Maruti drives growth as domestic PV sales up 35% in August

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales in India are estimated to have risen around 35 per cent to about 4.5 lakh units in August, riding on the back of robust growth posted by the likes of Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Mahindra & Mahindra.

The automotive industry continues to benefit from the momentum generated by last year's GST rate cut, income tax benefit and repo rate cuts and is entering the festive season with optimism, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Partho Banerjee told reporters in a conference call.

Market leader Maruti Suzuki India reported 34.8 per cent rise in its domestic sales to 1,76,971 units last month from 1,31,278 units in the year-ago month. Banerjee said the company has pending bookings to the tune of almost 1.8 lakh by the end of August with the newly launched compact SUV Brezza alone accounting for 30,000 units.

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPVL) also posted robust domestic passenger vehicle sales at 65,253 units last month as compared to 41,001 units in August 2025, a growth of 59 per cent.

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