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India's Two-Wheeler Market Grows By 7.31% In May 2025 - Hero Still The Sales King
In May 2025, the two-wheeler (2W) market in India experienced a notable increase in retail sales, as reported by the Federation of Automotive Dealers Association (FADA). The sector saw a 7.31% year-on-year growth, with 16,52,637 units sold compared to 15,40,077 units in May 2024. This growth was attributed to favourable factors such as a strong monsoon season, a robust Rabi harvest, and auspicious marriage dates throughout the month.
Despite the yearly growth, there was a slight decline in month-on-month sales. In April 2025, 16,86,774 units were sold, marking a decrease of 2.02% in May. Hero MotoCorp led the market with sales of 4,99,036 units in May 2025. This represented an increase from the previous year's figure of 4,46,404 units and resulted in an improved market share from 28.99% to 30.20%.
Market Performance of Leading Brands
Honda secured the second position with sales reaching 3,93,383 units in May 2025. This was a slight increase from the previous year's sales of 3,92,030 units. Honda's market share stood at 23.80%. TVS Motor also showed significant improvement with sales rising to 3,09,285 units from last year's figure of 2,63,977 units.
Bajaj Auto ranked fourth with sales of 1,84,831 units in May 2025. Although this was an increase from last year's sales of 1,75,535 units, Bajaj's market share decreased slightly from 11.40% to 11.18%. Suzuki Motorcycle saw its retail sales grow to 87,519 units last month compared to the previous year's figure of 82,292 units.
Royal Enfield recorded sales of 76,608 units in May 2025 compared to last year's figure of 64,577 units but fell short when compared to April's sales of 80,090 units. Yamaha Motor experienced a decline with retail sales dropping to 50,388 units from last year's total of 54,679 units.
The electric two-wheeler segment witnessed mixed results. Ola Electric faced a significant drop in sales to just 18,501 units from last year's impressive figure of 37,389 units. Consequently, its market share fell sharply from 2.43% to just over one percent at present.
Ather Energy doubled its sales figures reaching up to 12,856 units this past month compared against only 6,154 units sold during same period last year .This success can be attributed largely towards Ather Rizta which achieved a big milestone by selling 1,00,000 units within first year since launch .
Greaves Electric marked substantial growth by selling 4,178units during May 2025 compared against only 1,958 units sold same time previous year. On other hand Piaggio and Classic Legends suffered declines, down 2,355 and 1,965 units respectively. Other brands collectively added 11,732 units to the total tally marking a YoY increase over 9,489 units recorded back in 2024.
The overall performance indicates positive trends for India's two-wheeler industry despite challenges faced by some companies within electric segment .The combination favorable conditions such as strong monsoon season robust Rabi harvest auspicious marriage dates contributed significantly towards boosting demand across country during month under review .
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