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    Triumph Thruxton 400 Reach Showrooms Ahead Of 6th August Launch

    Triumph Thruxton 400 Reach Showrooms
    India’s premium single-cylinder performance motorcycles have seen a major bump in demand and OEMs are lining up their offerings to cater it. Triumph already has three offerings in this place and is launching a 4th one on 6th August 2025. Ahead of official launch, units have started to arrive at dealerships. Let’s take a closer look.
    Triumph Thruxton 400 Reach Showrooms
    With a strategic partnership with Bajaj Auto, Triumph Motorcycles is keen on launching their 4th product based on the popular Speed 400. After Speed 400, Scrambler 400X and Speed T4, Triumph Bajaj duo is launching the Thruxton 400 in India on 6th August 2025, and might be slotted as the most expensive product in the 400cc lineup.
    Ahead of 6th August launch, units have started to arrive at dealerships and give us a good look at what to expect from this motorcycle. As seen in these recent spy shots from dealerships, it is vastly based on the Speed 400, but has subtle changes in small things and one big change in the form of its overall styling.
    Triumph Thruxton 400 Reach Showrooms
    Thruxton 400 is a Cafe Racer style motorcycle and it gets a semi fairing at the front that extends till the bottom of its fuel tank. This new fairing adds a muscular stance to this motorcycle and lends a handsome appeal. There’s a longer fuel tank and a circular LED headlight setup with integrated LED DRLs along with a new LED tail light.
    What to expect?
    Handlebar is of clip-on type that commands the rider to lean in. When leaned in, Thruxton 400’s stylish windscreen might prove beneficial too. Other notable elements include bar-end mirrors, a split seat setup with an optional body-coloured rear seat cowl. Most other components look more or less the same as Speed 400, which is not a bad thing.
    Componentry is on the premium side with USD telescopic front forks, rear mono-shock, front and rear disc brake setup with dual channel ABS, 17-inch alloy wheels with what looks like similar sized tyres as Speed 400 and the same semi-digital instrument cluster with an analogue tachometer which many still love.
    Triumph Thruxton 400 Reach Showrooms
    Powertrain setup is likely to be carried over from Speed 400 unchanged. However, Triumph might introduce a new tune with Thruxton 400 to establish a unique character to suit its Cafe Racer styling. In Speed 400, this 398.15cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled DOHC 4V/cyl engine generates 39.5 bhp of peak power and 37.5 Nm of peak torque, mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
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    Hero Mavrick 440 Discontinued? Or Will There Be An Updated Version?

    Hero Mavrick 440Hero MotoCorp, one of India’s largest 2W manufacturers, is known for its budget commuter motorcycles more than its premium motorcycles. Even the company’s scooters have a better sales proposition than Hero’s premium motorcycles. So, the company is revising its premium motorcycle lineup to establish a streamlined portfolio.
    In that regard, Hero MotoCorp recently de-listed or discontinued the base variant of Karizma XMR 210 and now, a similar approach seems to have been taken towards the Mavrick 440. Only, the entire Mavrick 440 motorcycle seems to be discontinued, rather than some variants. Let’s take a closer look.
    Hero Mavrick 440
    Hero Mavrick 440 Discontinued?
    One look at Hero MotoCorp’s official website and you can still see Mavrick 440 listed along with all of its variants. Speaking of, Mavrick 440 was sold in three variants conveniently named Base, Mid and Top. Prices range between Rs 1,99,500 for Base, Rs 2,14,500 for Mid and Rs 2,24,500 for Top (all prices Ex-sh).
    However, Hero MotoCorp seems to have discontinued its flagship product, the Mavrick 440. This was Hero’s first proper big displacement motorcycle and was based on the same platform as Harley-Davidson X440. But at an affordable price point with Roadster design and less premium components.
    Hero Mavrick 440
    While the Ex-sh prices were already attractive, Hero Mavrick 440 garnered attractive discounts on E-Commerce platforms like Flipkart, sweetening the deal further. However, the bike’s overtly simplistic design seems to have worked against it and it didn’t find many takers. Sales were often in double digits, single digits and even 0 from the past three months.
    Will it make a comeback?
    There are three ways as to how the company might tackle the Mavrick 440’s future. One is to discontinue it completely and make way for boosting sales of Harley-Davidson X440. Second is to bring it back with updated components, which were showcased at 2024 EICMA Show. These include USD telescopic front forks and a TFT colour instrument cluster among others.
    Hero Mavrick 440 Scrambler
    Also, there’s a probability of Hero bringing it back in a Scrambler avatar. Design and names of which have already been trademarked in India (Mavrick 440 Scrambler). Either way, Hero Mavrick 440 will remain one of the most underrated motorcycles of India, as we found out during time with it. More

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    Suzuki 2W Sales July 2025 – MoM and YTD Growth, YoY Decline

    2025 Suzuki AccessSuzuki 2W sales in July 2025 stood at 96,029 units in domestic markets posting a YoY decline while it saw a 29.88% MoM growth
    Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL) has reported their sales performance for July 2025. The company has registered a total of 1,13,600 units last month. This included both domestic sales and exports. It related to a marginal 2.67% YoY de-growth when compared to 1,16,714 units sold in July 2024.
    This was a volume decline of 3,114 units. MoM sales on the other hand, showed off strong performance with a 19.27% growth from a total of 95,244 unit sales of July 2025. Volume increase stood at a healthy 18,356 units.
    Suzuki 2W YoY and MoM Sales July 2025
    A break up of the company’s sales both in domestic and global markets shows off a 4.55% YoY decline in domestic sales to 96,029 units. This was a 4,573 unit dip in volumes over 1,00,602 units sold in July 2024. Exports, on the other hand, saw a 9.06% improvement to 17,571 units last month, up from 16,112 units shipped in July 2024.
    MoM sales however, saw a growth in domestic sales but a decline in exports. The company had 73,934 unit sales in domestic markets in June 2024 relating to a 29.88% growth. This was a volume increase of 22,095 units. Exports however, suffered a 17.55% de-growth from 21,310 units shipped in June 2025.
    Suzuki 2W Sales July 2025
    Commenting on the company’s sales performance, Mr. Deepak Mutreja, Vice President – Sales & Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd., said, “We continue to receive strong support from our customers with retail sales of 93,141 units in the domestic market, a 14% growth over the same month last year (81,730 units). As we head into the festive season, we remain focused on delivering a seamless & satisfying experience to our customers and continue our efforts towards sustaining momentum in the months to come.”
    Suzuki 2W YTD Sales July 2025
    While assessing cumulative sales for Q1 FY26 (April-July 2025), Suzuki 2W showed positive performance both in terms of domestic sales and exports. With a total of 4,50,688 units sold in the FY26 YTD period, the company has posted an overall 8.37% growth. This was an encouraging 34,798 unit volume increase from 4,15,890 units sold in the same period of the previous year.
    Domestic sales during the FY26 contributed 3,72,957 units, up by 6.02% over 3,51,787 units in the same period last year. It was a 21.26% increase in exports rose from 64,103 units in FY 25 period to 77,731 units in the April to July 2025 period. More

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    Royal Enfield Sales July 2025 – 25% Domestic, 95% Export Growth YoY

    Royal Enfield Classic 350While Royal Enfield posted a 24.58% growth in domestic sales, its exports nearly doubled
    Royal Enfield has recorded strong sales momentum in July 2025. The company witnessed increased demand for its sub 350cc and larger capacity motorcycle range. Domestic sales were up 24.58% on a YoY basis while exports saw a near two fold increase. The company’s range of motorcycles, based on the Sherpa 450 platform along with the new Hunter 350 have been well received both in domestic and global markets.
    Royal Enfield YoY and MoM Sales July 2025
    Royal Enfield registered total sales of 88,045 units in July 2025, marking a 30.89% YoY growth from 67,265 unit sales of July 2024. This was a volume increase of 20,780 units. Its MoM sales performance, however, lacked luster as it was a decline of 1.67% in total sales and with every segment falling in the red. There had been 89,540 units sold in June 2025.
    Royal Enfield Sales July 2025 – YoY
    Breaking up these total sales into domestic sales and exports, sales of motorcycles in the sub 350cc segment has witnessed a 34.38% YoY growth to 76,074 units in July 2025, up from 56,590 units sold in the same month last year. Bikes in this segment contributed 86.37% in terms of sales volumes. MoM sales however, declined by 1.08% over 76,880 unit sales of June 2025.
    In the higher capacity bike segment, that is the 440cc, 450cc and 650cc offerings, sales saw a 12.39% YoY growth to 11,998 units while MoM sales declined sharply by 6.70%. Sales had stood at 10,675 units in July 2024 and at 12,860 units in June 2025.
    Royal Enfield Sales July 2025 – MoM
    Domestic sales, which showed off a healthy 24.58% YoY growth to 76,254 units ended down by 0.91% on a MoM basis. Exports, however, surged dramatically. In July 2025 there were 11,791 units shipped, marking a 94.67% YoY growth over 6,057 units exported in the same month last year. Global demand however, fell on a MoM basis by 6.29%.
    Royal Enfield YTD Sales July 2025
    FY Year to date (YTD) sales that is from April to July 2025, Royal Enfield witnessed outstanding growth. Motorcycles in the sub 350cc segment recorded a 21.03% growth to 3,03,501 units from 2,50,773 units sold in the same 4 month period of 2024. Larger capacity bikes also showed a strong 15.38% growth with 50,072 unit sales over 43,399 units sold in the year ago period.
    Royal Enfield Sales July 2025 – YTD
    Domestic sales grew by 14.72% to 3,05,033 units from 2,65,8924 units while exports once again excelled with a 71.65 growth to 48,540 units in FY 2025-26 period over 28,278 units sold in the same period last year. Total sales thus increased by 20.19% to 3,53,573 units during FY 2025-26 over 2,94,172 units sold in the FY 2024-25 period.
    Speaking about this outstanding sales during July 2025, B. Govindarajan, Managing Director – Eicher Motors Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer – Royal Enfield, said, “We are extremely pleased with the sustained demand momentum across our product portfolio. Our new range of motorcycles on the Sherpa 450 platform, and the new refreshed Hunter 350 are seeing excellent reception both in India and global markets. With strong focus on product innovation, global outreach and community engagement, we are confident of further consolidating our leadership in the mid-size motorcycle segment.” More

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    Hero Sales July 2025 – Registered Strong 21.47% YoY Growth

    Hero Xtreme 250RHero MotoCorp sees several new additions to its portfolio and looks ahead to the upcoming festive season to boost sales
    Hero MotoCorp has revealed their sales data for July 2025. The company ended the past month on a positive note even as it had to give up its No. 1 spot to Honda. Hero MotoCorp accounted for dispatches of 4,49,755 units in July 2025, relating to a 21.47% year-on-year (YoY) growth.
    Strong demand was seen for the Destini 125 and Xoom 125 in the scooter segment while HF Deluxe Pro, recently introduced, is expected to bring in rich rewards particularly during the upcoming festive season.
    Hero Sales July 2025 – YoY
    Hero MotoCorp YoY Sales July 2025
    On a YoY basis, Hero MotoCorp sold 4,00,615 units of motorcycles in July 2025 which was a 17.69% growth over 3,40,390 units sold in July 2024. Motorcycles currently command an 89.07% share. Scooter sales surged even more strongly by 64.44% YoY to 49,140 units, up from 29,884 units sold in the same month last year. Scooter share stands at 10.93%.
    Domestic sales also featured a growth of 18.66% to 4,12,397 units, up from 3,47,535 units while exports improved even more intensely by 64.29% to 37,358 units over 22,739 units. This took total sales (motorcycles + scooter) and (domestic + exports) to 4,49,755 units in July 2025, up by 21.47% over 3,70,274 units sold in July 2024.
    Hero Sales July 2025 – MoM
    Hero MotoCorp MoM Sales July 2025
    Hero MotoCorp saw decline in sales on a MoM basis. Sales of motorcycles slipped by 21.86% from 5,12,658 units sold in June 2025. However, scooter sales improved by 18.97% from 41,305 units. Domestic sales dipped sharply by 21.47% to 4,12,397 units over 5,25,136 unit sales of June 2025.
    Exports on the other hand, showed off a healthy 29.59% growth form 28,827 units shipped in the June 2025 period. Lower domestic demand resulted in a lower sales tally by 18.81% from 5,53,963 units sold in June 2025.
    Hero Sales July 2025 – YTD
    Hero MotoCorp YTD Sales July 2025
    Taking into account the period of April to July 2025, Hero MotoCorp witnessed lower overall sales. Motorcycle sales slipped by 6% to 16,74,526 units as against 17,81,346 unit sales in the April-July 2024 period. Scooter sales showed off more positively with a 14.68% growth to 1,42,299 units in the FY2025-26 period over 1,24,084 units sold in the same period of last year. This related to a volume increase of 18,215 units.
    Total domestic sales declined by 6.37% to 17,15,054 units from 18,31,697 units on a YTD basis while exports saw an improvement of 38.03% to 1,01,771 units in the FY2025-26 period as against 73,733 units shipped in the same period last year. Total sales suffered a decline of 4.65% to 18,16,825 units from 19,05,430 units relating to a volume de-growth of 88,605 units. More

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    Honda 2W Sales July 2025 at 5.15 Lakh Units – YoY, MoM Growth

    Honda H’ness CB350Honda outpaced Hero MotoCorp in July 2025 to become the new No. 1 two wheeler maker in India
    Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has emerged as the new top seller in the two wheeler segment in July 2025. The automaker scored over Hero MotoCorp with sales of 5,15,378 units last month which included 4,66,331 units domestic sales and 49,047 units in terms of exports.
    Conversely, Hero MotoCorp sales stood relatively lower at 4,49,755 units which included domestic sales of 4,12,397 units besides 37,358 units which were exported. In July 2025, HMSI introduced two new models to mark their 25th anniversary in India. The Shine 100 Deluxe and CB 125 Hornet have been introduced. Prices have been revealed and deliveries are set to commence from later this month.
    Honda 2W YoY Sales July 2025
    Honda 2W sales at 5,15,378 units included 4,66,331 units of domestic sales. Exclusively taking into account the company’s domestic sales, this was a 6.20% growth over 4,39,118 units sold in July 2024. Exports on the other hand saw an 11.52% increase to 49,047 units in July 2025. There had been 43,982 units exported in the same month last year. This saw total sales (domestic + exports) rise by 6.68% over 4,83,100 units sold in July 2024.
    Honda 2W Sales July 2025
    Honda 2W MoM Sales July 2025
    Month-on-month (MoM) sales also showed off a strong 19.94% improvement from 3,88,812 units sold in June 2025. This was a volume increase of 77,519 units. Exports grew by 21.60% to 49,047 units from 40,335 units relating to an 8,712 unit volume growth. Total MoM sales saw a 20.09% surge over 4,29,147 units sold in June 2025.
    Honda 2W YTD Sales July 2025
    Domestic sales fell sharply when taking a year-to-date (YTD) performance into account. Sales stood at 16,93,036 units in the April-July 2025 period, down by 8.65% as compared to 18,53,350 units sold in the same period last year. This was a 1,60,314 unit volume difference. Exports continued to show positivity with 1,95,206 units shipped in the FY2025-26 period, from 1,82,942 units exported last year.
    Total sales (domestic + exports) thus saw a 7.27% decline to 18,88,242 units in FY 2025-26 period, down by 1,48,050 units over 26,36,292 units sold in the FY 2024-25 period. In July 2025, HMSI conducted a road safety awareness program. This was held across 13 cities in India, with a motive to educate the youth on safe riding skills and road behavior.
    The company also marked its 9th anniversary of Traffic Training Park (TTP) in Ludhiana, a key center for promoting traffic discipline and rider safety in the region. The two new bikes added to its portfolio in July 2025 – CB125 Hornet and Shine 100 DX will further strengthen its hold and is expected to enhance its sales figures to even greater numbers. The two new motorcycles are being offered in commuter and premium commuter portfolio.
    Honda CB125 Hornet is crafted for an urban segment of buyers with its street centric design and performance. On the other hand the Shine 100 DX is a refreshed version of Honda’s popular Shine 100. Both models are affordably priced and directed towards value conscious buyers designed for a high level of fuel efficiency. More

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    TVS Motor Sales July 2025 – Positive Growth Across The Charts

    2025 TVS Apache RTR 310TVS showed strong YoY and MoM growth with positive sales seen across both domestic and export markets
    TVS Motor Company ended July 2025 on a highly positive note. The company has recorded a robust 28.86% improvement in total sales, which reached a high of 4,56,350 units in July 2025. July 2025 saw launch of the new Apache RTR 310 and Ntorq 125 Super Soldier Edition while the TVS Norton V4 was spied testing in UK markets.
    TVS Motor YoY Sales July 2025
    On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, TVS Motor has seen increased sales across all segments. In the two wheeler segment, motorcycle sales were up 25.09% to 2,01,494 units in July 2025. This related to a 40,420 unit volume increase over 1,61,074 units sold in July 2024. Motorcycles currently command a 45.92% share in the company, 2W portfolio. Scooter sales were higher by 41.62% YoY to 1,98,265 units from 1,39,995 units with a 58,270 unit growth in volume.
    There is also the TVS e-scooter iQube and the moped XL that have also received added attention, up 10.09% and 1.10% respectively. iQube sales grew to 23,605 units while moped sales were at 39,031 units in the past month. Total 2W domestic sales thus improved by 21.42% to 3,08,720 units in July 2025 from 2,54,250 units sold in the same month last year. Exports saw an even higher demand with a 52.26% YoY growth to 1,30,070 units last month from 85,426 units shipped in July 2024.
    TVS Sales July 2025 – YoY
    This took total 2W sales to 4,38,790 units with a 29.18% YoY growth. In the 3W segment, sales improved dramatically especially with domestic sales where sales more than doubled. A growth of 117.34% was recorded to 5,001 units from 2,301 units YoY while it was a 3.26% growth in exports to 12,559 units from 12,163 units. