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Navratri vehicle retail dips 6.5% on high base, EVs buck trend with 27% growth: FADA

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Navratri vehicle retail dips 6.5% on high base, EVs buck trend with 27% growth: FADA

Navratri vehicle retail dips 6.5% on high base, EVs buck trend with 27% growth: FADA

Total vehicle registrations fell to 11.23 lakh units amid a high base and GST-led purchase deferments, while EV retail rose to 1.17 lakh units despite supply-side constraints.

Automakers are making efforts to ensure that available production reaches dealerships, but the gap between demand and supply is widening, he added.

Total vehicle retail in India declined 6.52 per cent year-on-year to 11.23 lakh units during Navratri 2026 compared to 12.01 lakh units last year, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Wednesday. In contrast, electric vehicle (EV) retail rose 26.78 per cent to 1.17 lakh units compared to 92,628 units last year, despite growing supply-side challenges amid global logistics disruptions. The decline was attributed to GST 2.0 reforms and an extra day in Navratri 2025. Advt

"There was a lot of pent-up demand, with consumers waiting for September 22 for their billing and registration to happen so that they could benefit from the new GST rates. From August 16 to September 21, many people were holding back their purchases, waiting for the GST regime to change,” FADA President Sai Giridhar told ETAuto . 86 lakh vehicles were retailed. 78 per cent YoY growth, with 1,17,437 units sold over 10 days in 2026, compared with 92,628 units in 2025. 06 per cent.



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