Kia, JSW MG Motor Feb sales up 23.8%, 16.3%, Tata Motors sees 8% dip

Automaker Kia India on Saturday reported a 23.8 per cent rise in total sales at 25,026 units in February compared to 20,200 units sold in the same month last year.

The recently launched compact SUV Syros registered sales of 5,425 units in February with over 20,000 bookings, Kia India said in a statement.

SUVs Sonet and Seltos clocked 7,598 and 6,446 units respectively while MPV Carens registered 5,318 units and Carnival Limousine had sales of 239 units last month, it added.

"Kia India continues to grow steadily, driven by strong customer demand and our commitment to delivering cutting-edge mobility solutions...With a diverse and evolving product lineup, Kia India continues to respond to market demand with agility and precision," Kia India Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing, Hardeep Singh Brar said.  JSW MG Motor India retail sales up 16.3% 

JSW MG Motor India on Saturday reported a 16.3 per cent rise in retail sales at 4,956 units in February this year compared to 4,261 units in the same month last year.

 

Wholesales last month stood at 4,002 units, down from 4,595 units in February 2004, impacted by temporary reduction in production at the company's Halol facility due to necessary facility modifications undertaken for the introduction of new products and Windsor production stabilisation, JSW MG Motor India said in a statement.

 

The company's EV lineup contributed 78 per cent to its total sales during the month. The MG Windsor has increased its market penetration in the Indian passenger electric vehicle segment crossing the cumulative production milestone of 15,000 units, it added.

 

JSW MG Motor India is gearing up to expand its product portfolio in the coming months with the launch of MG Cyberster and MG M9, under its luxury brand channel MG Select, the statement said.  Tata Motors sales dip 8% 

Tata Motors on Saturday reported an 8 per cent year-on-year decline in its domestic and international sales at 79,344 units in February.

 

The auto major sold 86,406 units in the same month last year.

 

Total domestic sales were 9 per cent down at 77,232 units last month against 84,834 units in the year-ago period, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing.

 

Overall passenger vehicle (PV) sales, including electric vehicles, were down 9 per cent at 46,811 units as compared with 51,321 units a year ago.

 

Total commercial vehicle sales declined 7 per cent year on year to 32,533 units in February.  Royal Enfield sales up 19% 

Royal Enfield on Saturday reported a 19 per cent year-on-year rise in total sales at 90,670 units in February.

 

The company sold a total of 75,935 units in the same month a year ago.

 

Domestic sales were at 80,799 units, as against 67,922 units in February last year, up 19 per cent, Royal Enfield said in a statement.

 

Similarly, exports jumped 23 per cent to 9,871 units last month compared to 8,013 units in February 2024.

 

Royal Enfield CEO B Govindarajan said the growth was aided by the company's strong product portfolio.  Honda Cars India sales drop 21% at 10,323 units 

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) on Saturday reported a 21 per cent decline in total sales at 10,323 units in February as compared to 13,078 units in the same month last year.

 

Domestic sales at 5,616 units and exports were at 4,707 units in the month of February 2025, HCIL said in a statement.

 

The company had registered 7,142 units in domestic sales and exported 5,936 units in February 2024, it added.

 

"The market conditions have been challenging for the auto industry where we saw reduced momentum in car registrations and difficulties in creating fresh demand during Feb as compared to last year," HCIL Vice President, Marketing & Sales Kunal Behl said.

 

The company's recent launches of all-new Amaze and special editions of Elevate Black and City Apex with good response from market have helped it to create new excitement in products and sustain sales in this tough period, he added.

 

"With new benefits outlined in the Union Budget 2026 to boost overall consumer demand, we hope situation will improve in coming period," Behl said, adding on the export front, the company continues to post healthy volumes led by strong performance of Elevate and City in export markets.