Electrical automobile retail gross sales continued to broaden strongly in India throughout August 2026. A complete of 30,696 electrical automobiles have been registered in the course of the month, in comparison with 20,210 items in August 2025. This represents a robust 51.89% YoY progress, including 10,486 items over final 12 months.
Nevertheless, EV gross sales have been decrease on a sequential foundation. July 2026 registrations stood at 32,928 items, leading to a 6.78% MoM decline in August. EV penetration within the total automobile market additionally eased marginally from 7.90% in July to 7.63% in August 2026. Regardless of this, EV share stays significantly increased than 5.83% recorded in August 2025.
Electrical Automotive Gross sales Aug 2026
Tata Motors retained a commanding lead in India’s electrical automobile market with 13,158 items registered in August. This was a big 63.17% enhance over 8,064 items registered final 12 months. Sequentially, nevertheless, Tata registrations declined 3.80% from 13,678 items in July. Tata accounted for 42.87% of electrical automobile registrations in August, that means greater than 4 out of each ten EVs registered in the course of the month got here from the corporate.
Mahindra remained in second place with 6,464 items. Gross sales elevated 56.17% YoY from 4,139 items, though registrations declined 16.51% from 7,742 items in July. Mahindra held a 21.06% share of the EV market. Collectively, Tata and Mahindra accounted for practically 64% of India’s electrical automobile registrations throughout August.
MG Gross sales Decline, VinFast Climbs To Fourth
JSW MG Motor was third with 4,622 registrations. In contrast to Tata and Mahindra, MG recorded a YoY decline, with gross sales falling 17.77% from 5,621 items. MoM efficiency was additionally weaker, down 18.76% from 5,689 items in July. MG’s August EV market share stood at 15.06%.
One of many notable performers was VinFast, which registered 2,199 items and moved into fourth place, up 48.38% MoM. The gross sales progress comes after VinFast earlier this month denied reports that it had paused its India enlargement plans, reiterating its dedication to the Indian market. Maruti adopted with 1,412 EV registrations, accounting for 4.60% market share. Gross sales declined 11.75% MoM from 1,600 items in July.
Hyundai, Kia File Sturdy MoM Progress
Hyundai registered 803 electrical automobiles, representing progress of 17.06% YoY and a stronger 41.87% MoM enchancment. Its EV market share stood at 2.62%. Hyundai is all set to enter the compact EV SUV phase later this 12 months, with their made in India electric SUV. That is anticipated to ship an enormous increase to Hyundai EV gross sales in India.
With the launch of new Syros EV, Kia has registered gross sales of 645 items, up 28.74% YoY and 37.23% MoM. BYD registered 543 items, down 6.54% YoY and 27.50% MoM. BMW recorded 274 items, adopted by Toyota at 161 items, Tesla at 116 items and Mercedes-Benz at 114 items. Citroen and Volvo registered 44 and 33 electrical automobiles, respectively.
EV Share Rises Sharply YoY
Whereas August EV registrations declined from July, the longer-term development stays optimistic. EVs accounted for 7.63% of automobile retail gross sales, in comparison with solely 5.83% a 12 months in the past – an enchancment of 1.80 share factors. The broader shift away from standard fuels is much more vital. In August 2026, petrol/ethanol autos accounted for 40.85% of automobile retail, whereas CNG/LPG reached 25.28%, diesel stood at 17.21%, hybrids at 9.04% and EVs at 7.63%.
CNG/LPG, hybrids and EVs collectively accounted for 41.95% of automobile retail, marginally exceeding petrol/ethanol’s 40.85% share. Inside this altering market, electrical automobiles proceed to realize floor, with August registrations rising practically 52% in comparison with final 12 months.
