Mumbai, Oct. 6 -- Indian vehicle retail sales reached a record 2,536,920 units in September 2026, marking a 31.82 percent YoY increase and a 4.69 percent sequential rise over August shows data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Interestingly, in H1 (April-September) of FY2027, auto retail reached 15,512,319 units, a rise of 20.77 percent YoY.

In September 2026, growth was recorded across all major segments compared to the previous year. Two-wheeler sales rose 33.08 percent to 1,790,188 units, surpassing the pre-pandemic peak recorded in 2018 by 15.3 percent.

Passenger vehicle registrations increased 32.10 percent to 427,213 units and commercial vehicle registrations grew 37.62 percent to 103,557 units...