Mahindra EV production to increase to 8,000 units a month by March 2026

With the recently launched Mahindra XEV 9S, the brand now has four EVs on sale, including the XEV 9e, BE 6 and XUV400. At the sidelines of the XEV 9S’s launch, Rajesh Jejurikar, executive director at Mahindra, said there are plans to increase the monthly production capacity for EVs from the current 4,000-5,000 units to 8,000 units by the end of FY2026.

1. XEV 9S, XEV 9e and BE 6 are produced at the Chakan plant in Pune
2. Share of EVs in Mahindra sales projected to nearly triple by 2028

Mahindra EV production capacity

Chakan plant’s peak capacity is 10,000 units per month

The born-electric Mahindra EVs are manufactured at the brand’s Chakan plant, which has a total production capacity of up to 10,000 units per month. Jejurikar said they will keep operating capacity at about 8,000 a month by March 2026 “to make sure the supply chain, vendor ecosystem and workforce are prepared to run consistently at that level”.

EVs expected to account for 20-25 percent of Mahindra sales by 2028

We reported that around 7.5 percent of Mahindra’s monthly sales come from EVs, and the BE 6 and XEV 9e together account for about 7 percent of its overall volumes. The new XEV 9S is expected to take the numbers even higher, and Mahindra estimates that by 2028, 20-25 percent of its sales will come from electric models.

However, Mahindra is yet to disclose how the increased production capacity will be allocated among the born-electric models, which Jejurikar said will depend on the demand. “We will communicate model-wise details closer to the time, once we get into higher operating levels,” he added.