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    Honda 2W Sales April 2025 – Registers MoM Growth, YoY Decline

    Honda ActivaIndia’s leading scooter manufacturer, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India, just announced the sale performance for the month April 2025. The company registered a total sales of 4,80,896 across motorcycles and scooters including sales in the domestic market and export global markets. Let’s break down the numbers.
    Honda 2W Sales April 2025
    For the month of April 2025, Honda registered a grand total sales of 4,80,896. This includes numbers from both the domestic market and international business (exports). The company witnessed a rather sizeable 11.26% YoY decline when compared to the 5,41,946 units sold in April 2024, losing 61,050 units in volume.
    However, the MoM sales aspect when compared to the 4,27,448 units sold in March 2025 garnered Honda a rather sizeable MoM growth of 12.50%. This led to a volume gain for the brand of 53,448 units MoM. Most of Honda’s sales come from its scooter lineup in the domestic market, especially the Activa.
    In the domestic market, Honda sold 4,22,931 units accounting for 87.95% of its total sales. When compared to the 4,81,046 units sold last year and 4,01,411 units sold in March 2025, Honda’s domestic sales registered a 12.08% YoY decline in sales, losing 58,115 units in volume YoY, but a 5.36% MoM growth gaining 21,520 units in volume MoM.
    Honda 2W Sales April 2025
    MoM growth across the charts
    The same trend was also seen with Honda’s exports as well. The company shipped 57,965 units to various global markets and registered a 4.82% YoY decline over the 60,900 units shipped last year, losing 2,935 units in volume and the numbers more than doubled MoM with 122.63% growth over 26,037 units shipped in March 2025, gaining 31,928 units in volume.
    The company has been busy in April 2025, launching updated versions of Dio 125 with new features, CB350, CB350 H’ness and CB350 RS among others. All these offerings were updated with BS6 P2 OBD2B emission standard compliant powertrains. Also, there was a voluntary recall issued on CB300R as well, demonstrating unwavering commitment to the quality of products and service. More

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    MG Windsor Pro Launch Date Announced – More Range, Features

    MG Windsor Pro Launch Date Announced
    India’s best-selling electric vehicle, the MG Windsor, is set to gain more Pro-level features along with a Pro-level range that should significantly boost its appeal. MG Windsor Pro has been officially announced by the brand and it will launch in the country on 6th May, 2025. Lets take a look at all the Pro-level upgrades.
    MG Windsor Pro Launch Date
    With the launch of Windsor EV in India and associated BaaS pricing schemes, JSW MG Motor India rewrote the rule book in the country’s electric vehicle segment. Now, MG is taking the game a notch above with a new and better version of India’s best-selling electric vehicle called Windsor Pro.
    MG Windsor Pro Launch Date Announced
    The company has officially announced Windsor Pro name and has revealed a launch timeline as well. Windsor Pro will be launched on May 6th, 2025 and it will be a better version of Windsor EV on sale in India in terms of features, equipment and powertrain with a better range for more acceptance among buyers.
    MG Windsor Pro Design
    As seen in MG’s teaser video, Windsor Pro, we can see that the design of this vehicle has stayed the same. It is still slick for aerodynamic performance and it carries a premium appeal with sleek lighting elements, connected LED bars at both ends, large 18-inch alloy wheels, flush door handles, premium paint finish and more.
    MG Windsor Pro ADAS
    The first Pro update comes in the form of safety where MG is offering ADAS suite with Windsor Pro. This is likely to be comprehensive if ADAS suite with ZS EV, Hector and Gloster is anything to go by. Next update is in its battery department where we can see battery size growing in the animations in this teaser.
    MG Windsor Pro Battery
    Bigger battery, more range!
    MG has not announced an exact size for battery, but it is likely to be the same 50.3 kWh battery pack offered with ZS EV with a promised range of 460 km on a single charge. This is a big jump from current Windsor’s 38 kWh battery with a 332 km range. Pro technology with Windsor Pro will be in the form of V2L (Vehicle to Load).
    MG Windsor Pro Cabin
    The company mentions Pro Cabin where the faux wooden inserts look a lot more prominent. MG also mentions Pro style and Pro convenience and there might be some extra feature additions along with the way to make it more appealing than it already is. We should expect Windsor Pro to be priced above Windsor in the hierarchy.
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    TVS Sales April 2025 – Steady Growth YoY, MoM, Domestic, Exports

