Breaking down FY26's record car sales | Deep Drive Podcast Ep.107 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 11 апреля 2026, 5:37

India's passenger vehicle sales touched a record high of 4.7 million units in FY26. Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ravi Bhatia - President and CEO, JATO Dynamic India - break down the numbers on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - What helped sales
4:22 - Sales by country of origin
5:50 - Mahindra's at number 2
7:23 - Maruti's market share drop
9:18 - Hyundai's slips to number 4
10:28 - Toyota's rise
11:25 - Kia's performance
12:20 - Jeep and Citroen
14:11 - Maruti Dzire is India's bestseller
16:48 - Tata Nexon at number 2
18:20 - EV battleground
22:42 - Shrinking sedan segment
24:08 - Tata Sierra and Mahindra XUV 7XO drawing buyers
24:50 - Maruti Victoris report card
27:30 - Tech pull
30:40 - Growth of SUVs
31:40 - Fuel-wise split
34:45 - BMW vs Mercedes
35:50 - Total cost of ownership as a factor
38:24 - 5 million sales target

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