New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Nifty Auto index saw a strong rally in Tuesday's trading session, as it rose as much as 1.6 per cent to 27,556. Auto stocks like Maruti Suzuki, Ashok Leyland, and Eicher Motors were trading higher by up to 3 per cent, indicating renewed investor confidence in the sector.

The Nifty Auto index has seen a sharp rally this year and outperformed the Nifty 50 index, with 20% gains in 2025 so far, as against a 5% rise in the benchmark index.

Ashok Leyland share price gained the most and was up 2.75 per cent on Tuesday in the early afternoon trade. Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki and Eicher Motors shares gained nearly 2% each.

Other auto OEMs like Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motors and Tata Motors were also trading in the gree...