India auto retail sales rise 25.9% in July to 2.59 million units
FADA said every vehicle segment posted its best-ever July retail result. Two-wheeler sales rose 28.3%, passenger vehicles gained 19.1%, and EV retail reached 327,901 units, lifting EV penetration to 12.7% from 9.6% a year earlier.
India’s automobile retail sales rose 25.89% year-on-year in July to a record 25.91 lakh units, with every vehicle category posting its best-ever July. FADA cited GST-led affordability, retail finance and favourable festival timing; EV retail reached a monthly record.
Why this matters
The result reinforces FADA’s recent record-July signal, where EVs reached 12.7% share and petrol lost share, while alternative-fuel passenger vehicles climbed to 40.6%.
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