The construction equipment (wheeled) retail sales recorded a sharp recovery in July 2026, rising 46 per cent year-on-year to 5,501 units from 3,766 units in July 2025. strong growthJCB India retained its dominant position and Action Construction Equipment in second place. The strongest growth among the top five came from Escorts Kubota, whose construction equipment sales more than doubled in July. The 46 per cent y-o-y growth in wheeled construction equipment retail sales in July should be viewed in the context of favourable base, Poonam Upadhyay, Director, Crisil Ratings. Escorts Kubota Ltd, in its July business update, said that construction equipment industry-maintained growth momentum in July 2026, supported by a lower base in the corresponding period last year.