Over 60% of all 3-wheelers sold in June are EVs

CHENNAI: Electric vehicle penetration in three wheeler retails hit 60.2% in June 2025, up from 55.5% in the year-ago month. According to the latest auto retail data from the Federation of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, EV penetration in two wheeler retails hit 7.3% in June, up from just under 6% in the year ago period. EV sales hit 4.4% of car and SUV retails in June, up from 2.5% in the year ago month. In trucks and buses, EV sales were 1.6%, up from 0.8% in the year ago month. In construction equipment, EV sales were 0.1% compared to 0% earlier.Overall, auto retails stayed in the green line this June although the sales growth is modest. Two wheelers were up 4.7%, three wheelers nearly 7%, passenger vehicles 2.5%, tractors nearly 9% and commercial vehicles 6.6%. Driven by uptick in infrastructure projects, construction equipment retails were up 55% in June. Total auto sales were up nearly 5% at just over 2 million units compared to 1.9 million units in year ago period. Year to date, the total sales are 6.5 million units up nearly 5% from 6.2 million units in June 2024. said Fada president C S Vigneshwar: “Early monsoon rains and rising EV penetration shaped buying patterns in two wheelers, while in passenger vehicles, incentive schemes and fresh bookings lent support.” In June, EV share in two, three wheelers and PV retails came close to inflection point, say auto experts.