Market Composition of Construction Equipments in India

India’s construction equipment retail sales recorded a slight year-on-year dip of 2.25% in April 2026, totaling 6,348 units compared to 6,494 units in April 2025 as the industry underwent a typical early-fiscal breather following March year-end execution targets. Market dominance remained heavily concentrated with JCB India Limited, which posted a 6.88% growth to reach 2,858 units and expanded its market share significantly to 45.02%.
Action Construction Equipment (ACE) retained the second spot with 733 units despite experiencing a 21% decline, followed by steady gains from concrete equipment specialist Ajax Engineering (522 units) and Escorts Kubota (501 units). While smaller players like Bull Machines (+35.12%) and Tata Hitachi (+9.09%) achieved strong growth, overall category momentum reflected cautious infrastructure ordering at the start of FY27