Tata becomes India’s second-largest automaker; beats Hyundai

Tata Motors has secured its position as India’s second-largest carmaker following strong sales in December 2024. The homegrown carmaker’s passenger vehicle sales rose 1.7% year-on-year with 44,221 units sold, compared with 43,471 units sold in the same month last year. The carmaker currently holds 13.8% market share due to the success of models such as Punch and Nexon.

Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor India slipped to third place in December with sales of 42,208 units, down 1.3% year-on-year. Despite this, the Korean automaker achieved its highest ever domestic annual sales, with sales reaching 6,05,433 units in 2024. The Creta remains Hyundai’s best-selling model, followed by the Venue, Exter and Grand i10. Notably, Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor’s December sales fell 6% month-on-month (MoM) by 12.5% ​​respectively. The sales gap between the two brands in December was only 2,013 units.

Mahindra & Mahindra continued its strong performance with sales reaching 41,424 units in December 2024. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), Kia, MG and Honda ranked fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively among the top five selling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India during the month. Volkswagen and Skoda exceeded the 4,000-unit sales mark, while Renault and Nissan exceeded 2,000 units each. Citroën and Jeep sales reached triple digits in December.

Tata and Hyundai upcoming models

Looking ahead, Tata Motors and Hyundai Motors plan to launch exciting products starting in 2025. Tata will introduce Harrier electric carwhile Hyundai will launch the Creta EV for the first time. The two electric SUVs will be officially unveiled at the Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in New Delhi this month.

this Hyundai Creta electric carPrices will be announced on January 17 and the Tata Harrier EV will be launched in March 2025. Detailed specifications and features of the two electric SUVs will be announced at the auto show.