Volkswagen India’s recently launched Tayron premium three-row SUV has registered wholesales of 113 units in February 2026, which is its first month of sale in the Indian market. This gives the seven-seater Tayron a 13% share of Volkswagen India’s utility vehicle dispatches (835 units) and a 4% share of passenger vehicles (2,639 units) last month.
Volkswagen India commenced local assembly operations for the Tayron R-line at its Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) plant on January 22, 2026, and opened bookings for its new flagship SUV on February 5. Two weeks later, on February 19, the company officially launched the premium three-row SUV at an introductory price of Rs 46.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and Rs 54.58 lakh (on-road Delhi) for the R Line trim.
Built on the VW Group’s MQB EVO platform, the Tayron is an XL-sized Tiguan with added length and targets the growing demand for spacious, easy to drive and fully laden SUVs in India. This SUV, which sports an urbane design both inside and out along with modern convenience and safety features, is powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine which develops maximum power of 204hp and 320 Nm torque, and comes mated to a 7-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox.
This is the same engine that powers the Tayron’s closest rival, the Skoda Kodiaq which has sold 146 units in February and a total of 1,729 units (up 5% YoY) in the April 2025-February 2026 period, as per the latest SIAM wholesales data. The Jeep Meridian, the Tayron’s other rival, sold 124 units last month and 1,103 units in the past 11 months, down 4.50% YoY. The Tayron also competes with the Toyota Fortuner petrol variants.
In the first 11 months of FY2026, Volkswagen India has sold a total of 34,494 units, down 11% YoY (April 2024-February 2025: 38,692 units), which comprises 20,950 cars and sedans (up 7.51% YoY) and 13,544 UVs (down 29% YoY). The Virtus sedan (20,950 units) is currently the best-selling VW India model, followed by the Taigun compact SUV (12,004 units), Tiguan midsize SUV (1,149 units), Golf GTI (240 units) and the new Tayron (118 units).
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