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How VAHAN counts registrations (and what it misses)
A plain-language guide to Parivahan monthly files — RTO timing, re-registrations, and why Autiqa normalises before Lens charts update.
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VAHAN market brief · Aug 2026
84,369 4W PV registrations, led by Maruti Suzuki; OEM, fuel and state movements reconciled to release vahan-20260809T081129Z-78d1e743.
9 August 2026 · 4 min read
Analysis
Registration-backed reads on share shifts, segments, and state-level demand.
EVOEMMarketProductPolicy
- Analysis6 min read
CNG penetration in North India: a fuel mix story, not a green story
CNG share in Delhi-NCR and Gujarat continues to climb on total cost of ownership, not environmental positioning. Here's how to read it alongside EV curves.
MarketPolicyAutiqa Research
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Dealer economics to 2030: fewer rooftops, higher throughput
A white paper on how PV distribution in India consolidates — and what OEMs should model before signing the next wave of outlet contracts.
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Maharashtra registrations: urban finance or inventory?
A framework for separating disbursement friction from genuine demand softness using state-level VAHAN cuts.
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Digests
What moved this week — auto news, product launches, and pricing updates.
Auto NewsProduct LaunchesEx-Showroom Prices
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VAHAN market brief · Aug 2026
84,369 4W PV registrations, led by Maruti Suzuki; OEM, fuel and state movements reconciled to release vahan-20260809T081129Z-78d1e743.
MarketOEMVAHANAutiqa Data Desk
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News digest · May week 2, 2026
SUV launches, finance tenor chatter, and VAHAN refresh notes — the five-minute scan before your Tuesday leadership call.
Auto NewsProduct LaunchesAutiqa Desk
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News digest · April close 2026
Month-end policy noise, export headlines, and what actually showed up in registrations.
Auto NewsEx-Showroom PricesAutiqa Desk
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News digest · FY 25-26 YTD signal
Nine months into the fiscal year — who leads on volume, where fuel mix broke, and what to watch before Q4.
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Opinion
Pointed takes on policy, competition, and where the market is heading next.
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PLI vs localisation: stop treating them as the same lever
Policy headlines conflate production-linked incentives with true local content. Indian PV competitiveness depends on both — but OEMs optimize them differently.
PolicyOEMKapil Gupta
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Discount wars are a trailing indicator, not a leading one
When OEMs shout festive offers, registration share often already moved. Opinion on reading campaigns with VAHAN, not against it.
MarketOEMKapil Gupta
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