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Italian-American agriculture equipment firm CNH's India unit sold 30,248 tractors in the domestic market in the first half of the 2026 calendar year, a 42 per cent jump from a year earlier, posting its highest-ever market share in the country, its India head said on Monday. In an interview to PTI, Narinder Mittal, President and Managing Director of CNH India, said exports rose about 20 per cent to 6,666 units in the same six-month period, outpacing the prior year despite headwinds from US tariffs earlier in 2026. The New Delhi-based subsidiary, which operates the New Holland and Case IH brands in India, said the overall domestic tractor industry grew 25 per cent in the first half, meaning CNH significantly outgrew the market as a whole. "We did quite well in H1, achieving our highest-ever market share in India. The industry grew 25 per cent, we grew 42 per cent, selling more than 30,000 tractors domestically," Mittal said. "On exports, we sold 6,666 tractors in H1 last year, and ..
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday reported a 29 per cent year-on-year growth in total tractor sales, including exports, at 45,035 units in March. The company had sold 34,934 tractors in March, 2025, M&M Ltd said in a statement. Domestic sales in March 2026 stood at 43,403 units, up 33 per cent year-on-year from 32,582 units in March 2025. However, exports declined 31 per cent to 1,632 units during the month, compared with 2,352 tractors sold in March 2025, it said. A significant part of this high growth was driven by the full Navratri season falling entirely in March, unlike last year when it was split between March and April, said Veejay Nakra, President, Farm Equipment Business, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. On a full financial year basis, the company said, the total tractor sales spiked 24 per cent at 5,26,403 units in FY26 against 4,24,641 tractors.
Tractor sales in India are likely to see a moderate growth of 4-7 per cent in 2025-26 on the back of a favourable monsoon forecast, which is expected to support agricultural production, ratings agency ICRA said on Wednesday. Pre-buying ahead of the TREM V emission norms, proposed to take effect from April 1, 2026, could further aid volume growth, ICRA said in a statement. "The industry wholesale volumes grew at 7 per cent in FY2025, aided by steady demand amid adequate rainfall. In FY2026, the industry is expected to report a growth of 4-7 per cent supported by a favourable monsoon forecast," it said. Citing IMD (India Meteorological Department) forecast of an above-normal precipitation at 105 per cent of the long period average (LPA) during the current monsoon season as per first long-range forecast, ICRA said, favourable monsoon and increased crop production will support industry volumes. "Further, the third advance estimates, released in May 2025, indicate a YoY increase of 7.9
Higher minimum support prices for key cash crops, better replacement and construction demand amid hopes of above-normal monsoon are likely to drive domestic tractor sales to hit an all-time high of around 9.75 lakh units in 2025-26, growing at 3-5 per cent, according to Crisil Ratings. A strategic capex cycle worth Rs 4,000 crore is around the corner in the Indian tractor industry with capacity utilisation nearing optimal levels of 75-80 per cent and the push for cleaner technologies under TREM V, the analytics firm said in a statement. The emission norm of 'TREM V' is expected from April 1, 2026, pre-buying towards fiscal-end may also provide a fillip to volume, it added. "As a result, tractor sales this fiscal year are expected to surpass the peak of 9.45 lakh units achieved in fiscal 2023, sustaining the back-to-back volume growth seen during fiscal 2019," it noted. There was a healthy 7 per cent increase in sales in FY25, Crisil Ratings said. The Indian Meteorological Departme