Sales Figures News

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has been registering strong volumes since the beginning of the calendar year and sales in May were no different. The Japanese manufacturer registered a growth of 3 per cent in May 2018 with 551,601 two-wheelers sold, as against 537,035 units sold in May last year. During the previous month, Honda's domestic sales grew by 2 per cent with 519,072 units sold, as opposed to 510,381 units sold in May 2017. The company's scooter range continues to lead the charge in volumes.

The company has completely updated its portfolio and with the launch of the i20 facelift as also the CVT version of the hatchback, Hyundai plans to firm its grip on the premium hatchback segment in the country. It was in May itself, that the company launched the facelift of the Creta too and it's just gone on sale so the actual results might have to wait a while

Suzuki sold 53,167 two-wheelers in the domestic market in May 2018, posting the highest-ever monthly sales for the second month running.

But Honda is not stopping there as the company will soon be launching the new generation of the CR-V and the Civic badge too is going to make a comeback into India very soon, both of which will just add to the numbers for Honda.

TVS Motor Company registered sales of 309,865 units in May 2018, growing by 10 per cent ovr 282,007 units sold in May last year. The Hosur-based manufacturer saw a strong rise in sales for both motorcycles and scooters last month, with the two-wheeler segment registering a growth of 8.2 per cent with 298,135 units sold, as opposed to 275,426 units. Domestic two-wheeler sales grew by 2.4 per cent from 240,527 units in May 2017, to 246,231 units in May 2018.

Retaining its double-digit growth in overall volumes, Royal Enfield sold a total of 74,697 units in May 2018, growing by 23 per cent over 60,696 motorcycles sold during the same period last year. The Chennai-based bike maker's domestic sales stood at 72,510 units last month, which grew by 24 per cent, as opposed to 58,647 bikes sold during May 2017.

Hero MotoCorp despatched a total of over 7 lakh two-wheelers in May 2018, posting a growth of 11 per cent over the same month a year ago.

The domestic wholesales in the month of May reached 9,069 vehicles, up from 6,742 units, while exports grew to 17,119 vehicles compared to 16,761 units in May 2017.