    2025 TVS Apache RR 310TVS Motor has announced the sales performance for the month of April 2025. The company sold a total of 4,43,896 units across domestic and export markets. These include motorcycles like Apache and Raider, scooters like Jupiter and Ntorq, iQube electric scooters, XL mopeds and a slew of 3W vehicles. Let’s take a look at what the numbers have got to say.
    TVS Sales April 2025
    In the month of April 2025, TVS sold a grand total of 4,43,896 units (2W + 3W). When compared to the 3,83,615 units sold in April 2024 and 4,14,687 units sold in March 2025, TVS registered 15.71% YoY and 7.04% MoM growth with a volume gain of 60,281 units YoY and 29,209 units MoM.
    Breaking the grand total, TVS sold 3,27,016 units in the domestic market and shipped 1,16,880 units in the export markets. TVS registered 7.89% YoY and 8.56% MoM growth with respect to domestic market and registered 45.18% YoY and 3.01% MoM growth in export markets. The domestic market accounted for 73.67% of company’s total sales, while exports accounted for 26.33%.
    Volume gain in domestic market was 23,909 units YoY and 25,793 MoM, while it was 36,372 units YoY and 3,416 units MoM. TVS Motor sold a total of 4,30,330 2W last month, across both domestic and export markets. TVS registered a 14.88% YoY and 7.55% MoM growth, gaining 55,738 units in volume YoY and 30,210 unuits in volume MoM.
    TVS Sales April 2025 – YoY
    Domestic market accounted for 75.21% of company’s total 2W sales and exports for 24.79%. 2W domestic sales stood at 3,23,647 units with 7.36% YoY and 8.74% MoM growth. At the same time, 2W exports stood at 1,06,683 units with 45.86% YoY growth and 4.08% MoM growth in April 2025.
    2W & 3W sales breakup
    Of this, 2,20,527 units were motorcycles with 17.23% YoY growth over 1,88,110 units from last year with 32,417 units gained in volume and 12.09% MoM growth over 1,96,734 units sold a month before with 23,739 units gained in volume. Motorcycle sales alone accounted for 51.25% of TVS’ total 2W sales.
    Next is scooters with 1,69,741 units sold and 39.44% market share in total 2W sales. When compared to the 1,44,126 units sold a year ago and 1,66,297 units sold a month before, there was 17.77% YoY and 2.07% MoM growth. TVS’ iQube lineup sold 27,684 units with 59.08% YoY and 2.78% MoM growth. At 40,062 units, we have TVS’ XL mopeds with 5.42% YoY decline and 8.74% MoM growth.
    TVS Sales April 2025 – MoM
    TVS Motor’s total 3W sales stood at 13,566 units with 50.35% YoY growth over 9,023 units from April 2024 and 6.87% MoM decline over 14,567 units sold a month before. In 3W segment, exports play a crucial role with 75.17% market share selling 10,197 units and domestic sales at 24.83% with 3,369 units. More

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    Bajaj Sales April 2025 – Exports Registered Steady Growth

