Auto Sales March 2025: Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki Report Best Ever Sales in FY2025; Skoda Sales Touch New Monthly High

The financial year 2025 has drawn to a close. For multiple automakers, 2025 marked a year of growth with increasing sales in domestic markets and/or exports. For brands such as Mahindra and Maruti, FY2025 marked their best-ever financial year in terms of sales while other brands like Kia also ended the FY with a respectable growth in sales. Here is a look at the companies’ sales numbers for the month of March 2025 and financial year 2025.

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Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki reported a minor reduction in sales in the domestic market in March 2025, with 1,60,016 units sold viz-a-viz 1,61,304 units sold in the same month last year. Sales in the Mini and Compact segments housing models such as the Alto, S-Presso, Dzire, Swift and Baleno remained lower than a year ago – 78,561 units as against 81,673 units last year, though sales for the mid-size Ciaz did see an uptick, growing from 590 units last year to 676 units in March 2025. Sales for vans, too, were down year-on-year, though sales in the Utility Vehicle segment grew from 58,436 units a year ago to 61,097 units. Sales for the Super Carry LCV were also down year-on-year. Total passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 1,50,743 units – down from 1,52,718 units. Sales to other Original Equipment Manufacturers stood at 6,882 units.

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Cumulatively, including exports, the carmaker reported sales of 1,92,984 units – up from 1,87,196 units a year ago.

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Moving to FY2025, sales of the Mini, Compact and Mid-Size segments remained below year-ago levels, though strong demand for UVs saw the brand sell 17,60,767 passenger vehicles in FY2025 – up from 17,59,881 units in FY2024. Sales to other OEMs also grew to 1,06,422 units from 58,612 units in FY2024, while exports stood at 3,32,585 units – up from 2,83,067 units. Cumulatively sales for the FY stood at 22,34,266 units – up from 21,35,323 units.

Mahindra

Mahindra reported an 18 per cent growth in domestic sales in March 2025. The Indian SUV maker ended the month with 48,048 units sold in the domestic market, up from 40,631 units in the same month last year.

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“In March, we sold a total of 48,048 SUVs, with a growth of 18% and 83894 total vehicles, a 23% growth over last year. We also started the deliveries of our Electric Origin SUVs, where we see a strong continued demand momentum. The year ended on a very positive note with us selling over 5 lakh SUVs in the domestic market for the first time ever,” said Veejay Nakra, President, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra.

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Cumulative sales in the financial year amounted to 5,51,487 units - the highest ever for the company and up 20 per cent from 4,59,864 units in FY2024. The carmaker also said that registrations on the Vahan registration portal had risen by 20 per cent in the financial year.

Skoda

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Skoda reported its best-ever monthly sales in March 2025, with the company closing out the financial year 2025 with 7,422 units sold in the month. The company attributed the rise in monthly sales to the launch of the new Kylaq that marked the brand’s re-entry into the subcompact market and its first-ever sub-compact SUV for India. The carmaker, however, has not shared sales numbers for the financial year.

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Skoda also announced that it is ramping up production of the Kylaq subcompact SUV to close all existing open bookings by the end of May. The company currently has over 15,000 open bookings for the SUV.

JSW MG Motor

MG reported a 9 per cent sales growth in March 2025 with wholesales of 5,500 units. The company said that the lion's share of sales came from its range of electric vehicles, with the Comet, ZS EV, and Winsor combined accounting for 85 per cent of all units sold. MG also said that the Winsor had seen its best-ever sales in the month, though no individual figures were provided.

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Kia

Kia India closed the financial year 2025 with cumulative sales of 2,55,207 units – a 4 per cent growth over the previous financial year. Exports in the financial year stood at 26,892 units. Sales in the month of March amounted to 25,525 units – a 19.3 per cent growth from 21,400 units reported in the same month last year.

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Kia said that the Sonet remained its best-selling model in the month, contributing to about 30 per cent of the sales followed by the Seltos and Carens with 26 per cent and 22 per cent shares respectively. The recently launched Syros, meanwhile, held a 20 per cent share. The remaining 2 per cent comprised the brand's premium offerings, such as the new Carnival and the EV6. Kia also revealed that it had sold 15,986 units of the Syros in India since its launch in February.

Tata Motors

Tata ended FY2025 with a drop in cumulative sales. The carmaker reported cumulative passenger vehicle sales of 5,56,263 units in FY2025, down 3 per cent from 5,73,495 units in FY2024. Cumulative EV sales were down 13 per cent to 64,276 units.

Passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market were down 3 per cent to 5,53,585 units, though exports were up by 5 per cent to 2,678 units. Tata had reported domestic PV sales of 5,70,955 units in FY2024 and exports of 2,540 units.

Speaking of March 2025, Tata reported a 3 per cent growth in domestic sales with 51,616 units sold - up from 50,110 units last year. Exports in the month were up 37 per cent to 256 units, while cumulative EV sales (domestic + export) were down 21 per cent from 6,738 units last year to 5,353 units.

Hyundai

Hyundai held onto its place as the second-best-selling brand in the country behind Maruti Suzuki with 5,98,666 units sold in the domestic market in FY2025. The sales numbers, however, were down compared to FY2024, where the carmaker had reported cumulative domestic sales of 6,14,721 units. Exports were relatively flat at 1,63,386 units shipped out of the country compared to 1,63,155 units last year. Cumulative sales for FY2025 stood at 7,62,052 units – down from 7,77,876 units last year.

For the month of March 2025, Hyundai reported domestic sales of 51,820 units, down from 53,001 units in the same month last year. Exports, however, grew from 12,600 units in March 2024 to 15,500 units last month.

Hyundai said that it continued to see strong demand for its range of SUVs, which accounted for 68.5 per cent of its sales in the domestic market in FY2025.

Honda

Honda Car India reported cumulative sales of 1,26,151 units in FY2025 – up from 1,24,173 units in FY2024. The cumulative growth, however, was the result of a 60 per cent growth in exports year-on-year while domestic sales were down by almost 24 per cent. Total domestic sales in the financial year stood at 65,925 units – down from 86,584 units in FY2024. Exports meanwhile stood at 60,226 units – up from 37,589 units last year.

Shifting focus to March 2025, Honda reported sales of 7,228 units in the domestic market – up from 7,071 units last year. Exports, meanwhile, were down from 6,860 units in March 2024 to 4,656 units last month.

Toyota

Toyota closed out FY2025 with its highest ever sales with a cumulative 3,37,148 units sold. This marked a 28 per cent growth over FY2024 when the carmaker had reported total sales of 2,63,512 units. The company did not provide a split between domestic sales and exports for the financial year though the company said exports had grown 59 per cent year-on-year.

For the month of March, Toyota’s cumulative sales totaled to 30,043 units – up 11 per cent from 27,180 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales stood at 28,373 units while exports amounted to 1,670 units.

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