India: Surge in electric car sales signals growing adoption
A recent report from The Times of India said that electric sales in India more than doubled in the first half of the FY2026 (April 2025-September 2025). According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the country logged 91,726 units in electric car sales during this period, marking a year-over-year growth of 47,554 units or 108 per cent (H1 FY2025: 44,172 units).
The report indicates that India could soon break its entire FY2025 electric car sales record, having already reached 86 per cent of the previous total, which stood at approximately 110,000 units. While electric models contributed to 2.6 per cent of car sales at the end of FY2025, now, that figure stands at around five per cent.
India’s own Tata Motors dominates the country’s electric car market, but JSW MG Motor is catching up quickly. Last month, the company announced that the MG Windsor was India’s best-selling electric car for eleven consecutive months. Within just one year of launch, the Indo-Chinese joint venture has sold more than 50,000 units of the electric crossover.
Reflecting on the strong momentum, JSW MG Motor Managing Director Anurag Mehrotra said, “EVs are expected to cross 7 per cent industry market share by this year-end.” Tata Motors sold 25,000 electric cars in Q2 FY2026 (July-September 2025), and its zero-emission models contributed to 17 per cent of its total car sales in the first half of the current fiscal, said Shailesh Chandra, the company’s Managing Director and CEO.
Other Indian reports say that Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker by volume, will launch the e Vitara in December. Tata Motors will likely launch the highly anticipated Sierra.ev in the same segment around the same time. These new product introductions could further add to the momentum by the end of FY2026. Tata Motors and JSW MG Motor, with their particularly extensive EV portfolios, may continue leading the segment throughout the current fiscal.
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