Kia FY26 Sales Analysis – Sonet, Seltos, Clavis, Carnival, Syros, EV9

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Kia finished FY26 with a total domestic sale of 2,89,035 units as against 2,55,207 units during the same period last year with a YoY growth of 13 per cent

Kia India ended last fiscal on a healthy note as cumulative domestic volumes rose to 2,89,035 units compared to 2,55,207 units in FY25 with an appreciable 13 per cent year-on-year improvement. The brand continued to rely on its SUV portfolio while MPVs and premium products added further depth to the lineup.

Notable demand for the Sonet, Seltos and Carens Clavis family ensured Kia remained one of the key players in the passenger vehicle market. Heading the charge was the Kia Sonet which remained Kia’s most sold offering with a tally of 1,14,142 units in FY26 against 99,805 units a year earlier.

The 14 per cent jump shows the continued popularity of the sub-four-metre SUV which competes in one of the country’s most crowded segments. Its broad variant spread, multiple engine options and long feature list have helped it retain consistent showroom traffic in the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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2026 Kia Sonet

Model	FY26 Sales	FY25 Sales	YoY Change
Kia Sonet	1,14,142	99,805	14%
Kia Seltos	83,747	72,618	15%
Kia Carens	76,837	64,609	19%
Kia Syros	13,433	15,986	-16%
Kia Carnival	874	1,361	-36%
Kia EV9	2	18	-89%
Kia EV6	0	810	-100%
Total	2,89,035	2,55,207	13%

The Kia Seltos followed in second place with 83,747 units – improving from 72,618 units in FY25. The 15 per cent gain can be attributed to the arrival of a brand new generation a while ago as the model’s continued its run in the midsize SUV category as one of the top sellers. The Seltos remains an important growth contributor for Kia.

Kia’s MPV portfolio also delivered impressive numbers. The Kia Carens and updated Clavis range together posted 76,837 units in FY26 – up from 64,609 units in the previous year by registering a 19 per cent increase. The numbers made it Kia’s fastest growing volume product among the mainstream nameplates as the debut of the Carens Clavis in ICE and electric forms has worked wonders.

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The Kia Syros recorded 13,433 units in FY26 versus 15,986 units in FY25 with a 16 per cent decline and recently it received a model year update. At the premium end, the Kia Carnival managed 874 units compared to 1,361 units in FY25 – down 36 per cent. Luxury EV volumes were limited with the Kia EV9 posting 2 units against 18 units previously.

The Kia EV6 effectively ended its run with no FY26 dispatches compared to 810 units in FY25 and is expected to gain a facelift soon.

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Top 10 Scooters FY26 – Activa, Jupiter, Access, iQube, Chetak, Destini

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In FY26, Honda Activa continued to lead the top 10 scooter sales charts ahead of TVS Jupiter, Suzuki Access and TVS iQube

The scooter space has a pecking order that has barely changed in decades and FY2026 was no different at the top. Honda closed the year with 28,45,052 Activas finding homes across the country, a figure so absurd in its scale that the second placed TVS Jupiter at 14,63,328 units – itself a genuinely strong number – looks a bit modest by comparison. The gap between first and second stood at 13,81,724 units.

TVS has built the Jupiter into a genuine household name over the years and the numbers show the loyalty amongst customers year after year. Third place went to the Suzuki Access 125 with 8,12,920 units and it continues to be one of the more under appreciated success stories in the segment. Suzuki does not shout about it much but the Access keeps selling in numbers that most manufacturers would be beyond elated with.

TVS iQube finished fourth with 3,67,501 units and TVS Ntorq 125 was right behind in fifth with 3,63,904 units. The difference between those two? Just 3,597 units across twelve full months of sales. An electric scooter and a sporty 125cc ICE scooter from the same manufacturer essentially trading punches all year separated by less than 300 units a month – emphasising the brand’s versatility.

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Rank	Model	FY2026 Sales
1	Honda Activa	28,45,052
2	TVS Jupiter	14,63,328
3	Suzuki Access 125	8,12,920
4	TVS iQube	3,67,501
5	TVS NTorq 125	3,63,904
6	Bajaj Chetak	3,02,674
7	Suzuki Burgman Street	2,87,177
8	Hero Destini 125	2,56,576
9	Honda Dio	2,38,106
10	Yamaha RayZR	2,31,986

Bajaj Chetak, positioned sixth with 3,02,674 units, is the other number worth sitting with for a moment. The Chakan-based manufacturer walked away from the scooter segment for years and came back with an all-electric product. Crossing three lakh units and finishing inside the top ten in FY2026 is a result that validates that decision completely.

