Car Sales Report for May 2025: Brand-Wise Performance & Analysis

CarBike360 has finally compiled India's car sales report for May 2025. Let's examine how leading automobile brands such as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra, Tata, and Toyota performed last month. We have covered all major brands in the Indian automotive industry and discussed their sales performance, market share, and other noteworthy news from May 2025. If you are looking for a comprehensive car sales report for that month, let's explore the details together.

Maruti Suzuki

On Monday, Maruti Suzuki, India’s biggest car manufacturer, announced that it sold 1,80,0777 units of passenger vehicles in May 2025, including domestic, export, and OEM sales. While the figures are comparatively lower than last year’s sales performance in the same month, where the brand sold 1,85,514 units, some of its key segments witnessed promising growth. In May 2025, Maruti’s passenger car sales recorded 68,736 units, down from 78,838 units in the same month last year. The decline is driven by a sharp fall in the Mini segment, including Maruti Suzuki Alto and S-Presso, resulting in 6,776 units from 9,902 in May 2024. The compact cars segment, including flagship models like Baleno, Swift, and Dzire, also slipped to 61,502 units from 68,206. However, the Eeco van sales grew to 12,327 from 10,960 in the same month last year. The utility vehicle segment, including models like Brezza, Grand Vitara, and Fronx, show steady sales of 54,899 units, marking a marginal gain from last year's 54,204 units. 

Related: Entry-Level Car Sales Crash 97% Since FY2016, Maruti Suzuki Hit Hardest

Hyundai

Hyundai Motor India Limited reported 58,701 units of monthly sales in May 2025, including 43,861 units of domestic and 14,840 units of export sales. In the same month last year, the Korean automobile manufacturer sold 63,551 units, including 49,151 units in domestic and 14,400 in export markets. With these figures, Hyundai witnessed a 7.63% YoY decline. However, the positive news for the automaker was the increased export numbers, which grew by 3.06% compared with the May’24 sale. On a MoM basis, Hyundai saw a 1.16% decline as it sold 44,374 units in April this year. While the sales performance is slightly down, the automaker aims to see more sales with the upcoming Venue facelift and the best-selling Hyundai Creta SUV. 

Tata Motors

On June 1, Tata Motors revealed the sales data for May 2025, reporting an 8.6% YoY drop in vehicle sales. The sales performance is said to be impacted by the trend of subdued performance in the core domestic business. The Indian automobile company sold 70,187 units in May 2025, declining from 76,766 in May 2024. In the domestic market, the automaker sold 67,429, while the domestic sales in the same month last year were 75,173 units, leading to a 10% decrease. 

Related: Hyundai Reports 7.63% YoY Decline in May’2025

Honda

Honda Cars India made total sales of 5,985 units in May 2025, including 3950 units in domestic and 2035 units in export sales. On May's sales performance, Mr. Kunal Behl, VP of Marketing & Sales at Honda Cars India Ltd, said that the brand strategically managed to maintain optimal inventory levels t in prevailing market conditions and subdued consumer sentiment levels. However, he expressed a positive view of the company on retail performance in the coming months. In May 2025, the Japanese automobile manufacturer had retail sales of 4822 units in domestic and 6,521 units in export markets. According to reports, Honda plans to launch a new battery electric vehicle next fiscal year. The upcoming Honda electric car will not be based on the Elevate SUV sold in India, but it will be a new EV made particularly for the Indian market. The brand hasn’t confirmed whether it will be an SUV, sedan, or hatchback, but it is rumored that Honda will launch an all-electric SUV to rival Hyundai Creta EV, Tata Curvv EV, and Suzuki e-Vitara. 

MG Motor

JSW MG Motor India reported 6,304 total sales units in May 2025, leading to over 40% YoY growth compared to 4,510 units in May 2024. The increased sales performance is mainly driven by the recent launches of Essence PRO and Exclusive PRO variants of the MG Windsor EV, which received impressive responses from Indian customers. To further boost sales in the Indian automobile market, MG is planning to launch its all-electric roadster, Cyberster. The MG Cyberster will directly compete with the BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster. The automobile manufacturer has also revealed plans to launch the MG M9 luxury MPV to go head-to-head with the Kia Carnival. 

Kia

Kia India announced 14.43% YoY sales growth, with the total sales of 22,315 units against 19,500 units sold in May 2024. The automaker also revealed that the newly launched Kia Carens Clavis received an overwhelming response from customers. When discussing sales performance, Kia India hinted that it will unveil the next innovation in July 2025. According to industry reports, the Korean automaker can launch the electrified version of Kia Carens Clavis in July and, thereafter, Syros EV to further strengthen its position in the market.

Mahindra

With total sales of 84,110 units, Mahindra announced 17% YoY growth, including exports. In the utility vehicle segment, the Indian SUV brand sold 52,431 units in the domestic market, witnessing a 21% growth compared to the same month last year. Talking about LCV sales, Mahindra saw an 8% YoY surge with sales of 21,391 units. In 3-wheeler sales, the homegrown brand sold 6,635 units to record 11% growth. Compared to 43,218 units in May 2024, Mahindra reported 21% growth, with sales of 52,431 units. 

Toyota

Toyota Kirloskar Motor noticed impressive sales growth of 22% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year. The company made sales of 30,864 units last month, including 29,280 units in domestic sales and 1,584 units in export sales. For the same month last year, Toyota had sales of 25,273 units. Additionally, the Japanese automobile brand sold 58,188 units in the first two months of FY 2025-26 against 45,767 units in FY 2024-25, recording 27% of overall growth. The Toyota Fortuner and Legender SUVs also crossed a cumulative 3 lakh units of sales in India in May 2025, further cementing the brand’s position in India’s automobile market.