India’s passenger-vehicle market witnessed a significant shift in direction of different powertrains in August, with CNG, hybrid and electrical autos collectively accounting for 42% of retail gross sales and overtaking petrol-powered automobiles for the primary time.
Petrol’s share fell to a report low of 41%, down from 46% a 12 months earlier, whereas CNG’s share rose to a report 25%, in contrast with 21% in August final 12 months. Diesel autos accounted for round 17% of passenger-vehicle gross sales, ANI cited a report by Equirus Securities.
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Total passenger-vehicle retail gross sales elevated 16% year-on-year to round 4.01 lakh items in August, indicating continued demand at the same time as shopper preferences shifted throughout gasoline sorts.
Electrical autos additionally recorded robust progress. Electrical-car gross sales rose 52% year-on-year to round 30,700 items, taking EV penetration to 7.7%, in contrast with 5.9% a 12 months earlier. Whereas this was under July’s report 8.1%, August was nonetheless the third-best month on report for electric-car gross sales.
CNG continued to be a significant driver of the broader shift. Maruti Suzuki maintained its dominance within the CNG passenger-vehicle phase with round 71% market share, adopted by Tata Motors at 17% and Hyundai at 9%.
Within the electric-car market, Tata Motors recovered its share to round 43%, its strongest stage since December 2025. Delhi recorded the best EV penetration within the nation at round 19%, though registrations linked to an all-electric taxi fleet contributed to the determine. Underlying penetration was estimated at 12-14%, Autocar Professional reported.
Analysts have pointed to a number of components behind the altering preferences, together with shopper considerations across the transition to E20 gasoline, enhancing charging infrastructure and the provision of recent electrical and hybrid fashions, based on the report.
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The shift can be seen past passenger automobiles. Electrical three-wheelers crossed 65% penetration, whereas electrical buses recorded their highest-ever month-to-month gross sales in August.
The August figures underline how India’s vehicle market is regularly diversifying away from its conventional dependence on petrol, with CNG, hybrid and electrical autos accounting for an more and more bigger share of shopper demand.
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