Though Maruti Suzuki maintains its ‘Numero Uno’ position, its market share has shrunk. Its retail sales declined to 1.38 lakh in April 2025 from 1.39 lakh in the same month last year.
Mahindra & Mahindra has emerged as the second largest player in the Indian car market, relegating Hyundai Motor, which had held onto the spot for a long time, to the fourth position in April, as per retail auto sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Monday.
Though Maruti Suzuki maintains its ‘Numero Uno’ position, its market share has shrunk. Its retail sales declined to 1.38 lakh in April 2025 from 1.39 lakh in the same month last year. Its share as percentage of total car sales in April 2025 declined to 39.44% from 40.39% in April 2024.
Mahindra registered a significant jump in its market share rising from 11.23% in April 2024 to 13.83% in April 2025, while Hyundai’s market share dipped from 14.29% in April 2024 to 12.47% in April 2025.
Despite decline in its absolute sales numbers and market share, Tata Motors maintained its third position. Tata Motors passenger vehicle sales declined to 44,065 in April 2025 from 46,915 recorded in the same month last year. Market share declined from 13.61% to 12.59%.
After two consecutive months of decline, the overall automobile retail sales witnessed positive growth in April, increasing by 3% year-on-year to 22.8 lakh units. All categories, except commercial vehicles, posted positive growth.