EV Sales Cross 36,000 with the 94.2% Yearly Growth

EV registrations in India crossed the 36,000 mark in September 2026, reaching 36,020 units according to Vahan data of October 2, 2026. This is up 11.9% from 32,186 units in August, and up 94.2% from 18,544 units in September 2025. EVs accounted for 8.5% of total four-wheeler registrations in the month.

Top 5 OEMs

Tata led with 14,791 units and a 41.1% share maintaing itslef as the leading OEM. This was up 100.7% from 7,368 units in September 2025, and up 7.3% from 13,786 units in August. Tata sells within each mass market price segment with EVs starting from under 10 lakh and going upto 30 lakhs. Its lineup includes the Tiago EV, Punch EV, Tigor EV, Nexon EV, Curvv EV, Sierra EV and Harrier EV.

Mahindra was second with 7,781 units with a 21.6% market share. This was up 95.8% from 3,973 units in September 2025, and up 14.3% from 6,810 units in August to retain second rank. Mahindra sells the XUV 3XO EV, XUV400 EV, BE 6 SPORTEQ, XEV 9e and XEV 9S. Previously we published that XEV 9S was the top selling EV in August 2026. This has created a clear gap between second and third position.

MG was third with 5,242 units and a share of 14.6%. This was up 9.1% from 4,804 units in September 2025, and up 7.1% from 4,894 units in August to maintain third ranking. MG sells the Comet EV, Windsor EV, ZS EV, the newly launched Hector Tomahawk EV and M9. Windsor which was the best selling car till June 2026 has seen its sales fall in recent months. This has directly affected the overall brand sales. MG will hope that the Tomahawk EV will revive its dominance..

Kia was fourth with 1,262 units and a 3.5% share. This was up 111% from 598 units in September 2025, and up 61.2% from 783 units in August. Previously Kia was on the seventh position. The sales of the Syros EV have picked up. Kia also sells Carens Clavis EV, EV6 and EV9.

Maruti Suzuki was fifth with 1,103 units and a market share of 3.1%. This was down 25.0% from 1,471 units in August where is was on the fourth position. Its only EV is the eVitara.

VinFast

Several publications have listed VinFast fourth in September with 2,964 registrations, an 8.2% share. On analysis, ElecTree found that 2,150 of these were VinFast's self-registrations to Green SM, and not genuine demand from third party fleet operators.

We have excluded them from the top 5. The remaining 814 units, a 2.3% share, were up 3.6% from 786 units in August. On that number VinFast ranks seventh, behind BYD at 836 units and ahead of Hyundai at 792.