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
Following our report on India’s top 10 best-selling cars in October 2026, we take a closer look at the country’s best-selling sedans during the month. Despite a continued shift in consumer preference towards SUVs and utility vehicles, the sedan segment delivered positive performance.
The top 10 sedans collectively recorded wholesale dispatches of 41,773 units in October 2026, compared to 37,211 units in the same month last year. This translates into a healthy year-on-year (YoY) growth of 12.3%, indicating that sedans continue to retain a significant share of the Indian passenger vehicle market.
Sedan Sales Oct 2026
Leading the segment was Maruti Suzuki Dzire, which continued its dominance as India’s best-selling sedan. However, sales witnessed a marginal 0.7% YoY decline, with 20,649 units dispatched in Oct 2026 as against 20,791 units in Oct 2025. Despite the slight dip, Dzire accounted for a commanding 49.4% share of top 10 sedan sales.
In a second spot was the Hyundai Aura with 7,349 unit sales in the past month. Sales improved by 26.4% YoY over 5,815 units of Oct 2025. The recently launched Tata Aeris commanded a third spot on this list with 4,005 unit sales. Honda Amaze continued to attract buyers, finishing fourth with 3,337 units. However, sales declined 8.1% YoY compared to the 3,630 units dispatched in Oct 2025.
Delivering strongest YoY performance was the Skoda Slavia. Sales improved by 60.1% to 2,638 units in the past month from 1,648 unit sales of the same month last year. This indicates growing customer interest for premium midsize sedans. Slavia overtook Volkswagen Virtus by 750 units.
VW Virtus, also in the premium midsize sedan category showed off contrasting performances. Virtus featured at No. 6 on this list and has suffered a steep 23% YoY decline in sales to 1,888 units from 2,453 units. VW is getting ready to launch the updated Virtus in coming weeks.
Honda City Records Growth in Oct 2026
Hyundai Verna, in a seventh spot, accounted for 775 unit sales in the past month. Sales dipped 5.9% when compared to 824 units sold in Oct 2025. Honda City sales went up by 3.1% YoY to 596 units over 578 units sold in the same month last year.
At the lower end of the rankings, Tata Tigor witnessed a significant decline in demand. Sales plunged 72.1% YoY to just 334 units against 1,196 units in Oct 2025. Toyota Camry rounded off the list with 202 units, registering a 26.8% YoY decline compared to 276 units sold in the same month of last year.
