The Indian scooter industry has hit a new milestone, recording its highest-ever monthly dispatches in September 2026. A total of 9,95,576 scooters were dispatched during the month, marking a substantial 34 percent jump over the 7,42,602 units sold in September 2025 and comfortably surpassing the previous monthly record of 8,55,715 units, set just a month earlier in August 2026.
- Highest monthly total in the segment’s history, falling just 4,424 units short of the 10 lakh mark
- Honda led with 3,83,035 units, followed by TVS with 2,77,115 units
- Electric scooter dispatches reached 1,86,692 units
September 2026 scooter sales
Honda and TVS dominate sales
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India led the segment by a wide margin, dispatching 3,83,035 units – a 46 percent year-on-year increase – to claim roughly 38 percent of the market. TVS Motor Company was second with 2,77,115 units, up 29 percent, accounting for around 28 percent of the market. Together, the two OEMs accounted for approximately two-thirds of all scooter dispatches during the month.
Suzuki and Hero MotoCorp rounded out the top four, with 1,06,274 units (+1 percent) and 96,254 units (+67 percent), respectively.
Electric scooters continue their climb
The electric segment had another strong showing, with 1,86,692 scooters dispatched in September – a 68 percent year-on-year increase. This was the second-highest month on record for electric scooters, behind only August 2026, when dispatches reached 1,88,714 units.
TVS led the charge in terms of EV volumes, with its iQube and Orbiter models together clocking 62,347 units – more than double the year-ago figure. Hero MotoCorp’s Vida range sold 28,962 units, up 88 percent, while Bajaj’s Chetak posted 28,862 units, also up 88 percent. Ather Energy dispatched 30,121 units, a 20 percent increase, with its recently launched mass-market Konarc expected to add further momentum.
For the April-September period, scooter dispatches totalled 48.2 lakh units, up 29 percent year-on-year, underlining the segment’s consistent growth trajectory heading into the festive second half of the fiscal year.
Dhruv Dhaka
Uday Singh