    2025 Bajaj Pulsar RS200One of India’s leading 2W manufacturers, Bajaj Auto, has announced its sales performance for the month of April 2025. The company has had positive growth across the exports, but domestic sales have not been too kind. Bajaj sold a total of 3,65,810 units in April 2025, but was not enough for positive YoY growth. Let’s break down the numbers.
    Bajaj Sales April 2025 – PV Sales
    For the month of April 2025, Bajaj sold a total of 3,65,810 units including 2W and CVs across both domestic and export markets. When compared to the 3,88,256 units sold in April 2024, Bajaj Auto witnessed a YoY decline of 6%, losing 22,446 units in volume YoY. The popular products continue to be Pulsar lineup, Chetak range, Platina and others.
    Splitting the numbers across domestic and exports, we can see that Bajaj sold 2,20,615 units in the domestic market and shipped 1,45,195 units to various export markets. While the company registered an 11% YoY de-growth over 2,49,083 units sold last year, there was a 4% YoY growth in exports when compared to 1,39,173 units shipped last year.
    It has to be noted that domestic market accounts for 60.3% of Bajaj’s total sales and exports account for 39.69%. Splitting those numbers further, we can see that Bajaj sold 3,17,937 2W in total, which was a 7% YoY decline as opposed to the 3,41,789 units sold in April 2024, a year ago.
    Bajaj Sales April 2025
    Of these 3,17,937 2W vehicles, 1,88,615 units were sold in the domestic market and 1,29,322 units were shipped to global export markets. Domestic market witnessed a decline of 13% YoY losing 28,335 units YoY, while exports surged 4% YoY gaining 4,483 units in volume YoY. Domestic sales accounted for 59.32% of Bajaj’s total sales, while exports accounted for 40.67%.
    Bajaj CV Sales
    Where CV sales are concerned, Bajaj Auto accounted for little to no decline in sales. There was a total of 47,873 CVs sold in April 2025, which is 3% higher than last year’s 46,467 units, gaining 1,406 units in volume. Within the domestic market, Bajaj sold 32,000 CVs, which is just a hair under 32,133 units from last year with a negligible drop in sales with 133 units lost in volume.
    15,873 of these CVs were shipped to global markets with 3% YoY growth, gaining 1,539 units in volume. Within the total CV sales, domestic market accounted for 66.84% and exports accounted for 33.15%. More

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    Royal Enfield Sales April 2025 – YoY Growth, MoM Decline

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 650In total, Royal Enfield sold 86,559 units in the month of April 2025. The month of April 2025 has not proved to be quite efficient for Royal Enfield in terms of sales. The company is on the growth path where YoY analysis is concerned, but the MoM analysis shows a different story. Let’s break down the numbers and take a closer look.
    Royal Enfield Sales April 2025
    India’s de facto retro classic motorcycle manufacturer, Royal Enfield, has closed the sales account for the month of April 2025 with a total of 86,559 units. When compared to the 81,870 units sold in April 2024 and 1,01,021 units sold in March 2025, Royal Enfield registered a 5.73% YoY growth gaining 4,689 units in volume and a 14.32% MoM decline, losing 14,462 units in volume.
    The company’s main flex is their 350cc portfolio consisting of Classic 350, Hunter 350, Bullet 350, Meteor 350 and Goan Classic 350. Together, Royal Enfield sold 74,282 units of its 350cc portfolio which accounted for 85.82% of the company’s total sales. Thus registering 1.94% YoY growth gaining 1,416 units in volume over 72,866 units sold in April 2024.
    However, Royal Enfield sold 87,312 units of 350cc motorcycles in March 2025, which garnered a 14.92% MoM decline, losing 13,030 units in volume. The 350cc+ portfolio consists of Scram 440, Himalayan 450, Guerrilla 450, Interceptor 650, Continental GT 650, Super Meteor 650, Shotgun 650, Interceptor Bear 650 and Classic 650.
    Royal Enfield Sales April 2025
    Together, these motorcycles sold 12,277 units and accounted for 14.18% of Royal Enfield’s total sales. When compared to the 9,004 units sold last year, there was a 36.35% YoY growth with 3,273 units gained in volume, but sales dropped 10.45% when compared to 13,709 units sold a month before resulting in a 10.45% decline MoM, losing 1,432 units in volume.
    Royal Enfield sold 76,002 units in the domestic market accounting for 87.80% of total sales and 10,577 units were shipped to global markets accounting for 12.2% of total sales. Domestic sales witnessed 1.28% YoY growth and 13.68% MoM decline, whereas exports saw 54.52% YoY growth and an 18.61% MoM decline.
    Statement from Royal Enfield
    Speaking about the performance for the month of April 2025, B Govindarajan, Managing Director, Eicher Motors, and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Enfield, said, “After achieving the million unit sales milestone in the past financial year, this year is also off to a flying start. In April, we introduced the 2025 Hunter 350 in new colourways at HunterHood — a celebration not just of the motorcycle’s agility and youthful spirit but of the vibrant community that’s at the heart of everything we do at Royal Enfield.
    We also expanded our international footprint, introducing the Classic 350 in Nepal and continuing to deepen our connection with our global riding community. As we move further into the new financial year, we are excited about what’s coming next while staying true to our core philosophy of pure motorcycling.” More

