Tata Motors wins with strong sales of Nexon and Punch, leaves Mahindra behind

Tata Motors is continuously strengthening its hold in the Indian auto market. The company has released the sales report for the first month of the year 2026 i.e. January, in which excellent growth has been seen. Tata Motors has registered total sales of 71,066 units including domestic and international markets. This figure is 47.1 percent more than 48,316 units in January 2025. Let’s look at the sales report for January 2026.

Excellent performance in domestic market and EV segment

• Tata Motors has sold 70,222 units in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, which also includes electric vehicles. This sale is 46.1 percent more than 48,076 units in the same month last year. Whereas in the international business, passenger vehicle sales stood at 844 units, which is a huge increase of 251.7 percent on an annual basis. The special thing is that in the EV segment, the company has sold 9,052 units in the domestic and international markets together, which is 72.7 percent more than in January 2025.

Nexon and Punch become Tata’s strength

• Behind this success of Tata Motors is the tremendous demand for SUV and EV models. Tata Nexon has retained the crown of the company’s best selling car with sales of 23,000 units. Whereas 19,000 units of Tata Punch have been sold. Punch has crossed the sales mark of 7 lakh units in just 4 years and 3 months. With this, Tata Tiago has also joined the club of 7 lakh total sales. The company has also recently accelerated the production of Sierra models.

Tata Motors becomes number-2 by defeating Mahindra

• Tata Motors has sold 1.71 lakh units in the third quarter of FY26, which shows a growth of 22.3 percent. With this performance, Tata Motors has achieved the position of the country’s second largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, leaving behind Hyundai and Mahindra. According to Shailesh Chandra, MD and CEO of Tata Motors, the company expects double-digit growth in 2026, in which the SUV and EV segments will play an important role. On the strength of Nexon, Punch and strong EV portfolio, Tata Motors is continuously moving towards new heights in the Indian auto industry.