India’s Top 50 Car Exports H1 FY2027: Maruti Holds 51% Share, Fronx and Jimny Lead

India’s car exports grew modestly in the first half of FY2027, reaching 4,51,479 units—an increase of 5,595 units or 1.25% year‑on‑year from 4,45,884 units in H1 FY2026. Maruti Suzuki dominated the market, exporting 2,30,576 units, up 12.06% from 2,05,763 units a year earlier. Its export share rose from 46.15% to 51.07%, a gain of 4.92 percentage points, making it the sole carrier of more than half of all Indian car exports.

Hyundai slipped to second place with 92,008 units, down 7.57% from 99,540 units, and its share fell to 20.38%. Nissan ranked third with 30,014 units, a decline of 20.19%, followed by Volkswagen at 20,201 units, down 27.88%, and Toyota at 16,679 units, down 11.66%.

At the model level, Maruti Fronx was the top exporter with 46,147 units, a modest 1.76% rise over 45,348 units a year earlier. Jimny followed closely with 45,183 units, a 47.66% jump, narrowing the gap to just 964 units. Together, Fronx and Jimny accounted for 91,330 units, 20.23% of total exports.

Other notable performers included Hyundai Grand i10 Nios (29,332 units, up 10.18%), Maruti Dzire (25,502 units, up 35.36%), Hyundai Verna (23,696 units, down 27.47%), Maruti e‑Vitara (21,841 units, up 261.49% from 6,042), and Nissan Magnite (21,782 units, down 10.09%). The top ten models together shipped 4,49,787 units, representing 99.63% of reported exports.

The top 50 models’ combined volume grew 2.45%, outpacing the overall export market. In contrast, domestic car sales surged 27.16% to 26,36,926 units in H1 FY2027, far outpacing export growth. Exports accounted for 14.62% of the combined domestic and export volume of 30,88,405 units.

Manufacturer‑level gains were seen for Kia (12.94% to 15,434 units), Honda (6.01% to 14,039 units), Renault (69.52% to 11,526 units), Tata (42.62% to 7,543 units), and Skoda (85.59% to 1,481 units). Mahindra and Jeep saw declines of 32.19% to 7,366 units and 54.82% to 741 units, respectively, while Citroen remained flat at 3,782 units.