New Delhi, March 5 -- Vehicle retail sales in India recorded their best-ever February performance in 2026, with total retails reaching 24.09 lakh units, a 25.62 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

C. S. Vigneshwar, President, FADA, said, "Feb'26 has turned out to be a landmark month for the Indian auto retail sector, further strengthening the positive momentum seen after the GST 2.0 announcement."

Five out of six vehicle categories - two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and tractors - recorded their highest-ever February retail volumes. Construction equipment was the only segment to decline, slipping 1.22 per cent YoY.

"Overall, th...