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Diesel contributed 8,63,277 units or 18.4 per cent of total industry sales with Mahindra standing out as the segment’s biggest player due to its wide range of SUVs
The car market ended last FY with total sales of 46,83,208 units with petrol continuing to dominate the numbers in terms of fuel type but this time around, CNG is making a compelling case as the second most preferred powertrain option in the country. Petrol remained the most popular fuel type with 24,61,614 units sold by accounting for 52.6 per cent of total industry volumes.
Maruti Suzuki led the petrol segment by a significant margin with 10,91,046 units with 59.8 per cent of its own total sales. Hyundai followed with 3,62,763 petrol units contributing 62 per cent of its overall volume while Kia’s petrol share was even higher at 67.3 per cent of its 2,89,035 total units. Skoda, Renault, Volkswagen and Nissan were entirely petrol-dependent – recording zero sales across any other fuel type during the year.
Diesel contributed 8,63,277 units or 18.4 per cent of total industry sales with Mahindra standing out as the segment’s biggest player due to its wide range of SUVs. Of Mahindra’s 6,60,276 total units, 4,92,829 were diesel – a 74.6 per cent share that shows how deeply the brand’s portfolio is tied to oil burners. Jeep followed a similar pattern with 87 per cent of its 3,213 units being diesel.
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Hyundai and Kia also maintained appreciable diesel volumes at 1,21,372 and 90,080 units respectively while Tata contributed 80,185 diesel units largely from the Nexon, Harrier and Safari. CNG was the definitive standout of FY2026 in multiple regards with 10,14,709 units sold industry-wide – a 21.7 per cent share that indicates how mainstream gas-powered vehicles have become particularly in the mass market.
Maruti Suzuki was the undisputed leader here with 7,08,096 CNG units – accounting for 38.8 per cent of its own sales and nearly 70 per cent of all CNG vehicles sold in India during the year. Tata was a distant second with 1,72,089 CNG units at a 27.3 per cent internal share followed by Hyundai at 95,023 units. The appeal of CNG has been driven by significantly lower running costs compared to petrol and diesel and high fuel efficiency.
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On the other hand, electric vehicles accounted for 2,20,105 units or 4.7 per cent of total sales. Tata led with 88,405 EV units contributing 14 per cent of its overall volume. MG was the most EV-dependent brand in the industry with 85.8 per cent of its 72,925 units being electric thanks to the Windsor EV. Mahindra contributed 54,626 electric units due to its INGLO platform based models.
Hybrid vehicles added 1,23,503 units with a 2.6 per cent share – almost entirely driven by Toyota’s 1,02,160 hybrid units which represented a 27.8 per cent of the Japanese brand’s total FY2026 volume. Meanwhile, Honda accounted for the remaining 1,007 hybrid units.
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