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Maruti Suzuki posts highest-ever annual sales in FY 2025-26
Strong March performance helps company cross 2.42 million units milestone.
MUMBAI: Maruti Suzuki has once again steered straight into the record books, delivering its strongest sales performance ever in a financial year. In March 2026, the company sold a total of 225,251 units, taking its full-year FY 2025-26 sales to a record 2,422,713 units. This marks the highest-ever annual sales figure for India’s largest carmaker. Domestic sales in March stood at 169,428 units, comprising 166,219 passenger vehicles and 3,209 light commercial vehicles. Sales to other OEMs added 8,783 units, while exports contributed a robust 47,040 units.
For the entire financial year 2025-26, Maruti Suzuki achieved its highest-ever domestic sales of 1,861,704 units and exports of 447,774 units. Total sales for the year reached 2,422,713 units, comfortably surpassing the previous year’s 2,234,266 units.
Segment-wise, the Mini and Compact segment remained the strongest performer with 920,393 units sold in FY 2025-26. Utility vehicles continued their strong run, clocking 760,987 units, while the Eeco van contributed 139,769 units.
The company’s export business showed impressive growth, rising from 332,585 units in FY 2024-25 to 447,774 units this year.
With a well-balanced mix of strong domestic demand and healthy export numbers, Maruti Suzuki has driven home yet another year of market leadership. In an industry where every unit counts, the company has once again shown why it remains firmly in the driver’s seat.
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Ekart expands IKEA partnership with EV deliveries in Chennai
3PL to handle 600 plus products with 48 hour delivery via EV fleet.
MUMBAI: Flatpacks are going electric and your sofa might now arrive with a smaller carbon footprint. Ekart has expanded its partnership with IKEA to power last-mile deliveries in Chennai, doubling down on speed, scale and sustainability in one of India’s key urban markets. Under the collaboration, Ekart will manage end-to-end large-format deliveries for IKEA across the city using a 100 per cent dedicated electric vehicle fleet. The move makes Chennai the second major market after NCR-Delhi where Ekart handles IKEA’s last-mile logistics, signalling a broader rollout of EV-led supply chains.
The mandate is no small load. Ekart will oversee deliveries for over 600 products from IKEA’s catalogue, ranging from furniture to home décor—categories that demand specialised handling and precision logistics.
Backed by its technology-driven fulfilment network, Ekart is targeting deliveries within a 48-hour window, offering real-time tracking and end-to-end visibility from warehouse to doorstep. The focus is clear: faster turnarounds without compromising on control or customer experience.
The EV-first model also aligns with both companies’ sustainability goals, as urban logistics increasingly shifts towards zero-emission solutions. For IKEA, which continues to expand its omnichannel presence in India, reliable and eco-conscious last-mile delivery is becoming central to scale.
For Ekart, the partnership reinforces its positioning as an enterprise-grade logistics player in large-format commerce. The company already supports over 1,800 retail, D2C and enterprise brands, spanning last-mile delivery, part-truckload services and warehousing.
As India’s logistics ecosystem evolves, this collaboration highlights a growing trend: delivery is no longer just about distance, it’s about efficiency, experience and increasingly, emissions.
