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Carmakers like Maruti, Kia and Toyota debuted in Bharat NCAP, while Tata and Mahindra cars received the best crash safety ratings in the first 6 months of 2025

Besides multiple official updates, the main highlight of the week was the teaser of the first mass-market electric MPV, the Kia Carens Clavis EV

The Safari isn’t a direct rival to the Innova Hycross, both come with 7 seats at a similar pricing and an impressive 5-star Bharat NCAP rating

The Innova Hycross has scored a full five-star rating in both adult and child safety tests

The Toyota Innova nameplate has recorded the highest increase in monthly sales in May 2025

The Maruti Baleno remained the segment best-seller, but it was the only model to report a decline in its monthly and yearly sales in May 2025

While multiple exciting new luxury launches took place, the past week’s spotlight was attracted by the two Maruti cars for their impressive performance in the Bharat NCAP crash test

The Hyryder, Elevate and Basalt were the only three SUVs to see growth in month-on-month (MoM) demand in May 2025

The diesel variants of both the Fortuner and Legender have had a price hike of Rs 40,000

The Hyundai Creta and Tata Nexon are the only two cars to slip down the sales rankings this May while Toyota Innova is the new entrant to this list

Toyota, Mahindra and MG were the only carmakers to record growth in both month-on-month (MoM) and year-on-year (YoY) sales

Besides the anticipated launch of the new Tata Harrier EV, multiple updates followed. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mahindra SUV test mule made us wonder – which model could it be?

Bookings for the mild-hybrid variants are now open and deliveries are set to commence from the third week of June 2025

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has been launched in India, the popular Fortuner nameplate achieves a milestone while Nissan has put out their future plans

Although the Kia Carens and Carens Clavis offer a wider range of powertrain options, the Maruti and Toyota models comes with the most fuel-efficient engines in this comparison