Over the first half of this financial year (April-September 2026), motorcycle manufacturers in India dispatched 6.92 million (69.2 lakh) units, marking a 10 percent increase over the 6.27 million units sold in the same period last year. This makes it the second-best first half on record, behind the 7.37 million units recorded in H1 FY2019.
That figure was driven in large part by the 1.41 million units dispatched in September – the highest single-month total ever recorded. Every month in the half also crossed the one-million mark.
FY27 manufacturer-wise sales breakdown
Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp led the market with 29.4 lakh units – more than twice Honda’s volume – up 12 percent, giving it a 43 percent share. The company sold 25,83,467 units in the 100-110cc segment, up 11 percent, and 3,23,668 units in the 110-125cc segment, up 19 percent. It also sold around 28,000 units in the 150-200cc segment, up 8 percent, and 1,805 units in the 200-250cc segment, down 11 percent.
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India
Honda sold 13,89,056 units, up 12 percent or 1,46,187 units more than a year ago. It holds a 20 percent market share. Honda led the 110-125cc segment with 9,90,370 units, up 12 percent, while sales in the 100-110cc segment fell 5 percent to 1,59,370 units.
The Unicorn 150 sold 1,82,253 units in the 125-150cc segment, up 229 percent from 55,291 units, giving Honda a 54 percent share of the segment. Honda also sold 44,148 units in the 250-350cc segment, up 88 percent. In the 150-200cc class, it sold 68,635 units, down 52 percent, making it the only manufacturer to post a decline in that segment.
Bajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto was the only major manufacturer to record a decline, selling 9,32,981 units, down 7 percent from 10,05,044 units – a fall of 72,063 units. Its market share fell from 16 percent to 13 percent. The manufacturer’s entry-level segments declined sharply, with 1,78,794 units in the 100-110cc segment (down 26 percent), 3,21,613 units in the 110-125cc segment (down 22 percent) and 75,603 units in the 125-150cc segment (down 29 percent).
It grew in the higher segments, selling 2,10,743 units in the 150-200cc segment, up 33 percent, with a 26 percent share. In the 200-250cc segment, it sold 88,343 units, up 80 percent, giving it a 56 percent share. In the 250-350cc segment, it sold 51,545 units, accounting for around 7 percent of the segment, including the Dominar 400 and its Triumph-based models.
TVS Motor Company
TVS sold 7,74,391 units, up 13 percent, giving it an 11 percent share. Its H1 sales are equivalent to 55 percent of its FY2026 total of 14.1 lakh units. The Apache series sold 3,34,347 units in the 150-200cc segment, up 23 percent, with a 42 percent segment share.
The Ronin sold 61,829 units in the 200-250cc segment, up 81 percent, taking a 39 percent share. In the 250-350cc segment, TVS sold 10,636 units, up 239 percent. This includes the RR 310 and the BMW 310 range.
In the entry-level segments, TVS sold 1,03,364 units in the 100-110cc segment, down 22 percent, and 78,124 units in the 125-150cc segment, down 1 percent. The Raider 125 sold 2,08,209 units in the 110-125cc segment, up 1 percent, making TVS the fourth-largest manufacturer in the segment.
Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield sold 6,42,021 units, up 23 percent, and its market share rose from 8 percent to 9 percent. H1 sales are equivalent to 58 percent of its record FY2026 total of 11,07,343 units.
It sold 5,96,539 units in the 250-350cc segment, up 26 percent, although its share of the segment fell from 94 percent to 85 percent. The segment itself grew 41 percent to 7,03,329 units.
Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Triumph and Piaggio
Yamaha sold 2,27,408 units, up 34 percent, and remained sixth among the ten manufacturers. It sold 1,49,283 units in the 150-200cc segment, up 64 percent.
Suzuki Motorcycle India sold 11,714 units, up 65 percent, including 5,713 units in the 150-200cc segment (up 22 percent) and 5,825 units in the 200-250cc segment (up 188 percent).
Kawasaki sold 2,476 units, up 12 percent, including 853 units in the 200-250cc segment, up 222 percent. Triumph India sold 785 units, up 109 percent, while Piaggio sold 1,940 units.
Dhruv Dhaka
Suraj Viswanathan
