April 2025 Car Sales: Maruti, Mahindra, Toyota grow, Tata Motors faces decline
In April 2025, the Indian auto market showcased varied performances across major brands. Maruti Suzuki India reported a 7 per cent jump in its total sales, reaching 1,79,791 units compared to 1,68,089 units in April 2024. While its overall numbers climbed, domestic passenger vehicle sales saw only a marginal rise from 1,37,952 units to 1,38,704 units.
Hyundai Motor India, however, saw its total sales decline by 5 per cent to 60,774 units in April 2025, down from 63,701 units last year. Its domestic and export figures stood at 44,374 and 16,400 units respectively, as compared to 50,201 domestic units and 13,500 export units a year ago. Meanwhile, Hyundai celebrated crossing the 9 million cumulative sales milestone in India since 1996.
In contrast, Tata Motors Limited experienced a 7 per cent decline in its domestic sales, selling 70,963 units during the month. The company’s total domestic and international sales combined dropped to 72,753 units from 77,521 units in the previous year. In the passenger vehicle segment, sales dipped from 47,883 units to 45,199 units. These figures include the contributions from Tata’s EV portfolio.
Mahindra & Mahindra reported an overall auto sales increase of 19 per cent to 84,170 units. The company’s SUVs in the domestic market particularly shone, with sales up 28 per cent, climbing from 41,008 to 52,330 units.
Kia India also enjoyed positive momentum, with domestic sales rising to 23,623 units in April—an 18.3 per cent year-on-year improvement from the previous 19,968 units. The Sonet emerged as Kia’s top seller with 8,068 units, followed by the Seltos which recorded 6,135 units.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor delivered a strong performance with its sales increasing by 33 per cent to reach 27,324 units in April, up from 20,494 units last year. Of these, domestic sales were 24,833 units while exports accounted for 2,491 units.
JSW MG Motor India reported a 23 per cent growth in its sales, dispatching 5,829 units in April, compared to 4,725 units in the previous year. Notably, the MG Windsor EV maintained its lead in the electric vehicle segment for the seventh consecutive month since its launch.
