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In the list of most sold cars in H1 2026 in India, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Punch and Nexon had close battle for the first position
The Maruti Suzuki Dzire headed the PV sales chart during the first half of 2026 by recording a domestic tally of 1,26,204 units. The Tata Punch came second at 1,19,303 units – leaving a gap of only 6,901 units between the two nameplates. Meanwhile, its sibling, the Tata Nexon finished in the third position with 1,18,166 units – just 1,137 units below Punch.
The Dzire was the only model to cross 1.20 lakh units during the first six months of the 2026 calendar period. The Punch and Nexon also stayed very close as the three were separated by a small margin of around 8,000 units – placing the trio of sub-four-metre models at the head of the table. Compact dimensions, multiple powertrain choices and retail reach kept these cars ahead of larger SUVs and premium hatchbacks.
The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga occupied the fourth position after registering 1,08,295 units. Its result made it the only MPV among the ten entries and the fourth vehicle to exceed one lakh units. The WagonR tall riding hatchback took fifth at 1,00,704 units – extending Maruti Suzuki’s presence in sedan, MPV and hatchback categories inside the first five ranks.
|
Rank |
Model |
H1 2026 sales |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Maruti Dzire |
1,26,204 |
|
2 |
Tata Punch |
1,19,303 |
|
3 |
Tata Nexon |
1,18,166 |
|
4 |
Maruti Ertiga |
1,08,295 |
|
5 |
Maruti WagonR |
1,00,704 |
|
6 |
Maruti Swift |
97,747 |
|
7 |
Maruti Baleno |
96,996 |
|
8 |
Maruti Fronx |
95,441 |
|
9 |
Hyundai Creta |
91,391 |
|
10 |
Mahindra Scorpio |
89,375 |
The Swift, Baleno and Fronx filled the next three places for the largest car producer in the country. The Swift recorded 97,747 units while Baleno ended the January to June 2026 period at 96,996 units. Only 751 units separated the two hatchbacks when looked closely. The Fronx followed at 95,441 units – keeping the gap to Baleno at 1,555 units.
Maruti Suzuki consequently occupied five consecutive places from fourth to eighth. The Hyundai Creta was the highest ranked midsize SUV and the fourth most sold SUV in the country by finishing ninth after 91,391 units. The Mahindra Scorpio closed the top ten at 89,375 units. The Creta led Scorpio by 2,016 units while both trailed Fronx by fewer than 6,100 units.
It must be noted that the combined sales across the ten models reached 10,43,622 units during H1 2026. Maruti Suzuki accounted for six entries and 6,25,387 units while Tata contributed 2,37,469 units through Punch and Nexon. Hyundai and Mahindra completed the chart through Creta and Scorpio respectively.
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