Sub-4-metre SUV sales grew 22.94% YoY to 1.40 lakh units in September, while July–September volumes crossed 4 lakh units, up 31.96%.
India’s sub-4-metre SUV segment recorded sales of 1,40,340 units in September 2026, compared with 1,14,155 units a year earlier. This translated into growth of 22.94%, adding 26,185 units. Sales also increased 15.61% over August 2026’s 1,21,391 units.
Sub 4m SUV Sales September 2026
Tata Nexon recorded 20,456 units in September, finishing just 123 units ahead of Punch. Nexon sales declined 9.38% from 22,573 units a year earlier, but increased 10.99% over August. Punch followed with 20,333 units, growing 27.95% YoY from 15,891 units. However, volumes declined 4.63% compared with August’s 21,320 units.
Maruti Fronx ranked third with 19,282 units, up 40.06% YoY and 2.95% MoM. Brezza followed with 15,685 units, registering growth of 54.18% YoY and 2.60% MoM. Hyundai Venue completed the top five with 11,466 units. Sales were almost flat compared with 11,484 units a year earlier, while increasing 0.89% over August.
XUV3XO, Bolero And Exter Grow
Mahindra XUV3XO recorded 10,823 units, up 19.83% YoY and 30.37% MoM. It delivered the largest sequential volume increase among the models listed, adding 2,521 units over August. Kia Sonet followed with 9,493 units, growing 5.24% YoY and 4.92% MoM. New Gen Kia Sonet has been spied. Mahindra Bolero reached 9,344 units, a sharp increase of 285.32% against a low base of 2,425 units in September 2025. Bolero also grew 20.15% over August.
Hyundai Exter recorded 8,344 units, up 47.86% YoY and 2.29% MoM. Skoda Kylaq rounded off the top ten with 4,126 units, declining 6.18% YoY but improving 14.93% sequentially. Mahindra Thar three-door sales stood at 3,383 units, down 12.65% YoY and 27.20% MoM. With the updated Thar OG now launched, sales are expected to piickup in coming months. Toyota Taisor recorded 3,097 units, growing 34.83% YoY and 8.17% over August.
Kia Syros reached 1,848 units, up 297.42% from a low year-ago base of 465 units. Nissan Magnite followed with 1,502 units, down 9.08% YoY and marginally higher than August. Renault Kiger recorded 614 units, declining 47.34% YoY despite a 29.54% sequential recovery. Maruti Jimny completed the list with 544 units, up 83.78% YoY but down 7.17% MoM.
Punch Leads Q3 CY2026
During July–September 2026, the segment recorded 4,04,486 units, up 31.96% from 3,06,519 units in Q3 CY2025. Fifteen of the sixteen models registered growth, with Renault Kiger the only entry to decline. Punch led with 62,966 units, growing 68.45% and contributing 15.57% of quarterly volumes. Fronx ranked second with 57,485 units, up 47.17%, narrowly ahead of Nexon’s 56,358 units, which represented growth of 14.08%.
Punch and Fronx together added 44,010 units, accounting for nearly 45% of the segment’s overall quarterly increase. Brezza followed with 43,028 units, up 13.66%, while Venue grew 22.71% to 33,926 units. XUV3XO recorded 28,554 units, up 31.04% (CNG XUV 3XO launched as ZNG), followed by Sonet at 27,454 units, up 12.57%. Bolero grew 54.37% to 26,094 units, while Exter increased 47.73% to 23,311 units.
Thar three-door posted quarterly growth of 41.90% to 12,836 units despite its September decline. Kylaq recorded 11,443 units, up 5.23%, and Taisor grew 26.44% to 8,430 units. Syros registered 4,893 units, up 204.48%, while Magnite remained essentially flat at 4,459 units. Jimny grew 31.48% to 1,658 units, whereas Kiger declined 33.68% to 1,591 units.
OEM-Wise Performance – Tata Leads, Mahindra Grows Fastest
Tata led the sub-4m SUV segment in September 2026 with 40,789 units, although its 6.04% YoY growth was below the segment’s 22.94% increase. Maruti Suzuki followed with 35,511 units, up 46.52%, delivering the largest absolute gain of 11,275 units. Mahindra recorded the fastest growth among the OEMs at 53.62%, reaching 23,550 units, supported by Bolero and XUV3XO. Hyundai grew 15.67% to 19,810 units, while Kia increased 19.57% to 11,341 units. Toyota also posted healthy growth of 34.83%, whereas Skoda, Nissan and Renault recorded declines.
For Q3 CY2026, Tata retained the lead with 1,19,324 units, up 37.50%, and contributed the largest volume increase of 32,542 units. Maruti Suzuki crossed the one-lakh mark at 1,02,171 units, growing 30.69%, while Mahindra again led percentage growth with a 41.36% increase to 67,484 units. Hyundai’s 31.80% growth closely tracked the segment’s 31.96% expansion, while Kia grew 24.44%. Skoda and Toyota recorded quarterly gains despite Skoda’s weaker September, Nissan remained virtually flat, and Renault was the only OEM to post a quarterly decline, down 33.68%.
