April 2025 has turned out to be the best month so far for the Indian car market, with 3,48,847 units sold, registering a 4 percent YoY growth. While passenger car (hatchbacks, sedans, and others) wholesales fell 7 percent year-on-year in April (to 1,14,331 units), utility vehicles (SUVs and MPVs) saw a 10 percent increase (to 2,34,516 units), preventing an overall drop. The rise in UV sales also means that SUVs and MPVs now account for 67 percent of total wholesale sales in India, compared to their 63 percent share in April 2024. So, without further digression, here are the 10 bestselling cars in April 2025:
1. Hyundai Creta
17,016 units, up 10 percent YoY
The Hyundai Creta, India’s longstanding No. 1 midsize SUV, topped the sales chart in April 2025 with wholesale sales of 17,016 units. While this makes for a 10 percent year-on-year(YoY) increase (April 2024: 15,447 units), it is down 6 percent month-on-month (March 2025: 18,059 units). It was felt that the Creta’s sales would further accelerate with the launch of the Creta Electric earlier this year, but that hasn’t happened. Nevertheless, the Creta has opened FY2026 on a good note as the bestselling car.
2. Maruti Dzire
16,996 units, up 7 percent YoY
With wholesale sales of 16,996 units, the Maruti Dzire takes a close second place, just 20 units behind the Creta. The only sedan on the list, the Dzire saw a YoY increase of 7 percent (April 2024: 15,825 units) and a MoM growth of 10 percent (March 2025: 15,460 units). Launched in November last year, the fourth-gen Dzire is Maruti’s bestselling car in April 2025.
3 Maruti Brezza
16,971 units, down 1 percent YoY
The Maruti Brezza compact SUV, with 16,971 units sold, is third on the podium. Demand, though, is marginally down by 1 percent compared to April 2024’s 17,113 units. In FY2025, the Brezza was ranked fourth (1,89,163 units) on the UV sales charts and second on the compact SUV chart.
4. Maruti Ertiga
15,780 units, up 17 percent YoY
The evergreen Maruti Ertiga continues to win over buyers, and it has been India’s bestselling MPV for the past six fiscals. In April, the Ertiga, which comes with petrol and CNG powertrains, sold 15,780 units, up 17 percent YoY, to take the fourth place. Last fiscal, the Ertiga sold 1,90,974 units to achieve its best-ever fiscal year performance and was India’s fourth bestselling car in FY2025.
5. Mahindra Scorpio
15,534 units, up 5 percent YoY
Mahindra’s bestselling model continues to be the Scorpio, which is on sale in Scorpio N and Scorpio Classic form. The 15,534 units sold in April were a 5 percent YoY increase (April 2024: 14,807 units) and accounted for a 30 percent share of Mahindra’s 52,330 SUVs sold last month. In FY2025, the Scorpio twins sold a total of 1,64,842 units and were ranked tenth on the sales chart.
6. Tata Nexon
15,457 units, up 38 percent YoY
The Tata Nexon compact SUV was once the brand’s longstanding bestseller, but it was outstaged by sibling Punch in the previous fiscal. The Nexon has opened FY2026 on a strong note – the 15,457 units are a 38 percent YoY increase (April 2024: 11,168 units). Not only does this make the Nexon Tata’s No. 1 model for April 2025, contributing 34 percent to Tata’s 45,199 overall PV sales, but it is also India’s second-bestselling compact SUV for the month.
7. Maruti Swift
14,592 units, up 256 percent YoY
The fourth-gen Maruti Swift is bringing in the numbers for the brand, with 14,592 units despatched in the month, a whopping 256 percent increase over sales in last April (4,094 units). This is because the previous-gen model was on its way out at the time, with the new Swift launching in May 2024. However, the hatchback’s MoM sales are down 18 percent (March 2025: 17,746 units). The Swift is one of the many Maruti Arena models with discounts above Rs 50,000 during this month.
8. Maruti Fronx
14,345 units, marginal YoY growth
At No. 8 is the Maruti Fronx, another compact SUV from the brand, though sold via the more premium Nexa outlets. The 14,345 units sold in April 2025 constitute flat sales (April 2024: 14,286 units), which could be a result of Maruti Suzuki optimising this SUV’s inventory levels at its dealerships. In FY2025, the Fronx was the fifth-bestselling SUV and the eighth-bestselling car, with 1,66,216 units.
9. Maruti Wagon R
13,413 units, down 25 percent YoY
Maruti Suzuki’s tall-boy hatchback has seen a significant 25 percent dip in wholesale sales compared to last April, where 17,850 units were despatched to dealers. In fact, the 13,413 units sold in April 2025 are also down MoM by 22 percent from 17,175 units. While the Maruti Wagon R was the bestselling model in FY2025 with 1,98,451 units, it has started FY2026 slower.
10. Maruti Baleno
13,180 units, down 6 percent YoY
Maruti’s answer to the likes of the Tata Altroz and Hyundai i20 rounds off the top 10 sales list, with 13,180 units despatched in April 2025. Although the YoY sales figures are down 6 percent (April 2024: 14,049 units), the MoM Baleno sales grew 7 percent from 12,357 units. The Maruti Baleno placed seventh on the FY2025 sales charts.
With inputs from Ajit Dalvi.
Saptarshi Mondal
Hormazd Sorabjee
Sahil Kukreja
