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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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