VahanPulse

Weekly stories from India's vehicle market. A new data story every week.

2026-09-08
Eight months, seven wins: luxury's streak breaks and BMW's lead thins to 49 cars
August luxury registrations fell 2.4% to about 3,907 — 2026's first year-on-year decline. Mercedes-Benz fell harder than BMW, so BMW still leads, by 49 cars against July's 157. Jaguar Land Rover took a record 14.9% share while selling exactly one electric car. Audi is estimated, not counted.
2026-08-25
The revolution, repossessed: 7 in 10 electric two-wheelers now come from the old guard
Electric hit a record 9.7% of July's 17.9 lakh two-wheeler registrations — and TVS, Bajaj and Hero banked 71.7% of that market. Ola shrank, Ather surged 72%, and Honda, India's No. 1, barely turned up.
2026-08-20
From 46.9% to 40.7% in a year: the petrol default is over, and India's car buyers have scattered across 4 Fuel Types
Pure petrol is down to 40.7% of new cars, its lead over the CNG-hybrid-electric bloc has shrunk from 46,568 cars to 1,218, CNG has shoved diesel off the podium, and the plug is 0.05 pp from catching the hybrid.
2026-08-17
Fourth to second in twelve months: Tata jumps the queue, Hyundai pays the toll
A year ago Tata trailed Hyundai by 0.2 points. In July 2026 it holds the silver medal at 14.8% - and Hyundai has slipped to fourth.