Creta retained its position as Hyundai’s best-selling model, while Exter, Aura and i20 posted strong gains. Venue ranked second in both September and Q3 2026.
Hyundai registered domestic sales of 57,166 units in September 2026, marking a 10.90% increase over 51,547 units sold in September last year. Sales also improved 5.09% compared to 54,396 units in August 2026. While Creta and Venue remained the biggest contributors, growth came largely from Exter, Aura and the brand’s hatchbacks.
Hyundai Sales Breakup September 2026
Creta led Hyundai’s lineup with 17,657 units. This was a 6.38% decline from 18,861 units in September 2025, although sales improved 8.40% over August’s 16,288 units. has been spied testing. Launch is expected in 2027.
Venue ranked second with 11,466 units, almost unchanged from 11,484 units a year earlier. Month-on-month sales rose marginally by 0.89%. Exter delivered the largest year-on-year volume gain in the lineup. Sales rose 47.86% to 8,344 units from 5,643 units. Aura followed with 7,530 units, growing 39.78% year-on-year and 12.64% month-on-month.
Hatchbacks Grow
Hyundai i20 sales increased 39.70% to 5,426 units, compared to 3,884 units in September 2025. Volumes also grew 5.05% over August. Grand i10 Nios followed with 5,230 units, up 23.41% year-on-year, although it recorded a 2.10% sequential decline.
Verna registered 762 units, improving 5.10% over September last year and 44.05% over August’s relatively low base of 529 units. It narrowly moved ahead of Alcazar, which recorded 742 units. Ioniq 5 contributed nine units, compared to six a year earlier and an identical nine units in August. Tucson is no longer on sale.
Hyundai Q3 2026 Sales Breakup
Creta remained Hyundai’s largest contributor during Q3, with sales of 52,033 units. Volumes grew marginally by 0.68% over 51,683 units in Q3 2025, accounting for 31.39% of Hyundai’s quarterly sales.
Venue recorded 33,926 units, up 22.71%, while Exter grew 47.73% to 23,311 units. Exter added 7,532 units over the corresponding quarter last year, making it Hyundai’s biggest contributor to incremental quarterly volumes.
Aura maintained fourth position with 20,032 units, an increase of 30.43%. The i20 followed with 17,329 units, registering the strongest percentage growth among Hyundai’s models during the quarter at 58.78%.
Grand i10 Nios also improved, rising 24.95% to 14,627 units. Further down the order, Alcazar declined 35.94% to 2,460 units, while Verna fell 12.66% to 2,028 units. Ioniq 5 sales stood at 26 units, down from 45.
Bayon To Expand Hyundai’s SUV Lineup
The figures show Hyundai’s growth extending beyond Creta. Exter, i20 and Venue together contributed around 77% of the additional volumes recorded during Q3, while Aura and Grand i10 Nios provided further support.
Hyundai will now ,scheduled to launch on October 26. Positioned between Venue and Creta, it will give the company another offering in the competitive midsize SUV space. Its contribution will become clearer once prices, deliveries and the first full months of sales establish how it fits alongside Hyundai’s existing models.