Auto retail gross sales in October surge 40.5%, led by 2Ws, CVs and PVs: FADA

Overall vehicle Retail gross sales in October 2025 rise 40.5% YoY, hitting all time excessive as per information launched by Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA).

2Ws grew 51.76% YoY to 31.5 lakh items, PV rose 11.35% YoY to five.57 lakh items, 3Ws grew 5.4% whereas

CV section reported 17.7% YoY progress. Tractor gross sales grew 14.2% YoY whereas Construction Equipment section grew 30.5%, FADA information exhibits. These are all document excessive as a consequence of GST reduce effected since September 22, 2025.

FADA President C S Vigneshwar mentioned: “October’25 shall be remembered as a landmark month for India’s auto retail, the place reforms, festivities, and rural resurgence got here collectively to ship record-breaking outcomes.”

“Overall retail gross sales grew by a sturdy 40.5% YoY, as each passenger automobiles and two-wheelers achieved lifetime highs, signalling renewed client confidence and powerful financial undercurrents,” he mentioned.

“After an nearly quiet September for first 21 days as a result of GST 2.0 transition, October witnessed a swift rebound — nearly like a hurdle race the place pent-up demand handed the baton to festive sentiment and tax-cut pleasure, propelling gross sales to historic ranges,” he added.

He mentioned the the GST reduce proved transformational and the reducing small-car GST charges [to 18%] made car possession extra attainable, particularly for the cost-sensitive first time purchaser. “This affordability enhance, timed completely with the festive season, turned sentiment into motion,” he mentioned.

“The standout story of the month was the rise of Bharat. Rural India turned the true progress engine — with beneficial monsoons, larger farm incomes, and authorities infrastructure push driving buying energy. Rural PV gross sales grew over 3 times quicker than city, whereas rural 2W progress almost doubled city charges, marking a structural shift within the demand map of India’s auto sector,” he added.

“October 2025, thus, stands as a defining chapter — a month when good coverage, robust sentiment, and grassroots prosperity mixed to create historical past for Indian auto retail,” he emphasised.