. 15, 2026

 

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--SIAM: India May passenger vehicle sales 438,854 units
--SIAM: India May passenger vehicle sales 438,854 units, up 27% on year
--SIAM: India May 2-wheeler sales 1.90 mln units, up 14.8% on year
--SIAM: India May scooter sales 739,667 units, up 27.4% on year
--SIAM: India May motorcycle sales 1.11 mln units, up 7% on year
--SIAM: India May 3-wheeler sales 70,720 units, up 31% on year
--SIAM: May total vehicle exports at 625,731 units, up 31% on year
--SIAM: May passenger vehicle output 432,050 units, up 11% on year
--SIAM: May 2-wheeler output 2.38 mln units, up 13% on year
--SIAM: May 3-wheeler output 116,345 units, up 33% on year
--SIAM: India Apr-May passenger vehicle sales 759,790 units, up 25% YoY
--SIAM: India Apr-May 2-wheeler sales 3.78 mln units, up 21% on year
--SIAM: India Apr-May total vehicle sales 4.67 mln units, up 22% on year
--SIAM: India May total vehicle sales 2.35 mln units, up 17% on year
 

 

MUMBAI – Automakers sold 2.98 million vehicles to dealerships in India and overseas in May, up 19% on year but only 1% on month, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Domestic wholesale sales grew nearly 17% on year to 2.35 million units, while exports rose 31% to 625,731 units, the data showed.

 

"Lower base effect of previous May and demand created due to reduced GST rates, with easier financing, is again getting reflected in higher off-take this month," SIAM Director General Rajesh Menon said in a press release.

 

Two-wheelers, which form the biggest segment of automobiles sold in the country, registered wholesale sales of 1.90 million units in May, up almost 15% on year. Demand for scooters continued to outpace that for motorcycles, as both sales and production of scooters fared better last month. 

 

In May, companies sold 739,667 scooters to Indian dealerships, up 27% on year, and 63,575 units overseas, up 35%. Their output grew almost 20% on year to 809,456 units. Motorcycles account for nearly 60% of the two-wheelers sold in India. Their domestic sales grew 7% on year to 1.11 million units and exports improved 31% to 436,500 units. 

 

Despatches of passenger vehicles in India grew 25% on year to 379,764 units, while exports rose 13% to 76,051 units. Companies manufactured 432,050 passenger vehicles last month, up nearly 11% on year. These figures do not include sales of cars made by BMW, Mercedes, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd., Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Auto. Including Tata Motors PV, domestic sales grew 27% on year to 438,854 units.

 

Wholesale sales of passenger cars and utility vehicles maintained a similar pace of growth in May in India, but overseas, the former saw contraction even as the latter registered robust growth.

 

Wholesale sales of three-wheelers in India improved on strength across sub-segments. Their sales in India grew 31% on year to 70,720 units, while their exports grew even faster at 56% to 48,513 units. Overall, their output improved 33% on year to 116,345 units in May. Companies cut production of electric rickshaws by half, although they account for a very tiny fraction of all the three-wheelers sold in India.

 

Automobile companies have sold 4.67 million vehicles in India in Apr-May, up 22% on year. Exports in the first two months of the ongoing financial year rose 34% on year to 1.25 million units. Output across automobile segments in Apr-May stood at 5.85 million units, up a shade over 19% on year. 

 

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers detailed domestic vehicle sales figures for May as follows:

 

Segment	May-26	Apr-26	May-25	Year-on-year change (in %)
Passenger vehicles	379,764	378,312	303,099	25.3
Passenger cars	120,975	120,945	93,951	28.8
Utility vehicles	245,549	244,280	196,821	24.8
Vans	13,240	13,087	12,327	7.4
Two-wheelers	1,902,209	1,872,691	1,657,116	14.8
Scooters	739,667	691,993	580,696	27.4
Motorcycles	1,113,973	1,138,452	1,039,156	7.2
Mopeds	48,569	42,246	37,264	30.3
Three-wheelers	70,720	65,668	53,942	31.1
Quadricycles	0	0	1	--

 

* Data does not include sales numbers of BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Auto. Tata Motors domestic sales data is included only in 'Total PV', detailed break-up is not available.

 

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers detailed vehicle production figures for May as follows:

 

Segment	May-26	Apr-26	May-25	Year-on-year change (in %)
Passenger vehicles	432,050	439,259	389,491	10.9
Passenger cars	145,451	146,552	136,859	6.3
Utility vehicles	273,186	280,446	238,226	14.7
Vans	13,413	12,261	14,406	(-)6.9
Two-wheelers	2,378,243	2,373,587	2,105,723	12.9
Scooters	809,456	827,750	677,423	19.5
Motorcycles	1,520,209	1,502,645	1,389,167	9.4
Mopeds	48,578	43,192	39,133	24.1
Three-wheelers	116,345	108,461	87,555	32.9
Quadricycles	1,073	1,120	371	189.2

 

* Data does not include production of BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volvo Auto. Tata Motors domestic sales data is included only in 'Total PV', detailed break-up is not available.

 

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Reported by Anand JC

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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