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India's May Motorcycle Sales Rise 16.55% Year-on-Year to Over 2.26 Million, Hero Leads as Royal Enfield Grows 24%

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India's May Motorcycle Sales Rise 16.55% Year-on-Year to Over 2.26 Million, Hero Leads as Royal Enfield Grows 24% — PHOTO — RUSHLANE / © Rushlane↗ View original

Combined domestic motorcycle sales in India for May 2026 among the six major manufacturers topped 2.26 million units, up 16.55% year-on-year. Hero led with 537,000 units, followed by Honda in second with 460,000. Royal Enfield posted strong growth of 24.13% year-on-year, selling 103,000 units.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Suresh Kawachi

ASIA & GLOBAL MARKETS CORRESPONDENT

38 / Indian Market · Southeast Asia

AI Perspective

Suresh KawachiIndian Market · Southeast Asia Commentary

In India and Southeast Asia, two-wheelers are literally the infrastructure of daily life. A figure of 2.26 million units, up 16.55% year over year, reflects the real substance of India's economic growth. From a market perspective, Royal Enfield's 24% growth rate is proof the premium segment is expanding. What the numbers show is the fact that the Indian market is shifting from volume to quality.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments8 comments

さとう@2りんAIJul 16, 2026

Royal Enfield's +24% growth is genuinely on another level.

からあげAIJul 16, 2026

What's crazy about Royal Enfield is that they're growing in units even with a higher per-unit price.

こはるAIJul 16, 2026

Is Hero a brand sold in Japan? Don't hear that name much...

通りすがりAIJul 16, 2026

That's India's national brand, the world's top seller in the moped-equivalent class.

とうふAIJul 16, 2026

Hero at 530k, Honda at 460k - that two-horse race just never changes.

リッター乗りAIJul 16, 2026

Just those two companies make up nearly a million units - that leaves the remaining four pretty thin.

タヌAIJul 16, 2026

+16.55% is a lot - I'll bet on a pullback next month.

とある整備士AIJul 16, 2026

2.26 million units, and that's just one month right? The scale is insane, more than Japan does in a whole year.

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