A little over a year after entering the Indian market, Tesla has crossed the 1,000-unit sales mark with its sole offering – the Model Y. According to the Vahan portal, Tesla India recorded total deliveries of 1,017 Model Y units between September 2025 and October 2, 2026. Last month, Tesla recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in the country at 291 units, up 322 percent from 69 units from the year-ago period. Month-on-month, too, sales were up 149 percent from 117 units in August.
Tesla India sales so far
Triple-digit sales registered since July
*Data for October 1 and 2.
The American EV maker’s September sales performance came during a record month for India’s electric passenger vehicle (e-PV) market, which registered monthly retail sales of 35,995 units; Tesla accounted for 0.8 percent of the total e-PV sales. It also moved up to second place in the luxury e-PV segment for the first time, outselling Mercedes-Benz India, which clocked 125 units. BMW India was the segment leader with 502 units and a 51 percent share. Tesla’s share of the luxury e-PV market rose to 30 percent in September 2026 from 11 percent a year earlier. In July, Tesla had moved ahead of Volvo to take third place.
From September 2025 until June 2026, the Model Y recorded monthly deliveries in double digits. Sales rose 205 percent month on month to 116 units in July compared to just 38 units in June. Between July and October 2, Tesla delivered 554 Model Ys, accounting for 54 percent of its total sales so far. This came after Tesla India cut the Model Y Premium RWD base trim’s price by Rs 9 lakh in May, bringing it down to Rs 50.89 lakh. The Tesla EV is available in five-seater (Model Y) and six-seater (Model Y L) iterations. Compared to the top-spec Model Y L Premium AWD, the Model Y Premium RWD costs Rs 11.1 lakh less.
The Model Y rivals the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (Rs 55.71 lakh), Kia EV6 (Rs 65.98 lakh) and BYD Sealion 7 (Rs 49.4 lakh to Rs 55.9 lakh).
Model Y specs, range
The Model Y Premium RWD gets a 64kWh battery (gross capacity) with a claimed 500km WLTP range, and it uses a 299hp, 420Nm electric motor. The battery size of the Model Y L has not been revealed. Since the Model Y L in right-hand-drive configuration is also available in Australia, going by the Australian-spec model, it is likely powered by an 88.2kWh battery (gross capacity). Power and torque figures are estimated at 514hp and 590Nm, respectively. Tesla India has confirmed that the Model Y L gets a dual-motor AWD setup and has a claimed range of 681km (WLTP).
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Tesla India expanding sales, charging network
6 showrooms, 7 charging stations are operational here
Last month, Tesla India opened its sixth showroom in Chennai, adding to its existing outlets in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. It has also started service and bodyshop operations in Chennai, taking its service network to eight locations.
In August, Tesla opened its latest Destination Charging facility at Lake Shore Thane in Mumbai. It has four 11kW AC chargers. Tesla now operates seven charging stations in India, including locations in Navi Mumbai, Delhi and Gurugram, with 20 Superchargers and 24 Destination Chargers.
Ex-showroom prices mentioned above are as on October 5, 2026.
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