The two electric scooters in the top six of India’s most competitive two-wheeler category shows how the preferences are changing in recent years. Suzuki Burgman Street came in seventh with 2,87,177 units – giving Suzuki two entries in the top ten and to consolidate its position, a heavily updated model was introduced recently in the domestic market.

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Hero Destini 125 followed in eighth with 2,56,576 units, Honda Dio took ninth with 2,38,106 units and Yamaha Ray ZR closed out the list in tenth with 2,31,986 units. From fourth to tenth, just 1,35,515 units separate the iQube from the RayZR as seven scooters carry seven different stories – all while fighting for effectively the same pool of consumers.

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New Yezdi Scrambler 350 Launched In India At Rs. 1.99 Lakh

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Yezdi Scrambler 350 uses a new 334cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder motor that Yezdi calls the Katar engine; delivers 30 PS and 30 Nm

At Rs. 1,99,950 ex-showroom Delhi, the updated Yezdi Scrambler 350 is one of the more interesting launches to come out of the Classic Legends stable in a while. It arrived alongside the BSA Scrambler 650 in what turned out to be a busy week for the company, and between the two, the Scrambler 350 is the one that is going after a much wider audience.

Powering it is a brand new 334cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder motor that Yezdi calls the Katar engine. The maximum power output stands at 30 PS at 8,100 rpm and 30 Nm of peak torque delivered at 6,750 rpm which represents gains of 0.9 PS and 1.8 Nm over the outgoing model despite displacement remaining unchanged. Yezdi has built a 30-30-30 formula around this engine – 30 PS, 30 Nm and approximately 30 kmpl fuel efficiency.

A six-speed gearbox handles transmission duties alongside an assist and slipper clutch. The engine also gets a horizontally mounted radiator for better heat management and a centrally routed exhaust that aids weight distribution across the chassis. More significantly, it is 8 kilograms lighter than the old model.

Dry weight now stands at 174 kg against the outgoing model’s 182 kg and ditching the twin-exhaust setup in favour of a single unit has contributed massively. Three riding modes – Road, Rain and Off-Road – are on board adjusting throttle response and traction control intervention based on conditions. Suspension duties are done by telescopic forks up front and twin rear shock absorbers – tuned specifically for longer travel to give the Scrambler 350 more composure on rough surfaces.

Braking is handled by a 320 mm front disc and 240 mm rear disc. Spoke wheels carry 100/90-19 front and 140/70-17 rear semi-knobby rubber while the seat height has gone up by 13 mm to 813 mm partly because of the new single-piece ribbed saddle. Wheelbase lies at 1,403 mm which is short enough to keep the Scrambler 350 flickable in tight spaces and on narrow trails and the fuel tank holds 12.5 litres.

The cockpit gets a digital instrument cluster, a wider handlebar for better leverage and control off-road, tactile switchgear and LED lighting at both ends including signature LED tail lamps and blinkers. The raised front beak, compact tail section and oval side panels with the 69 numbering keep the classic scrambler styling philosophy intact while the revised tank graphics and new seat freshen things up visually. Four colours are available namely Legacy Black, OG Yellow, Rogue Red and Rally Blue.

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Vespa 80th Anniversary Tech 80 Special Edition Arrives In India

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Prices of the Vespa 80th Anniversary Tech 80 edition will be revealed next week and it will be available in both 125 cc and 150 cc variants

Vespa turns 80 this year and the celebration has arrived in India in the form of the Tech 80th series. Debuted in Mumbai, exactly eighty years after Piaggio filed the original Vespa patent on the same date in 1946, the Tech 80th is available in both 125 cc and 150 cc variants and comes dressed in a special commemorative livery that goes back to where it all began.

Pricing is expected to be announced next week. The headline detail is the Verde Pastello green, a shade lifted directly from Piaggio’s historical archives and traced back to the very first single-colour Vespa models of the 1940s. It is one of the earliest colours the Vespa ever wore and seeing it return for the 80th anniversary edition feels like a deliberate choice from the brand.

