Fast Lane Automotive Market Pulse — January 2026

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Market Overview — January 2026

🚗

260,382

Total PC Sales

vs 269,339 prev

✅

82,188

Hatchback

↑ 4.0% MoM

👥

14,235

MPV

↓ -2.7% MoM

↓ -3.3%

▼ -3.3%

MoM Growth

Segment	January 2026	Prev Month	MoM	YoY
Hatchback	82,188	79,008	+4.0%	—
MPV	14,235	14,625	-2.7%	—
Premium	13,436	12,820	+4.8%	—
SUV	114,221	121,425	-5.9%	—
Sedan	36,302	41,461	-12.4%	—
Total	260,382	269,339	-3.3%

OEM Performance

Market Share Distribution

OEM Sales & Growth

Ma… Maruti Suzuki 113,701 +1.3%

43.7%

Hy… Hyundai 43,308 +7.3%

16.6%

Ta… Tata Motors 33,211 -12.2%

12.8%

Ma… Mahindra 22,057 -15.4%

8.5%

Kia Kia 16,832 -12.0%

6.5%

To… Toyota 9,985 -14.3%

3.8%

VW Volkswagen 5,595 -1.4%

2.1%

Ho… Honda 5,307 +5.4%

2.0%

Re… Renault 2,817 +1.3%

1.1%

Sk… Skoda 2,627 -11.2%

1.0%

MG MG Motor 2,598 -1.4%

1.0%

Ni… Nissan 2,344 -19.7%

0.9%

Segment Analysis

🚗

Hatchback

82,188

units sold

▲ +4.0% MoM

🚐

MPV

14,235

units sold

▼ -2.7% MoM

🏎️

Premium

13,436

units sold

▲ +4.8% MoM

🚙

SUV

114,221

units sold

▼ -5.9% MoM

🚗

Sedan

36,302

units sold

▼ -12.4% MoM

State-wise Performance

Top States by Sales Volume

#	State	Sales	MoM
1	Uttar Pradesh	35,763	-84.7%
2	Maharashtra	33,257	-84.7%
3	Gujarat	25,487	-84.8%
4	Tamil Nadu	22,992	-84.7%
5	Rajasthan	20,458	-84.7%
6	Karnataka	17,883	-84.7%
7	Madhya Pradesh	15,259	-84.8%
8	West Bengal	12,792	-84.7%
9	Andhra Pradesh	12,727	-84.8%
10	Telangana	10,237	-84.7%

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