Renault sold 3,399 cars in September 2026, up 20 percent from August’s 2,842 units. The rebound puts the company back on an upward monthly track after a softer July-August period. September wholesales were still about 20 percent lower than the 4,265 units sold in the same month last year, but the sequential improvement is a useful change in direction.
More important is the year-to-date picture. Renault sold 35,378 cars between January and September 2026, up 36.6 percent from 25,886 units in the same period of 2025. That growth has come as the company rebuilt its range around the new Duster while continuing with the Triber, Kiger and Kwid.
The sales curve shows how much the Duster lifted Renault’s first-half run rate. Total monthly volumes rose from 3,495 units in February to 5,046 in March and peaked at 5,413 in April. Sales then moderated to 4,113 in May, 4,063 in June, 3,293 in July and 2,842 in August before September brought a 20 percent month-on-month increase.
Model-wise data through August shows the Duster making an immediate impact after launch. It recorded 1,402 units in March and 2,359 in April, before moderating to 1,267 in May, 1,011 in June, 512 in July and 406 in August. The slowdown is clear, but the Duster still helped create the higher year-to-date base from which Renault is now building.
The Triber has been the more consistent volume model. It sold 2,419 units in February, 2,011 in March and stayed close to 1,900 units through June. Even in August, when Renault had its weakest month of the year after January, the Triber contributed 1,536 units. The Kiger and Kwid were smaller contributors at 474 and 426 units respectively in August.
Renault launched the Triber 100PS on September 28, so its contribution will be seen mainly from October onward. Priced from Rs 7.84 lakh to Rs 8.99 lakh, the new version uses a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine producing 100hp and 180Nm. It is currently offered with a five-speed manual, while a CVT is expected later.
The more powerful Triber also debuts Renault’s reworked Group Entry Platform, or RGEP, in this market. It uses more high-strength steel and receives suspension changes, while retaining the seven-seat packaging that has made the Triber Renault’s most dependable volume product. The regular naturally aspirated Triber continues alongside it, giving buyers a wider spread of prices and performance.
The next opportunity for another step-up comes on October 17, when Renault is scheduled to introduce the Duster strong hybrid E-Tech 160. The hybrid combines a 1.8-litre petrol engine with a 1.4kWh battery, and Renault says it can operate in electric mode for a large portion of urban driving. Pricing will decide how much incremental volume it can generate above the existing petrol Duster.
Renault has also resumed exports to Sri Lanka, sending an initial shipment of 100 Triber, Kwid and Kiger units and taking its export footprint to 16 countries. Those exports do not count in the domestic 3,399-unit September number, but they provide another outlet for the Chennai plant as Renault tries to improve utilisation.
September’s 20 percent rebound matters because it interrupts the four-month decline that followed the April peak. Renault is still below its strongest monthly run rate of the year, but 36.6 percent year-to-date growth gives it a much better base than it had in 2025.