The finish is glossy across the bodywork – contrasted by satin-finish details elsewhere. Piaggio has taken the colour well beyond the panels. The shield profile, passenger grab handle, rear-view mirrors, control units and front suspension linkage all wear Verde Pastello while darker green tone-on-tone elements appear on the stitched saddle, footrest rubber inserts and handles.

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The rims draw inspiration from the Vespa 98 of 1946 – painted in matching Verde Pastello with a diamond-finish channel. Up front, the shield carries the Vespa logo alongside a commemorative 80th plaque. The rear gets a dedicated badge reading 80 Years of Vespa Est. 1946.

Both are understated and sit well on a scooter where the colour and detailing are already doing most of the talking. Two engine options are on offer. The 125 cc variant runs a 124.4 cc air-cooled single-cylinder unit producing 9.5 hp and 10.1 Nm. The 150 cc steps up to a 149.5 cc air-cooled single-cylinder motor making 11.4 hp maximum power and 11.6 Nm of peak torque.

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The global 80th anniversary celebration is lined up in Rome from the 25th to the 28th of June 2026 – billed as the biggest Vespa gathering ever organised. Over eight decades, Piaggio has built more than 160 Vespa models while keeping the design language intact throughout and the Tech 80th honours that continuity.

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Maruti Suzuki Breaks Its Own Record With 23.47 Lakh Units In FY26

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FY2025-26 closed with 23.47 lakh units for Maruti Suzuki – the highest annual production figure the company has ever recorded

Very few automobile manufacturers anywhere in the world produce at this scale within a single country and Maruti Suzuki has just raised that bar further. FY2025-26 closed with 23.47 lakh units rolling out of Maruti’s facilities – the highest annual production figure the company has ever recorded and one that no other passenger vehicle maker in India has come close to matching.

What makes it more significant is that Maruti also topped the charts across every manufacturing facility under Suzuki Motor Corporation globally – not just domestically. Five models contributed big time in maintaining the churn out of consistent volume through the year as Dzire, Fronx, Swift, Ertiga and Baleno each individually crossed the two lakh unit mark.

A sedan, two hatchbacks, a compact SUV and an MPV all pulling that kind of weight simultaneously says a great deal about how evenly Maruti’s demand is distributed in the under Rs. 10 lakh segment and how little the company depends on any single product to hold up its numbers. The growth curve over the past four years tells its own story as well.

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Production stood at 19.22 lakh units in FY2022-23 and climbed modestly to 19.84 lakh the following year before moving to 21.02 lakh in FY2024-25 and has now landed at 23.47 lakh units. The year-on-year growth of 11.66 per cent in FY2025-26 is the steepest jump in that four-year window which shows that the momentum has been building along the way.

Four plants currently form MSIL’s manufacturing backbone – one each in Gurugram, Manesar and Kharkhoda across Haryana and Hansalpur in Gujarat – carrying a combined installed capacity of 24 lakh units per year. Land for a fifth facility was locked in during March 2026 at Khoraj Industrial Estate in Sanand, Gujarat. Once operational, it will bring an additional 10 lakh units of annual capacity online.

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Across all current facilities, Maruti builds 17 models in over 650 variants for both domestic buyers and export markets. A target of scaling total production capacity to around 40 lakh units annually is on the cards with Suzuki Motor Corporation’s backing and a focus on positioning India as a global export hub.

Speaking about the new achievement, Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “This achievement is the outcome of a carefully nurtured automobile ecosystem built over four and a half decades. At its foundation lies the
mutual trust and long-standing collaboration that we share with our employees, vendor and dealer partners. This ecosystem supported by the current government’s policy environment, like the rollout of GST 2.0, strengthened market confidence and stimulated demand at a critical time allowing us to manufacture record-high units.”

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2026 TVS Raider 125 Launched – Updated TFT, New Colour & Variants

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2026 TVS Raider 125 gets two new variants namely SXC DD and TFT DD while the TFT display has also been updated

TVS Motor Company has brought in the 2026 Raider 125 with new features and colour options while continuing to offer a wide variant lineup. The range now comprises Drum, Single Seat, Split Seat, iGO, SSE, SXC DD and TFT DD trims with prices starting from Rs. 82,860 (ex-showroom, Delhi). The newly highlighted SXC DD and TFT DD variants are priced at Rs. 96,725 and Rs. 98,550 respectively.

