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Mahindra Trucks & Buses Sales Rise 13% to 4,267 Vehicles in March 2026

Mahindra & Mahindra's Trucks & Buses business sold 4,267 vehicles in March 2026, a 13% year-over-year increase.

March 2026 sales
4,267 vehicles
Year-on-year growth
13%
YTD March 2026 sales
31,464 vehicles
YTD growth
15%

What Happened

Mahindra & Mahindra announced on April 1, 2026 that its Trucks & Buses business (commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes) sold 4,267 vehicles in March 2026, including exports, up 13% from 3,778 a year earlier. The business comprises the Mahindra Trucks & Buses division (MTBD) and SML Mahindra Limited. Year-to-date sales for fiscal 2026 reached 31,464 vehicles, up 15% from 27,308 in the comparable period of fiscal 2025.

“Despite the headwinds faced from global geopolitical tensions and elevated crude prices, the commercial vehicle industry has sustained its strong momentum, underscoring the sector's resilience. Looking ahead, the trajectory for F27 remains mixed - while replacement demand and government-led projects are expected to support volumes, volatility in fuel costs and supply chain constraints could temper”
— Vinod Sahay, Executive Chairman – SML, President – Aerospace, Defence, Trucks, Buses & CE, M&M
Combined sales by category – March 2026
Cargo Vehicles
1,692 (F26) vs 1,540 (F25), +10%
Passenger Vehicles
2,575 (F26) vs 2,238 (F25), +15%
Total
4,267 (F26) vs 3,778 (F25), +13%
Combined sales by category – YTD March 2026
Cargo Vehicles
15,624 (F26) vs 13,006 (F25), +20%
Passenger Vehicles
15,840 (F26) vs 14,302 (F25), +11%
Total
31,464 (F26) vs 27,308 (F25), +15%
Mahindra Trucks & Buses (MTBD) sales
  • March cargo: 1,086 (vs 946, +15%)
  • March passenger: 724 (vs 517, +40%)
  • March total: 1,810 (vs 1,463, +24%)
  • YTD cargo: 10,212 (vs 8,791, +16%)
  • YTD passenger: 4,620 (vs 4,296, +8%)
  • YTD total: 14,832 (vs 13,087, +13%)
SML Mahindra sales
  • March cargo: 606 (vs 594, +2%)
  • March passenger: 1,851 (vs 1,721, +8%)
  • March total: 2,457 (vs 2,315, +6%)
  • YTD cargo: 5,412 (vs 4,215, +28%)
  • YTD passenger: 11,220 (vs 10,006, +12%)
  • YTD total: 16,632 (vs 14,221, +17%)

Why this matters

The 13% sales increase shows commercial vehicle demand stayed resilient in March despite global geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices. Mahindra expects replacement demand and government-led projects to support future volumes, while fuel cost volatility and supply chain constraints could temper sentiment. The results span the company's two truck-and-bus units, Mahindra Trucks & Buses and SML Mahindra.

Terms in This Story

Commercial vehicles (CV)
Vehicles designed for business use, such as trucks and buses, as opposed to private passenger cars.
Y-o-Y
Year-over-year, comparing a metric in one period with the same period a year earlier.
F26/F25
Fiscal years 2026 and 2025; Mahindra's fiscal year runs April through March, so F26 covers April 2025 to March 2026.
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