Maharashtra noticed 1,15,125 new automobile registrations through the 10-day Navratri-Dussehra interval this yr, a 7.37% enhance over final yr’s 1,07,226 registrations, pushed by GST price cuts that made automobiles extra inexpensive.
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Maharashtra registered 1,15,125 new automobiles through the 10-day Navratri and Dussehra interval this yr, marking a 7.37 p.c enhance over 1,07,226 registrations through the corresponding festive window final yr.
As per automobile registration knowledge of the transport division, from September 22 to October 2, of the entire 1,15,125 automobiles registered statewide throughout this era, 70,381 have been two-wheelers (excluding mopeds) and 29,909 have been vehicles (excluding taxis).
Compared, final yr noticed registration of 1,07,226 automobiles, together with 71,428 two-wheelers and 22,817 vehicles, between October 2 and October 12, 2024.
Within the wake of the GST price reduce carried out final month, enhance in automobile registrations was anticipated this yr because it has made cars extra inexpensive and stimulated demand within the sector, officers mentioned.
Pune tops development
In accordance with knowledge, Pune Regional Transport Workplace (RTO) recorded the best variety of registrations within the state, with 13,885 automobiles (7,833 two-wheelers and 4,635 vehicles), adopted by Pimpri Chinchwad with 9,194 automobiles (4,891 two-wheelers and three,608 vehicles).
Final yr Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad RTOs had seen registration of 13671 automobiles (8945 bikes and 3551 vehicles) and 7793 automobiles (4608 bikes and 2456 vehicles), respectively.
Mumbai flat
Nevertheless, Mumbai and its Metropolitan Area (MMR) didn’t witness any important development in automobile registration numbers.
MMR, which incorporates areas corresponding to Thane, Kalyan and Larger Mumbai, noticed a slight dip in automobile registrations, recording 29,254 this yr as towards 30,688 throughout the identical interval in 2024.
In Larger Mumbai alone, 12,216 automobiles have been registered, marginally down from 12,303 final yr, as per official knowledge.
Within the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, Thane RTO reported 4,112 registrations (2,383 two-wheelers and 985 vehicles), adopted by Kalyan RTO, which noticed 3,904 registrations (2,584 two-wheelers and 1,020 vehicles). The figures for the festive interval final yr stood at 4,399 and three,839, respectively.
In Mumbai, automobile registrations have been led by the Wadala RTO, which has jurisdiction of complete jap suburbs, with 3,668 registrations, adopted by Tardeo RTO (3,192), Borivali RTO (2,824), and Andheri RTO (2,532).
Tardeo RTO has jurisdiction of island metropolis, Andheri RTO from Bandra to Jogeshwari and Borivali RTO from Goregaon to Dahisar, respectively.
Maharashtra’s automobile inhabitants has already crossed 4.5 crore, whereas Mumbai, dealing with mounting site visitors congestion and air air pollution, breached the 50-lakh mark earlier this yr.
Printed on October 3, 2025