Best Selling Cars in August 2026: Tata Punch Leads, Maruti Suzuki Secures Six Spots in Top 10
Tata Punch topped the best-selling cars chart in August 2026 with 21,320 units, nearly doubling its year-ago tally. Maruti Suzuki Wagon R finished second with 20,180 units, followed by the Swift at 19,832 units.
Maruti Suzuki had the widest representation in the rankings, accounting for six of the top 10 models and 10 of the top 25. Kia Seltos recorded the highest percentage growth among entries with a non-zero year-ago base, rising 150%.
The 25 listed entries together recorded 3,33,442 units, compared with 2,42,094 units for the same entries in August 2025—an increase of 37.7%. This represents growth for the supplied model list, rather than the overall passenger vehicle market.
Top 25 Best Selling Cars — August 2026
Rank | OEM | Model | Aug ’26 | Aug ’25 | YoY |
1 | Tata | Punch | 21,320 | 10,704 | 99% |
2 | Maruti Suzuki | Wagon R | 20,180 | 14,552 | 39% |
3 | Maruti Suzuki | Swift | 19,832 | 12,385 | 60% |
4 | Maruti Suzuki | Fronx | 18,730 | 12,422 | 51% |
5 | Maruti Suzuki | Ertiga | 18,516 | 18,445 | 0% |
6 | Tata | Nexon | 18,431 | 14,004 | 32% |
7 | Maruti Suzuki | Dzire | 18,418 | 16,509 | 12% |
8 | Hyundai | Creta | 16,288 | 15,924 | 2% |
9 | Maruti Suzuki | Baleno | 15,746 | 12,549 | 25% |
10 | Mahindra | Scorpio | 15,576 | 9,840 | 58% |
11 | Maruti Suzuki | Brezza | 15,288 | 13,620 | 12% |
12 | Maruti Suzuki | Victoris | 12,978 | 0 | N/A |
13 | Maruti Suzuki | Eeco | 11,961 | 10,785 | 11% |
14 | Kia | Seltos | 11,716 | 4,687 | 150% |
15 | Hyundai | Venue | 11,365 | 8,109 | 40% |
16 | Mahindra | Thar | 10,464 | 6,997 | 50% |
17 | Kia | Sonet | 9,048 | 7,741 | 17% |
18 | Toyota | Innova + Hycross | 8,963 | 9,304 | -4% |
19 | Maruti Suzuki | Alto | 8,692 | 5,520 | 57% |
20 | Mahindra | XUV 7X0 | 8,541 | 4,956 | 72% |
21 | Tata | Tiago | 8,537 | 5,250 | 63% |
22 | Mahindra | XUV 3X0 | 8,302 | 5,521 | 50% |
23 | Toyota | Hyryder | 8,234 | 9,100 | -10% |
24 | Mahindra | Bolero | 8,159 | 8,109 | 1% |
25 | Hyundai | Exter | 8,157 | 5,061 | 61% |
Punch added 10,616 units over its August 2025 tally, making it the largest absolute volume gainer in the table. Its 99% growth helped it finish 1,140 units ahead of the Wagon R.
Tata’s Nexon ranked sixth with 18,431 units, up 32% from 14,004 units. The contest around fifth place was particularly close: Nexon trailed the Ertiga by just 85 units and finished only 13 units ahead of the Dzire.
Further down the rankings, the Tiago recorded 8,537 units, growing 63% to take 21st place.
Wagon R volumes increased 39% to 20,180 units, while the Swift climbed 60% to 19,832 units. Just 348 units separated the two Maruti Suzuki hatchbacks.
Baleno also featured in the top 10, taking ninth place with 15,746 units, up 25%. The Alto ranked 19th with 8,692 units, registering 57% growth.
Fronx finished fourth with 18,730 units, up 51% from 12,422 units a year earlier. It led the Ertiga by 214 units.
Ertiga completed the top five with 18,516 units. While the rounded table shows 0% growth, its volume increased by 71 units, equivalent to approximately 0.4%.
Dzire sales rose 12% to 18,418 units, placing it seventh. Outside the top 10, the Brezza recorded 15,288 units, followed by Victoris at 12,978 units and Eeco at 11,961 units.
Maruti Suzuki’s 10 entries contributed a combined 1,60,341 units, accounting for 48.1% of the top-25 total. This is its share within the supplied list, not its overall market share.
Hyundai Creta secured eighth place with 16,288 units, up 2% from 15,924 units. The Venue ranked 15th with 11,365 units, growing 40%, while the Exter completed the top 25 with 8,157 units, up 61%.
Kia Seltos recorded 11,716 units, compared with 4,687 units in August 2025. Its 150% increase was the strongest percentage growth in the table, although it came from a relatively low year-ago base.
Sonet registered 9,048 units, growing 17% and securing 17th place.
Scorpio ranked 10th with 15,576 units, up 58%. It finished 170 units behind the Baleno and 288 units ahead of the Brezza.
Thar volumes increased 50% to 10,464 units. The XUV 7X0 entry rose 72% to 8,541 units, while the XUV 3X0 recorded 8,302 units, growing 50%.
Bolero volumes remained relatively steady at 8,159 units, compared with 8,109 units a year earlier.
Toyota’s combined Innova + Hycross entry ranked 18th with 8,963 units, down 4% from 9,304 units.
Hyryder finished 23rd with 8,234 units, declining 10% from 9,100 units. These were the only two entries in the supplied top-25 list to register year-on-year volume declines.
Auto Punditz Take
August’s rankings highlight the Punch’s strong rise and Maruti Suzuki’s depth across the sales chart. The Punch’s leadership was supported by the largest absolute volume increase in the list, while Maruti Suzuki placed four models in the top five. The closely contested fifth-to-seventh positions were another highlight: just 98 units separated the Ertiga, Nexon and Dzire. Meanwhile, Wagon R and Swift occupying second and third place underline the continuing importance of hatchbacks in monthly volumes.
