Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Leads Cars, Commercial Vehicles; UP Tops Two-Wheelers
India’s vehicle sales leaders depended on the type of vehicle.
Maharashtra sold the most passenger vehicles, such as cars.
It also sold the most commercial vehicles.
Uttar Pradesh sold the most two-wheelers, such as motorcycles and scooters.
Uttar Pradesh also led three-wheeler sales.
The Western Zone had the highest sales of cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles.
The Southern Zone sold the most three-wheelers.
The data shows that different parts of India have different vehicle-buying patterns.
Maharashtra led passenger-vehicle sales with 147,440 units in Q1 FY2026-27.
Maharashtra also topped commercial-vehicle sales with 36,433 units.
Uttar Pradesh led two-wheeler sales with 882,047 units.
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest three-wheeler sales at 25,669 units.
The Western Zone led passenger-vehicle, two-wheeler and commercial-vehicle sales, while the Southern Zone led three-wheelers.
- Who
- Vehicle buyers and manufacturers across Indian states, based on data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
- What
- Maharashtra led passenger- and commercial-vehicle sales, while Uttar Pradesh led two- and three-wheeler sales.
- When
- April-June, the first quarter of FY2026-27.
- Where
- Across India, with comparisons by state and regional zone.
- Why
- The data highlights differing patterns of vehicle demand across Indian states and zones.
- Passenger vehicles sold
- 12.74 lakh units across India
- Two-wheelers sold
- 56.29 lakh units across India
- Three-wheelers sold
- 2.14 lakh units across India
- Commercial vehicles sold
- 2.65 lakh units across India
- Top passenger-vehicle state
- Maharashtra, with 147,440 units and an 11.6% national share
- Top commercial-vehicle state
- Maharashtra, with 36,433 units and a 13.8% national share
- Top three-wheeler zone
- Southern Zone, with 71,000 units
