February ’26 Car Sales: Two Tata SUVs in top 3, Dezire close to No. 1

India’s passenger vehicle sales charts for February 2026 saw stiff competition at the top, with Tata Motors taking two of the three best-selling models. Tata Nexon was the country’s best-selling car this month with 19,430 units, continuing its consistent performance in the compact SUV segment.Maruti Suzuki Dezire came very close to taking the top spot. The sedan recorded 19,326 units, lagging behind by a slight margin of a little over 100 units. The third position was taken by Tata Punch, which recorded sales of 18,748 units. With both Nexon and Punch in the top three, Tata Motors maintained a strong presence in the SUV segment during the month.

Among other high-volume models, Hyundai Creta recorded 17,938 units, followed by Maruti Suzuki Brezza at 17,863 units. Maruti Suzuki Ertiga’s performance also remained steady and recorded sales of 17,807 units in February.After this, Wagon R was followed by another Maruti Suzuki model with 14,885 units. This was followed by Swift with 14,833 units. Then, the ninth best-selling model was scorpio Maruti Suzuki Baleno stood second with sales of 14,665 units, joining the top ten list with sales of 14,632 units.The February results once again highlighted the strong demand for SUVs in the Indian market, especially in the compact segment. As far as brands are concerned, the top ten list had six products from Maruti Suzuki, two products from Tata Motors and one nameplate each from Hyundai Motor India. Mahindra And Mahindra.