INDUSTRY
Automobile exports surge by 24% in 2025 to 63,25,211, driven by demand across categories
- IBJ Bureau
- Jan 19, 2026
Automobile exports from India rose by 24 per cent in 2025, driven by robust demand for cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles in the overseas markets, according to the latest data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
Overall exports last year raced to 63,25,211 units as against 50,98,474 units in the 2024 calendar year, rising by 24.1 per cent.
Passenger vehicle exports rose to 8,63,233 units, up by 16 per cent as compared with 7,43,979 units in 2024.
Utility vehicle despatches witnessed a 32 per cent increase last year at 4,27,219 units as against 3,23,624 units in 2024.
Passenger car shipments rose by 3 per cent to 4,25,396 units in 2025 as compared with 4,12,148 units in the corresponding previous year.
Two-wheeler exports stood at 49,39,706 units, up by 24 per cent as compared with 39,77,162 units in 2024.
Motorcycle shipments rose 27 per cent at 43,01,927 units, while scooters saw a jump of 8 per cent to 6,20,241 units in 2025.
Three-wheeler shipments increased by 43 per cent to 4,25,527 units last year as against 2,98,235 units in 2024.
Total commercial vehicles saw a jump of 27 per cent to 91,759 units last year.
SIAM noted that demand had been steady across most markets, including in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Maruti Suzuki led the space with despatch of 3.95 lakh units in 2025 as compared with 3.26 units in 2024.
The automaker said that it remained on course to achieve its target of 4 lakh unit exports for FY26.
“Maruti Suzuki today contributes 46 per cent of all passenger vehicle exports from India, and there is every reason (that) we should capture a large share of global trade,” Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti said.
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