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India's Automobile Sector
India's automobile industry is valued at more than ₹22.75 lakh crore and hands the exchequer about 15 percent of its GST. Retail sales set a record in August 2026 at 24,23,201 vehicles, and the month brought a first: CNG, hybrid and electric cars together outsold petrol ones.
Last updated 2 November 20266 min read
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Puts the sector's size, the 2025-26 sales table, fuel and safety rules and the export push first, with August's record retail month as a short dated log.
- automobile sector
- SIAM
- Shailesh Chandra
- Bharat NCAP
- Piyush Goyal
- Nitin Gadkari
- auto exports
- electric vehicles
- PM E-DRIVE
- FADA retail sales
- rural auto demand
- alternative fuel vehicles
- ACMA
- E20
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