Tata leads EV car sales in Jan-Oct 2026; Mahindra overtakes MG for second place

Tata Motors has retained the number one position in India's electric car market over the 10 months from January to October 2026. Mahindra's electric car sales rose sharply and the company moved to second place, leaving JSW MG Motor India in third.

According to data on the Vahan portal up to November 4, a total of 2,93,877 electric cars were registered in the country during the period. Of these, 1,16,732 were Tata Motors cars, giving it a 39.7 per cent market share.

Mahindra registered 67,023 units. Its sales in the same period last year were 29,934 units, a rise of 124 per cent. The company benefited from models such as the BE 6, XEV 9e, XEV 9S and XUV 3XO EV. MG Motor registered 55,082 electric cars.

VinFast was fourth on the list with 15,468 units registered. Maruti Suzuki is fifth with 12,051 units, Kia sixth with 7,029 units and BYD seventh with 6,490 units. Hyundai was eighth with 5,791 units. BMW is ninth with 4,132 units and Mercedes-Benz tenth with 1,387 units.

BYD recorded growth of 16.8 per cent against 5,555 units last year. Hyundai's registrations, on the other hand, fell 12.5 per cent. In India, BYD sells the Atto 3, eMAX 7, Seal and Sealion 7. Hyundai has the Creta Electric and Ioniq 5. Maruti Suzuki's e Vitara is also part of the sales.

In October 2026 alone, a total of 36,911 electric cars were registered. Of these, 14,654 were Tata Motors, 8,541 Mahindra and 5,938 MG units. In October, Kia overtook Maruti Suzuki with 1,395 units. Tata and Mahindra together held a 62.5 per cent market share. Total registrations in October were 76 per cent higher than in the same month last year.