One of the key updates is the introduction of the new Nitro Green paint scheme. The vibrant shade is applied prominently across the front half of the motorcycle covering elements like the headlamp cowl, front fender, fuel tank, side panels and belly pan. It is complemented by subtle grey graphics while the contrast between the green front alloy wheel and black rear wheel adds to its sportiness.

Metallic Blue and Striking Red shades continue to be offered alongside. The biggest technological upgrade comes in the form of a new full-colour TFT instrument cluster on the top-spec variant. It replaces the earlier reverse LCD unit and introduces a more advanced and high-contrast interface with an orange-and-black theme. It enables a wide suite of connected features such as navigation, call alerts, ride analytics, weather updates and even live score tracking. The SXC DD trim continues with the LCD display but still supports more than 85 connected features.

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Mechanically, the Raider 125 remains unchanged. It draws power from a 124.8 cc air- and oil-cooled single-cylinder engine which is linked with a five-speed gearbox. The motor produces 11.38 PS maximum power and 11.2 Nm of peak torque while the iGO Assist function can boost torque output up to 11.75 Nm. It boasts a claimed 0 to 60 kmph time of 5.8 seconds.

Feature highlights include LED headlamp and tail lamp, Glide Through Traffic (GTT) technology, a side-stand engine cut-off function and a follow-me-home headlight. The braking setup comprises a 240 mm front disc and a 200 mm rear disc with single-channel ABS while suspension duties are handled by telescopic forks and a five-step adjustable rear monoshock.

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Dimensionally, the bike measures 2070 mm in length, 785 mm in width and 1028 mm in height with a 1326 mm wheelbase and stands 180 mm above the ground. With a kerb weight of 125 kg and a fuel tank capacity of 10 litres, the 2026 TVS Raider 125 will look to consolidate its popularity amongst customers with the arrival of new top-end variants.

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India-Bound New BMW 7 Series Breaks Cover With 720+ Km Range

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BMW 7 Series gets notable updates inside and out and is expected to arrive in India later this year or in early 2027

The facelifted version of the BMW 7 Series has made its global debut and is expected to go on sale in India later this calendar year or in early 2027. First introduced in 1977, the flagship sedan has consistently served as a technology trailblazer for the brand and the latest seventh generation continues that tradition by integrating new features and technologies derived from BMW’s Neue Klasse philosophy.

Positioned at the very top of the company’s portfolio, it acts as a showcase for advancements that will gradually trickle down across the lineup. As for the design, the updated 7 Series gets a sculpted profile highlighted by the illuminated kidney grille and sleek crystal-style headlamps. Clean surfacing along the sides and a neatly executed rear section with newly designed lighting elements are other highlights.

Consumers can opt for M Sport and M Sport Pro packages while BMW personalisation options include dual-finish paintwork and wheel sizes range from 20 inches to 22 inches. On the inside, high-quality materials such as leather, wood, metal and glass are combined with a minimalist layout. Key equipment includes the latest BMW Panoramic iDrive system paired with Operating System X along with a newly introduced passenger display.

Rear occupants benefit from the upgraded ‘Theatre Screen’ capable of 8K streaming while a Bowers & Wilkins audio system with Dolby Atmos, a four-zone climate control syste, panoramic glass roof, ambient lighting and Executive Lounge seating are also available. Under the skin, the 7 Series offers a wide range of powertrains including mild-hybrid petrol and diesel engines, plug-in hybrids and fully electric variants.

The electric versions, powered by sixth-gen eDrive technology using cylindrical battery cells, now deliver a WLTP range exceeding 720 km. Charging and energy management are supported by intelligent route planning, adaptive recuperation and integration with energy networks for cost-efficient charging. The sedan comes equipped with adaptive two-axle air suspension as standard as well.

Optional systems such as Integral Active Steering and advanced chassis control are accompanied by AI-supported driving assistance features under the Symbiotic Drive umbrella enabling partially automated driving and advanced parking capabilities. Functions like hands-free highway driving at speeds up to 130 kmph and navigation-assisted urban driving are possible.

Production of the new 7 Series will take place at BMW’s Dingolfing facility in Germany with global market rollout scheduled to begin from July 2026. Currently, the 7 Series is priced around Rs. 1.83 crore in India (ex-showroom) and is sold in 740d M Sport and 740i M Sport guises.

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