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    Hero MotoCorp April 2025 Sales Down 42.76% – Planned Production Halt Impacts Output

    Hero Splendor : Image – Ryt To KnowHero MotoCorp, India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has reported a steep decline in sales for April 2025. The company sold a total of 3,05,406 units during the month, registering a 42.76% drop year-on-year (YoY) compared to 5,33,585 units sold in April 2024. The month-on-month (MoM) performance also saw a 44.43% drop over March 2025, when Hero sold 5,49,604 units.
    Hero MotoCorp April 2025 Sales
    In the domestic market, Hero MotoCorp dispatched 2,88,524 units in April 2025, a 43.79% drop compared to the 5,13,296 units sold in April 2024. The company also witnessed a steep 43.44% MoM decline over March 2025’s 5,10,086 domestic sales.
    Hero MotoCorp April 2025 Sales
    Motorcycles continued to be the bulk contributor, but sales fell sharply to 2,86,089 units – down 42.38% YoY from 4,96,542 units in April 2024 and 43.53% lower than 5,06,641 units sold in March 2025. Scooters too saw a heavy hit, with sales plummeting 47.85% YoY to 19,317 units from 37,043 in April 2024, and 55.04% lower than the 42,963 scooters sold in March 2025.
    Exports dropped to 16,882 units in April 2025, a decline of 16.79% YoY compared to 20,289 units in April 2024 and a steep 57.28% fall from 39,518 units in March 2025.
    Planned Production Halt Impacts Output
    The company attributed the April sales dip in part to a scheduled production halt across multiple facilities. As part of a planned operational strategy, Hero MotoCorp temporarily suspended production from April 17–19 at its Dharuhera, Gurugram, Haridwar, and Neemrana plants. The move was aimed at realigning supply chains and conducting scheduled maintenance and infrastructure upgrades. Hero expects production and dispatches to normalize from May 2025.
    Retail Demand Remains Strong, VIDA EV Sales Soar
    Despite lower dispatch numbers, Hero MotoCorp recorded over 5.05 lakh VAHAN registrations for its internal combustion engine (ICE) two-wheelers in April 2025, highlighting strong customer demand and healthy retail momentum. The company stated that its retail market share has consistently grown month-on-month throughout 2025.
    Hero’s electric brand VIDA continued its growth trajectory. The company dispatched 7,116 units of the VIDA V2 electric scooter in April 2025, while VAHAN registrations stood at 6,123 units — a significant year-on-year rise. This reflects VIDA’s growing presence in India’s competitive electric two-wheeler segment. More

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    Suzuki 2W Sales April 2025 – Access, Burgman, Avenis, Gixxer

    New Suzuki BurgmanSuzuki Motorcycle India, one of the country’s leading scooter manufacturers, has announced its sales performance for the month of April 2025. The company has had a productive month updating its lineup to BS6 P2 OBD2B emission standards. These include scooters like Burgman Street and Avenis along with motorcycles like Gixxer, V-Strom and even the mighty Hayabusa.
    The company launched the 2025 Access in India, which is currently its best-selling and most important vehicle in the country. In the month of April 2025, the company registered YoY growth when compared to the sales performance from April 2024. However, there was a noticeable decline in sales MoM. Let’s break down the numbers.
    Suzuki 2W Sales April 2025
    In April 2025, Suzuki Motorcycle India sold a total of 1,12,948 units across both domestic and export markets. When compared to the 99,377 units sold in April 2024 and 1,25,930 units sold in March 2025, Suzuki witnessed a YoY growth of 13.66%, gaining 13,571 units in volume YoY. However, there was a MoM decline of 10.31%, losing 12,982 units in volume.
    Suzuki sold 95,214 units in the domestic market last month. Domestic market accounts for 84.3% of the company’s total sales. When compared to the 88,067 units sold in April 2024, there was an 8.12% growth YoY. However, Suzuki sold 1,05,736 units in March 2025, resulting in a 9.95% MoM decline, losing 10,522 units in volume.
    Suzuki 2W Sales April 2025
    The company’s exports account for around 15.7% of the total sales, down from 16.04% in March 2025. With 17,734 units shipped, there was a 56.8% YoY growth as opposed to the 11,310 units shipped last year. However, the 20,194 units shipped in March 2025 made sure that Suzuki witnessed a 12.18% MoM decline, losing 12,982 units in volume.
    Statement from Suzuki
    Commenting on the monthly performance, Mr. Deepak Mutreja, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., said, “This positive start to the year fills us with gratitude. Each unit sold represents the beginning of a new journey with our customers and we are thankful to be a part of it. We will continue to work sincerely to meet the evolving expectations of our customers and contribute positively to their journey with us.” More

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    TVS Apache RTX 300 ADV Spied – MD Sudarshan Venu Testing The Upcoming Motorcycle

    Apache RTX 300 ADV SpiedTVS Motor Company is getting ready to enter the booming adventure motorcycle segment in India with its upcoming Apache RTX 300. Fresh spy shots have now emerged online, revealing the bike testing alongside its most likely rivals – Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and KTM 390 Adventure, hinting that TVS is benchmarking its new ADV against all key contenders in the mid-capacity ADV category. It is also expected to compete with the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 and Yezdi Adventure.
    TVS MD Spotted Testing the Bike
    Interestingly, TVS MD Sudarshan Venu himself was spotted riding the RTX 300. This suggests the bike is in its final stages of development, with a launch expected within the next two to three months. Apache RTX 300 will mark TVS’s first ever entry into the adventure segment, a category that has gained serious momentum in recent years.
    Apache RTX 300 ADV Spied
    Design-wise, the Apache RTX 300 looks like a well-built, true adventure tourer. It features a tall stance, upright riding posture, long travel suspension, knobby tyres, an upswept exhaust and what appears to be a split seat layout. The spy images reveal a semi-faired body and a muscular fuel tank. It also gets a luggage rack, sleek LED turn indicators, LED tail light, and high-mounted handlebars for relaxed touring ergonomics.
    The front forks are USD units finished in black, matched to a rear monoshock. We expect a 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheel combo. Braking will be handled by petal discs on both ends and switchable dual-channel ABS is likely to be offered.
    Apache RTX 300 ADV Spied
    Powerful New 300cc Engine
    The TVS Apache RTX 300 will be powered by the brand’s new RT-XD4 engine, which was showcased during the 2024 MotoSoul event. This is a 299cc liquid-cooled DOHC 4-valve motor, expected to churn out around 35 bhp and 28.5 Nm. It will be paired with a 6-speed gearbox, slipper clutch, and a bi-directional quickshifter.
    Modern Tech and Connectivity
    Interestingly, it will not get a horizontal TFT instrument cluster like the Apache RTR 310 or RR 310. Instead there is a horizontal unit, likely featuring Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, call and message alerts via the TVS SmartXonnect app, and possibly music controls. These features would give it a tech edge in its class.
    TVS has already trademarked the Apache RTX name, and with multiple real-world sightings and the company MD riding the bike himself, the official launch seems imminent. Expect the Apache RTX 300 to launch in the next 2-3 months, with an expected price starting from around Rs 2.4 lakh to Rs 2.7 lakh (ex-showroom). More