Car buying, redefined

Roughly one in every ten two-wheelers the company sold during the month was an electric model. TVS Motor Company sold 7,00,134 vehicles in October 2026, a 29 percent increase over the 5,43,557 units it sold in the same month last year, the company said on Sunday. Electric two-wheelers and international markets grew fastest.Two-wheelers accounted for most of the volume. Total sales rose 28 percent to 6,70,679 units from 5,25,150 a year earlier. Domestic two-wheeler sales grew 22 percent to 5,14,764 units,...

Utility vehicles now account for 46 per cent of the company's domestic passenger vehicle sales.  Maruti Suzuki India Ltd sold 276,120 vehicles in October, its highest monthly volume, as domestic sales touched a record 2,16,789 units and exports rose to 49,872 units. Total sales were 25 per cent higher than the 2,20,894 units recorded in October 2025.The month stood out even against a strong preceding quarter. Between July and September, the company sold 6,96,654 units, an average of about 2,32,000 a...

Hyundai expects the new Bayon to add "further impetus" to growth in India and across more than 50 export markets. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) sold 82,299 vehicles in October, its best monthly total since it began operations in the country, as festive-season demand and a strong export run lifted both legs of its business. The figure, announced from Gurugram on Sunday, is 17.7 per cent higher than a year earlier.Domestic sales rose 16.7 per cent year-on-year to 62,799 units, also...

The Mahindra XUV 3XO ZNG gives Mahindra an entry point for buyers who want lower running costs without moving to an electric vehicle. Mahindra & Mahindra sold 1,31,109 vehicles in October 2026, including exports, a 9 per cent increase over the same month last year and, according to the company, its best monthly tally ever. Sport utility vehicle sales in the domestic market reached 73,338 units, also a company record, though the 2 per cent growth was well short of the...

Overseas sales rose 225 per cent to 7,868 units from 2,422, lifting exports to about one-sixth of total volumes. Tata Motors Limited, formerly TML Commercial Vehicles, sold 47,652 commercial vehicles in October, 27 per cent more than the 37,530 units it sold a year earlier. A surge in international business accounted for more than half of the increase.Overseas sales rose 225 per cent to 7,868 units from 2,422, lifting exports to about one-sixth of total volumes. Of the 10,122 units added...

The Kylaq was Škoda's standout performer, with 33,200 units delivered, up 10.2 percent year-on-year. Škoda Auto delivered 53,200 vehicles in India between January and September 2026, a rise of 7.8 percent over the 49,400 units sold in the same period last year, according to the carmaker's nine-month global results. The growth keeps India as Škoda's fourth-largest market worldwide, behind Germany, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, and ahead of Türkiye.The numbers point to a shift within Skoda's India lineup, built...

Tata Motors has said it will announce further post-offer steps in due course. The filing does not spell out how the two companies will be integrated. Tata Motors Ltd, the former TML Commercial Vehicles, completed the initial settlement of its cash tender offer for Iveco Group on Friday. It now holds about 89.42 per cent of the Amsterdam-headquartered company, which becomes an indirect subsidiary.The shares are held through TML CV Holdings B.V., a wholly owned unit of TML CV Holdings Pte...