Hyundai Aura Sales Cross 300,000, GST 2.0 Drives 23% Growth in 11 Months of FY2026

The Hyundai Aura sedan has driven past the 300,000 cumulative wholesales milestone in the domestic market. With factory dispatches of 6,733 units in February 2026, up 40% YoY (February 2025: 4,797 units), India-market sales of this entry -level sedan from launch in January 2020 are 302,365 units. Hyundai Motor India, which is the country’s second largest passenger vehicle exporter, has also shipped 144,199 units to overseas markets till end-January 2026, which takes the Aura’s combined domestic and export total to 446,564 units. 

As the data table below indicates, the Aura has already clocked its highest-ever wholesales in the current fiscal, with March 2026 numbers still to be factored in. In the first 11 months of FY2026, Hyundai India dispatched 61,403 Aura sedans to its dealers and showrooms. This constitutes strong 23% YoY growth (April 2024-February 2025: 49,871 units) and gives the Aura a 12% share of the 529,842 cars and SUVs the company has sold in the past 11 months. 

The 61,403 units sold in the first 11 months of FY2026 give the Aura a 12% share of Hyundai Motor India’s PV sales. In FY2026 YTD, it Hyundai’s the second highest export model after the Verna sedan.  

The sales accelerator for the Aura, as well as the overall passenger vehicle segment, has been GST 2.0 which enabled sizeable price reduction – Rs 55,780 for the base variant to Rs 71,367 for the to-end variant) from end-September 2025. The 11-variant Hyundai Aura’s current pricing starts at Rs 600,000 for the base Petrol E MT and rises to Rs 854,000 (ex-showroom) for the top CNG SX MT variant. Sales have risen quarter on quarter: Q1 FY2026 (14,862 units) was bettered by Q2 (15,359 units) and Q3 (16,471 units).

Q4 (with March sales to come in) bids fair to beat them all – 14,711 units were sold in January-February 2026 (14,711 units) with Hyundai registering highest-ever monthly sales of 7,978 units in January. One of the reasons for the high sales in January 2026 is the launch of the Aura Prime SD targeted at the fleet and taxi operator market. 

AURA SALES RISE QUARTER ON QUARTER IN FY2026

The Aura, which essentially rivals the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, Honda Amaze and Tata Tigor, is powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine that develops 83 hp, paired with a manual and an automatic gearbox, along with a 1.2-litre bi-fuel petrol with CNG engine that produces 69 hp, with only a manual gearbox. The Aura’s mileage ranges between 17kpl to 28.4 km/kg, depending on the chosen variant. 

With 61,403 units in FY2026 YTD, the entry-level Aura sedan is currently the third best-selling model in Hyundai India’s 10-model portfolio after the Creta midsize SUV (184,083 units, 35% share) and the Venue compact SUV (106,590 units, 20% share) and 1,004 units ahead of the Exter compact SUV (60,399 units, 11% share). Hyundai’s other sedan, the sixth-gen Verna executive sedan has sold 8,526 units. 

With this performance, the Aura is set to be India’s second best-selling sedan in FY2026 after the Maruti Dzire (207,906 units). Of the estimated 362,537 sedans (up 17% YoY) sold in the past 11 months of FY2026, the Dzire has a 57% share, followed by the Aura with 17 percent. Of the 12 sedans in the market, only four – Dzire, Aura, Volkswagen Virtus and Toyota Camry – have registered YoY growth, reflective of the growing demand for Hyundai Motor India’s entry-level sedan.  

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