Maruti Dzire remains top-selling sedan in India as Tata Aeris debuts in top three

India's sedan segment posted a 12.3% year-on-year increase in October 2026, with the top ten models collectively dispatching 41,773 units, up from 37,211 a year earlier. Maruti Suzuki's Dzire stayed the best-selling sedan, moving 20,649 units, which represents a 0.7% decline from the same month in 2025 but still accounts for 49.4% of the segment's sales. Hyundai's Aura recorded a 26.4% rise to 7,349 units, while Tata's newly launched Aeris entered the list at third place with 4,005 units sold.

"The newly launched Tata Aeris has made an impressive start, securing a place among India’s top three best-selling sedans in its very first month of sales," the report noted.

Honda Amaze fell to fourth with 3,337 units, an 8.1% drop year-on-year, whereas Skoda's Slavia posted the strongest growth, up 60.1% to 2,638 units and moving ahead of Volkswagen's Virtus. Volkswagen Virtus slipped to sixth place with a 23% decline to 1,888 units, ahead of an upcoming model update. Hyundai Verna, in seventh, sold 775 units, down 5.9%, and Honda City rose 3.1% to 596 units.

At the lower end, Tata Tigor saw a sharp 72.1% fall to 334 units, and Toyota Camry recorded 202 units, down 26.8% from the previous year.