Upcoming Car Launches in India: October and November 2026 Calendar and What Has Already Launched

Upcoming car launches with no firm date

• Volkswagen Virtus facelift: only spy pictures, and the portal dates of 25 October and November are estimates.
• Maruti XL6 facelift: not launched. Suzuki showed an XL7 facelift in Indonesia on 29 July, and a portal lists a tentative October launch, but Maruti has announced nothing.
• Kia Carnival Hybrid: a 1.6-litre turbo strong hybrid with 180 hp and 265 Nm, with pre-bookings opened around 11 September, no date and no price. The diesel Carnival costs ₹59.65 lakh.

Confirmed launch calendar: 15 October to 30 November 2026

Date	Car	Note
15 October	Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG	Debut; pricing may not be included
16 October	Audi Q3 (third generation)	Bookings ₹1 lakh; price on launch day, estimated ₹55 to ₹60 lakh
17 October	Renault Duster Hybrid	Launch and price
About 18 to 19 October	VinFast VF3	Reported, not confirmed
26 October	Hyundai Bayon	Date from Hyundai’s release; price not announced
4 November	Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric	Date listed by Autocar India; estimated price ₹80 to ₹85 lakh

The Bayon’s date comes from Hyundai’s own 12 October release, and some portals show conflicting timing, so go with Hyundai. Our Hyundai Bayon guide has the detail. Several other dates are tentative portal estimates and should not be treated as fact: the Maruti Fronx facelift, Toyota Urban Cruiser facelift, Hyundai Inster and Mahindra Thar Electric concept, all listed for November. See Autocar India’s October launches list for its own calendar.

A note on our video

Our video was posted on 12 September, and its description gives no dates or specifications, so little in it is wrong, but parts are out of date. The “around Diwali” framing is fair. It listed the Thar facelift as expected, and it has launched, with a different name and price than the 2025 facelift. It called the Slavia “new”, while it is a facelift. The Virtus and XL6 facelifts were listed as Diwali arrivals but have no confirmed dates, so do not wait on them. Diwali is on 8 November, and the confirmed launches above mostly fall before it. We have not driven any of these cars, and this page uses launch reports and calendars as of 15 October, so recheck the Glanza and Duster Hybrid prices.

What to wait for and what not to

Worth waiting for: the Duster Hybrid price on 17 October and the Bayon price on 26 October, if one of them fits your budget. Not worth waiting for: the Virtus and XL6 facelifts, which have no date. Watch the full video for our original take, and see the videos page and upcoming cars.

Upcoming car launches FAQs

Which cars launch in India in October 2026?

The Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG debuts on 15 October, the Audi Q3 launches on 16 October, the Renault Duster Hybrid on 17 October and the Hyundai Bayon on 26 October.

Has the Honda Elevate facelift launched?

Yes. It launched on 6 October 2026 from ₹11.80 lakh ex-showroom.

When does the Renault Duster Hybrid launch?

On 17 October 2026, with bookings open at ₹21,000 and a claimed 29 km/l. The price has not been announced.

Is the Toyota Glanza facelift launched?

It was due to debut on 14 October. We found no confirmed price, so check with Toyota.

When is the Kia Carnival Hybrid coming?

No date has been announced. Pre-bookings opened around 11 September and the price is not out.

About half of the cars in our Diwali list have launched, so wait only for the Duster Hybrid and the Bayon prices and ignore dates that have no official source.