JCB Tightens Grip as India's Wheeled Construction Equipment Market Contracts 41% in June 2026

FADA Retail Data Reveals Sharp Slowdown; JCB's Market Share Surges to 46% Despite Flat Sales

India's wheeled construction equipment (CE) retail market witnessed a significant slowdown in June 2026, with total retail registrations falling to 5,244 units, compared to 8,879 units in June 2025—a steep 40.9% year-on-year decline, according to the latest FADA Research data.

While the overall market contracted sharply, JCB India further strengthened its leadership position by maintaining its sales volume and dramatically increasing its market share.

Global OEMs Experience Significant Declines

Leading international construction equipment manufacturers reported substantial drops in retail registrations.

OEM	Jun '26	Jun '25	Market Share Jun'26
JCB India	2,416	2,416	46.07%
ACE	624	901	11.90%
Ajax Engineering	413	660	7.88%
Escorts Kubota CE	380	518	7.25%
Tata Hitachi	169	399	3.22%
Bull Machines	163	198	3.11%
Case New Holland	123	479	2.35%
Caterpillar India	102	259	1.95%
Schwing Stetter	77	258	1.47%
LiuGong India	59	477	1.13%

• JCB retailed 2,416 wheeled construction equipment units during June 2026—the exact same number as June 2025. However, as competitors witnessed significant volume declines, JCB's market share jumped from 27.21% to an impressive 46.07%, highlighting its resilience in a challenging market. The British construction equipment giant now commands nearly one out of every two wheeled construction equipment registrations in India.

• Action Construction Equipment (ACE) remained India's second-largest wheeled CE manufacturer with 624 retail units, although sales declined from 901 units last year. Despite the volume decline, ACE improved its market share from 10.15% to 11.90%, reflecting relatively stronger performance compared to the broader industry.

• Ajax Engineering secured third place with 413 units, down from 660 units in June 2025. Its market share, however, improved marginally from 7.43% to 7.88%, indicating that the company managed to outperform the overall market contraction.

• Escorts Kubota Construction Equipment retailed 380 units, compared to 518 units last year. Although volumes declined, its market share expanded from 5.83% to 7.25%, making it one of the better-performing brands during the month.

• LiuGong India, whose retail registrations plunged from 477 units to 59 units.

• Case New Holland Construction Equipment, dropping from 479 to 123 units.

• Tata Hitachi, nearly halving its volumes.

• Caterpillar India and Schwing Stetter, both witnessing significant declines.

FADA June 2026: JCB captured nearly 46% of India's wheeled construction equipment market despite an industry-wide 40.9% decline in retail sales.

Auto Punditz Take

June 2026 turned out to be one of the weakest months for India's wheeled construction equipment industry in recent years, with retail registrations falling by over 40%. However, the slowdown was far from uniform.

JCB demonstrated exceptional resilience by maintaining sales volumes despite the market contraction, enabling it to capture a commanding 46% market share. ACE, Ajax Engineering and Escorts Kubota also managed to improve their relative market positions, even as absolute volumes declined.

The coming months will be crucial as infrastructure spending, government project execution and festive season demand determine whether the construction equipment industry can regain momentum in the second half of FY2026-27.