Archive · 1 Oct 2026
India’s Domestic Two-Wheeler Sales Accelerate in September 2026
India’s two-wheeler market had a mostly strong September 2026.
Hero MotoCorp sold more motorcycles and scooters than it did in September last year.
Its scooter sales grew especially quickly, passing 1,00,000 units.
Hero’s Vida electric vehicles also recorded strong deliveries and registrations.
TVS Motor and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India also reported higher sales.
Royal Enfield and Suzuki Motorcycle India posted smaller increases.
Bajaj Auto was different because its two-wheeler sales were lower than a year earlier.
However, Bajaj’s sales improved compared with August, showing that the market’s performance was mixed.
Hero MotoCorp’s domestic shipments rose 14.12% year on year to 7,39,018 units in September 2026.
TVS Motor and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India reported domestic sales growth of 17% and 26%, respectively.
Royal Enfield sales increased 7% and Suzuki Motorcycle India sales rose 3% during the month.
Hero’s scooter volumes exceeded 1,00,000 units, while Vida electric-vehicle dispatches reached 28,798 units.
Bajaj Auto’s domestic two-wheeler sales fell 12% year on year, despite rising 18.8% from August.
- Who
- Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Royal Enfield, Suzuki Motorcycle India, Bajaj Auto, and Vida.
- What
- Domestic two-wheeler sales were mostly higher in September 2026, while Bajaj Auto reported a year-on-year decline.
- When
- September 2026, with some comparisons covering August 2026 and September 2025.
- Where
- India’s domestic two-wheeler market.
- Why
- The articles attribute the gains to stronger demand; Suzuki Motorcycle India said its growth came despite a high base supported by GST reforms.
Growth Across Major Brands
Mixed Market Performance
Overall sales direction
Growth Across Major Brands
Hero MotoCorp, TVS Motor, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Royal Enfield, and Suzuki Motorcycle India all reported year-on-year domestic growth.
Mixed Market Performance
The market was not uniformly positive because Bajaj Auto’s domestic two-wheeler sales declined 12% from September 2025.
Monthly momentum
Growth Across Major Brands
Bajaj Auto’s domestic two-wheeler sales increased 18.8% compared with August, and Hero’s scooter sales rose 34.62% from August.
Mixed Market Performance
Year-on-year comparisons remained weaker for Bajaj Auto, and Suzuki said its growth came against a high base supported by GST reforms.
- Hero MotoCorp domestic shipments
- 7,39,018 units, up 14.12% year on year.
- Hero scooter sales
- 1,00,354 units, up 64.51% year on year and 34.62% from August.
- Vida electric-vehicle dispatches
- 28,798 units; Vahan retail registrations rose 83% year on year.
- TVS Motor domestic sales
- 4,82,073 units, up 17% from 4,13,279 units a year earlier.
- Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India sales
- 6,36,768 units, up 26% year on year.
- Royal Enfield domestic sales
- 1,21,326 units, up 7% year on year.
- Bajaj Auto domestic two-wheeler sales
- Reported at 2,40,00 units, down 12% year on year but up 18.8% from August.