Scorpio, XUV7XO and XEV 9S occupied the top three positions in both September and Q3 2026. Fortuner ranked fourth in September.
After taking a look at sub 4m SUVs and the 4.2–4.5-metre category, we now look at sales of SUVs in the 4.5–5-metre bracket. The SUVs in this category recorded combined domestic sales of 45,420 units in September 2026, growing 8.77% over 41,759 units a year earlier. For July–September 2026, sales reached 1,29,248 units, up 29.14% from 1,00,084 units in Q3 2025.
4.5m to 5m SUV Sales Sep 2026
The combined Scorpio range led with 17,313 units, accounting for 38.12% of September sales in this group. XUV7XO followed with 9,097 units and a 20.03% share. XEV 9S secured third position with 4,636 units, contributing 10.21% of the total. Together, these three Mahindra models contributed 31,046 units, or around 68.35% of September volumes. Including XEV 9e, Mahindra’s tally reached 33,021 units, giving it a 72.70% share of the listed segment.
Toyota Fortuner ranked fourth with 3,185 units, growing 14.44% year-on-year, although volumes declined 9.10% compared to August. Harrier volumes fell 26.29% year-on-year and 13.84% month-on-month. Tata Safari followed with 2,045 units, posting growth of 2.25% annually and 4.71% sequentially. Mahindra XEV 9e recorded 1,975 units, down 24.59% year-on-year and 1.30% month-on-month.
Sorento, Majestor Gain Momentum
Kia Sorento was close behind with 1,739 units, rising sharply from 365 units in August. Production of Sorento had started on 20th August. Hyundai Alcazar registered 742 units, declining 39.87% year-on-year. MG Hector and Hector Plus together recorded 726 units, up 77.51% annually but down 38.32% over August.
MG Majestor added 517 units, compared to 602 units in the preceding month. Majestoer has been doing over 500 units per month since launch, which is much better than the sales of Gloster. Further down the rankings, Jeep Compass recorded 110 units, followed by Skoda Kodiaq at 98 and Jeep Meridian at 97. Volkswagen Tayron contributed 49 units, Honda ZR-V six, Volkswagen Tiguan two and Citroen C5 Aircross one.
Q3 Sales – Scorpio And XUV7XO Post Growth
The quarterly picture was stronger for Mahindra’s two largest contributors. Scorpio sales rose 16.54% to 48,898 units, while XUV7XO grew 18.82% to 25,871 units. XEV 9S retained third position with 13,275 units. Harrier ranked fourth with 9,960 units, up 5.02%. It narrowly finished ahead of Fortuner’s 9,878 units, a difference of just 82 units. Fortuner nevertheless recorded stronger percentage growth at 15.88%.
XEV 9e secured sixth position with 5,769 units, despite a 21.98% decline. Safari followed with 5,451 units, growing 15.22%. MG Hector and Hector Plus recorded 2,616 units, up 91.37%, while Alcazar declined 35.94% to 2,460 units. Sorento contributed 2,104 units and Majestor added 1,743 units.
Kodiaq grew 18.65% to 369 units. Compass and Meridian recorded 325 and 267 units respectively, both below their year-earlier levels. Tayron added 136 units, ZR-V 97, Tiguan 27 and C5 Aircross 2.
