Hyundai Creta remained the highest-selling midsize SUV in October 2026 with 17,955 units dispatched to dealerships. However, its lead is under pressure: Maruti Suzuki Victoris finished just 1,163 units behind, while Kia Seltos almost doubled its sales compared with October last year. Hyundai’s new Bayon also entered the ranking with 3,449 units in its first reported month.
The 13 models covered by AutoPunditz recorded a combined 86,914 wholesale dispatches, compared with 67,368 for the same nameplates a year earlier. That represents 29% growth, or 19,546 additional vehicles. These are manufacturer-to-dealer dispatches, not retail registrations or confirmed deliveries to customers.
The following table compares October 2026 dispatches with October 2025.
The Creta’s 17,955 units gave it 20.7% of the segment, but its dispatches were 2.3% lower than the 18,381 recorded in October 2025. The Victoris grew by 24.4% to 16,792 units and claimed a 19.3% share. A gap of 1,163 units is small in a segment where each of the leaders sells well over 15,000 a month.
Maruti Suzuki also has the Grand Vitara, which recorded 11,200 units. Together, the Victoris and Grand Vitara accounted for 27,992 dispatches, or roughly 32% of the segment. By comparison, Creta and Bayon together contributed 21,404 units. So while Hyundai has the best-selling individual model, Maruti leads on combined volume across these two nameplates.
That is a useful distinction. Buyers may think of Creta as the established benchmark, but the two Maruti models give customers a wider choice of styling, trims and powertrains within a similar price bracket. Counting only the leading nameplate hides how much ground its rivals cover through more than one model.
The Kia Seltos climbed from 7,130 units a year ago to 13,423 this October, an increase of 88.3%. Its gap to the Creta narrowed to 4,532 units. It was the strongest year-on-year performer among established models in the ranking, although some of that growth may reflect changes in model availability and production compared with last year.
Toyota’s Urban Cruiser Hyryder went in the opposite direction, declining 32.5% to 7,797 units from 11,555. It nevertheless retained fifth position. Maruti’s Victoris and Grand Vitara together increased in volume, which makes the Hyryder’s fall worth monitoring rather than assuming demand for every strong-hybrid-capable SUV moved in the same direction.
The Hyundai Bayon recorded 3,449 dispatches and ranked eighth, just behind the Honda Elevate at 3,673. It was a respectable opening for a new model, amounting to around 4% of the reported segment. However, a first-month wholesale total may be influenced by initial stock sent to dealerships. Consistent registrations over the next few months will provide a better indication of customer demand.
The Tata Sierra recorded 7,205 units, taking sixth place, while the Curvv reached 2,377, up 66% year-on-year. Combined, those two models delivered 9,582 units for Tata. The Elevate also improved significantly, rising 68% to 3,673, though it remained behind the top six.
At the lower end of the list, the Renault Duster recorded 601 units and the Nissan Tekton 406. Their combined 1,007 dispatches show how much distance the newer products have to cover to challenge the Creta, Seltos or Maruti SUVs. Small initial allocations may affect the numbers, but neither model is yet competing on volume with the leaders.
The Skoda Kushaq declined 10% to 1,097 and Volkswagen Taigun fell nearly 40% to 939. Together, the two VW Group SUVs managed 2,036 units, down from 2,779 a year earlier. Their turbo-petrol engines and driving manners have loyal supporters, but the figures show that enthusiastic reviews do not necessarily translate into big monthly dispatches.