Maruti Suzuki India achieved its highest-ever monthly sales volume in May 2026, selling 2,42,688 units compared to 1,80,077 units in May 2025, according to reports from Informist Media. The company's domestic sales reached an all-time high of 2,00,774 units, representing a 34.9% increase from 1,48,858 units in the corresponding period last year. For the April-May period, the Gurugram-based automaker achieved 4,82,334 units in total sales, representing a 34% increase from 3,59,868 units in the same period last year. The company also announced that it has not given any export targets due to uncertain global situation, but expects to at least get last year's export number of 4.47 lakh units. As per The Times of India, the Indian passenger vehicle industry delivered a resilient performance in May 2026, with four of the six leading automakers posting double-digit year-on-year growth despite recent vehicle price increases driven by rising raw material costs linked to the West Asia crisis.
Maruti Suzuki's production volume increased 17.4% year-on-year to 2.3 lakh units in May 2026, compared to 1 lakh units in May 2025, according to the company's business update filed on Monday. The automaker produced 1.13 lakh units in the current period, up from 1 lakh units in the year-ago period. The company had achieved a record annual production of 23.4 lakh units for fiscal 2025-26, as reported by NDTV Profit. This production increase aligns with the company's strong sales performance and reflects improved manufacturing capacity utilization across its facilities.
The company's mini-car segment demonstrated exceptional growth with sales jumping 147% year-on-year to 32,341 units in April-May 2026 from 13,108 units in the same period last year, as reported by Business Standard. May 2026 saw mini-car sales surge 2.4 times to 16,275 units from 6,776 units in May 2025. According to Partho Banerjee, senior executive officer, marketing and sales, the growth follows production constraints that had weighed on volumes during the fourth quarter of FY26, with dealer inventory for small cars falling to nearly three days in December after which virtually all production was absorbed by the market. The company has been ramping up manufacturing capacity, including commissioning the second plant at its Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, which adds annual production capacity of 250,000 units, taking total capacity at Kharkhoda to 500,000 units.
The compact and mid-size car segment, including models such as WagonR, Swift, Baleno and Dzire, increased 31.6% to 81,555 units from 61,960 units in May 2025, as reported by Informist Media. Utility vehicle sales demonstrated robust performance with 79,267 units sold in May 2026, representing a 44.4% jump from 54,899 units in the previous year. The UV segment comprises Brezza, Ertiga, e-Vitara, Fronx, Grand Vitara, Invicto, Jimny, Victoris and XL6 models, showing strong demand across the range. The Mini sub-segment, which includes Alto and S-Presso, noted the fastest growth with 18,656 units sold in May 2026 compared to 10,186 units in the preceding year, as reported by NDTV Profit. The Compact sub-segment, including Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift, WagonR and OEM models, grew to 95,337 units in May 2026 from 90,001 units in May 2025. The Vans sub-segment under passenger cars, consisting of Eeco, decreased to 13,413 units from 14,406 units in the previous year, while the light commercial vehicles sub-segment, which has the Super Carry model, increased to 3,941 units from 2,461 units in the year prior.
Demand for electric vehicles and CNG models has strengthened sharply in recent weeks, with the West Asia conflict pushing up global crude oil prices, according to Business Standard. The company has received more than 4,000 bookings for the electric car e-Vitara in May, nearly double the bookings received for the car in April. Banerjee said that the capacity constraints on e-Vitara would continue until its production is expanded around August-September. Daily bookings for CNG vehicles have risen by around 40% following the West Asia conflict, with the car maker working to increase CNG kit production to meet demand. CNG model bookings have increased by around 40% after the Prime Minister's message on fuel conservation, as reported by ABP Live. The Wagon R CNG is experiencing significant interest, making up 50% of total Wagon R sales, while the Victoris CNG is also gaining traction, particularly due to its underbody CNG tank design. Maruti Suzuki is attracting diesel SUV customers to CNG, especially considering factors like Delhi NCR's restrictions on diesel vehicle ownership, making CNG a more sensible alternative in such markets.
Despite the strong sales performance, shares of Maruti Suzuki India fell 1.27% to ₹12,960 per share after the stock's initial jump of nearly 1% post the monthly sales business update released on June 1, as reported by NDTV Profit. The automaker's stock closed at ₹13,127 on the previous trading day last week, indicating some profit-taking after the positive sales announcement. However, the company is witnessing healthy booking momentum with around 40% rise in small-car bookings and Maruti's overall order book stands at around 150,000 units, as reported by Business Standard. The company is receiving about 10,000 bookings a day across its entire portfolio while dealer inventory remains at around 17 days. Banerjee noted that the first-time buyer base has expanded with the share of such customers rising to 47% from 41% earlier, reflecting a continuing "helmet-to-seat-belt" migration as two-wheeler owners upgrade to passenger vehicles. As per The Times of India, the underlying consumer demand remains healthy and the PV industry has largely weathered recent challenges including vehicle price increases and fuel price hikes implemented during the second half of May.
