July 2026 was a great month for passenger vehicle sales in the Indian auto market. Total sales of the top 10 best-selling vehicles stood at 200,868 units, which is 37.55% higher than 146,029 units sold in July 2025; That means sales increased by 54,839 units.
Maruti Suzuki's dominance continued in terms of sales and four of its models were included in the top 5. Apart from this, there was a huge jump in the sales of Tata Punch, which was due to good sales of both its petrol and EV variants. Let's take a look at the performance of the country's top 5 cars and sales figures of other models in July 2026.
Maruti Dezire
In July 2026, Maruti Suzuki's sedan, Dezire, emerged as the best-selling car in the country. The company sold a total of 23,791 units, which is 13.86% more than the 20,895 units sold in July 2025. It achieved 11.84% market share. Dzire is the favorite car of Indian customers due to its excellent mileage, comfortable experience and low maintenance costs.
Ex-showroom prices for Dzire start at ₹6,25,600. It has a modern design with attractive LED headlamps, trinity tail-lights and shark-fin antenna. The vehicle has a luxurious dual-tone interior with a 9-inch touchscreen. Its special features include sunroof, 360° camera, wireless charging and connected car technology. Safety features include 6 airbags, ESP, hill-hold assist and a 5-star GNCAP rating. It comes with a 1.2-litre Z-series petrol engine (82 PS) and has the option of manual or AMT transmission. The petrol version has a mileage of 24.79–25.71 km/l and the CNG variant has a mileage of 33.73 km/kg. Maruti WagonR
Maruti Suzuki's popular hatchback, WagonR, stood at the second position. In July 2026, 23,338 units of WagonR were sold, while in July 2025 this figure was 14,710 units. WagonR achieved an impressive growth of 58.65% year-on-year. Its market share among the top 10 cars was 11.62%, which shows the success of its 'upscale' design and practicality.
Maruti Ertiga
Maintaining its dominance in the family 7-seater segment, Maruti Ertiga remained at the third position in the list. Ertiga sales reached 21,606 units in July 2026, which is a growth of 30.13% as compared to 16,604 units sold in the same month last year. With 10.76% market share, Ertiga has shown a steady rise in demand for large family cars in the Indian market.
Maruti Swift
Maruti Swift took the fourth position with sales of 21,538 units. This popular hatchback registered a growth of 51.78% at 14,190 units sold in July 2025. Swift's market share was 10.72%. Due to its sporty looks, modern technology and strong performance, Swift is one of the favorite cars of the youth today.
Tata Punch / EV
Tata Motors' micro-SUV, Punch (which is available in both petrol and EV versions), took the fifth position. Tata Punch sold 21,313 units in July 2026, which is a growth of 97.62% as compared to 10,785 units sold in July last year; This car has registered the highest growth in the list. With 10.61% market share, Punch has shown its strong dominance in the compact SUV segment. Talking about the sixth to tenth position after the top 5 cars, last month 19,473 units of Maruti Front, 18,241 units of Maruti Baleno, 18,088 units of Hyundai Creta/EV, 17,471 units of Tata Nexon/EV and 16,009 units of Mahindra Scorpio/N were sold.