Fuel-wise Indian vehicle sales & registration: State by state insights

• Market share of petrol cars rose post 2020 but has been on a decline since 2022. Currently, it stands at 54.5%
• The market share of diesel cars has declined after 2018. But it has stabilized since 2022; currently, it stands at 18.3%
• Market share of CNG cars has risen exponentially post 2021, and it has surpassed diesel this year. It currently stands at 20.9%
• The market share of EV cars has been rising steadily. It currently stands at 3.8%. 2025 is seeing an extreme gain in EV market share; it has reached 5% this month.
• We don’t have past data (before 2024) on the market share of Strong Hybrid cars because Vahan segregated the reporting last year only. It currently stands at 2.5%.

With country-level analysis understood, let’s move on to the state-wise analysis.

State-level analysis

• Let’s look at which state has the highest market share.
• Maharashtra has been number 1 since 2018. Uttar Pradesh has been 2nd, and Gujarat has been 3rd.
• The biggest gainer has been Haryana, which has jumped from 7th in 2018 to 4th in 2025
• The biggest loser has been Kerala, which has gone from 4th in 2018 to 8th in 2025
• Delhi has also been seeing a constant decline in market share. More people using public transport?

With the ranks of each state defined, let’s see the market share of each fuel type in the respective state. We will look at 4 states in each subsequent post in order of their rank. Please click on the link to jump to your respective state.

1. First 4 States – (Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana)
2. Next 4 States – (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Kerala)
3. Next 4 States – (Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, West Bengal)
4. Next 4 States – (Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh)
5. Next 4 States – (Assam, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh)
6. Last 2 States and 1 UT – (Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Chandigarh)

Please note: There are more states and UTs, but I have not shared a detailed analysis of them, as the market share of those is below 0.5%

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