India’s Total Vehicle Retails Grew 5% In May 2025, At 22,12,809 Units
- In May 2025 total vehicle retail sales stood at 22,12,809 units
- Passenger vehicle sales for the period dropped 3 per cent
- Two-wheeler sales in May 2025 grew to to 16,52,637 units
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has released vehicle retail data for the month of May 2025. Last month, total vehicle retail sales stood at 22,12,809 units, a 5.11 per cent increase compared to 21,05,153 vehicles sold in the country in May 2024.
Passenger vehicle sales for the period dropped 3 per cent, to 3,02,214 vehicles. In comparison, passenger vehicle sales in May 2024 stood at 3,11,908 units. The data showed that petrol cars accounted for more than 48 per cent of total PV sales, down from 52 per cent in May 2024. At the same time, diesel vehicles accounted for over 19 per cent, while CNG/LPG and EVs accounted for 20 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively. Hybrid vehicles accounted for 8.29 per cent of total car sales.
Petrol-powered two-wheelers accounted for nearly 94 per cent of total sales
Two-wheeler sales in May 2025 grew by more than 7 per cent to 16,52,637 units, from 15,40,077 units sold during the same period in 2024. Petrol-powered two-wheelers accounted for nearly 94 per cent of total sales. The share marginally dropped compared to May 2024, but that was due to the increased share of electric two-wheelers, which accounted for 6.07% of total 2W sales.
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Three-wheeler sales grew by over 6 per cent to 1,04,448 units
Three-wheeler sales grew by over 6 per cent to 1,04,448 units, from 98,274 vehicles sold in May 2024. However, commercial vehicle sales declined by almost 4 per cent, dropping to 75,615 units from 78,530 units sold in May 2024. While tractor sales in May 2025 grew by 2.75 per cent to 71,992 units, construction equipment sales dropped almost 4 per cent to 5,903 units.
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