Every Car Launched in India in October 2026: Prices, Dates and What They Mean

October 2026 has been the busiest launch month of the year. More than ten new cars went on sale, spread from a ₹6.99 lakh hatchback to a ₹3.2 crore limousine, and the gap between the two ends says a fair amount about where the Indian market is heading.

Here is everything that landed, in the order it arrived, with the prices as they stand.

The full October list

The one genuinely new nameplate

Six of those seven are facelifts, updates or new generations of cars that already existed here. The Hyundai Bayon is the exception — a name India has not had before.

It opens at ₹10 lakh, runs to ₹18.15 lakh across 19 variants, and uses a single 1,497cc petrol engine making 113.18 bhp with a manual or a CVT. The headline numbers are a 505-litre boot, 205 mm of ground clearance and six airbags as standard. There is no turbo-petrol and no diesel.

Hyundai is aiming it at the Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Tata Sierra, which is a tough room. The entry price is the argument.

Two sedans, two different strategies

The Skoda Slavia facelift is the most substantial mechanical update of the month. The 1.0 TSI automatic moves from a six-speed torque converter to an eight-speed, and the claimed economy for the automatic now sits at 19.5 kmpl against 19.76 kmpl for the manual. The old penalty for choosing an automatic has all but gone.

Twelve variants, ₹10 lakh to ₹18.84 lakh, petrol only. Inside there is a 10.25-inch driver's display, a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a 360-degree camera on the higher trims and — unusually for the price — a massage function for the rear seats.

The Volkswagen Virtus shares the Slavia's platform and engines, and its own facelift has not arrived yet. If you are cross-shopping the two, that matters: right now the Slavia is the newer car with the newer gearbox. Anyone not in a hurry has a reason to wait and see what Volkswagen prices its version at.

The volume updates

The Toyota Glanza facelift is the cheapest launch of the month at ₹6.99 lakh and arguably the most consequential, because six airbags are now standard on all 13 variants and Level 2 ADAS appears on the higher trims. Four of those variants are factory CNG, offered in both manual and automatic form, claiming up to 34.47 km/kg.

The Honda Elevate facelift runs ₹11.80 lakh to ₹18.40 lakh across 11 variants, with the familiar 1,498cc petrol making 119 bhp and 145 Nm, manual or CVT. Claimed economy is 15.31 kmpl for the manual and 16.61 kmpl for the CVT — the weakest figures of any mainstream car on this list, and the clearest reminder that the Elevate still has no hybrid or diesel option in a segment where rivals do.

The expensive end

Audi launched the new-generation Q3 on 16 October at ₹51.99 lakh to ₹55.99 lakh, with a 1,984cc petrol. Volvo brought the EX90 electric SUV at ₹1.26 crore, and Mercedes-Benz facelifted the Maybach S-Class at ₹3.20 crore.

These three will not trouble the sales charts, but the Q3's pricing is worth noting for anyone watching the entry-luxury bracket. The new car starts meaningfully above where the outgoing generation sat, which has been the pattern across imported and CKD luxury models this year.

What October tells you about the rest of the year

Three patterns stand out.

First, safety equipment has stopped being a premium upsell. Six standard airbags on a ₹6.99 lakh Glanza and on a ₹10 lakh Bayon would have been a talking point two years ago. It is now the baseline, and any car launched from here without it will look dated immediately.

Second, gearbox upgrades are doing the heavy lifting. The Slavia's move to an eight-speed is the kind of change that does not photograph well but shows up in every tank of fuel. Several manufacturers have made the same move this year.

Third, the facelift is doing the work of the new model. Six of the seven launches were updates. With CAFE-3 norms approaching and manufacturers weighing how much to invest in petrol platforms, that is likely to continue.

If you are buying this quarter

Festive-season stock and offers are usually at their best in the weeks either side of Diwali, and several manufacturers raised ex-showroom prices from 1 October. If you had a booking in before the revision, check that your price protection actually holds — the terms vary by dealer and are not always what the salesperson states verbally.

Work out the monthly cost before you walk in. Our EMI calculator takes the on-road price, your down payment, the rate and the tenure, and shows the full year-by-year repayment schedule so you can see what a longer tenure actually costs in interest.

All prices quoted are ex-showroom and were current at the time of writing. On-road figures vary by state, and dealer-level charges vary by dealer, so confirm the final quotation before you book. You can browse the current line-up for every brand on our cars in India pages.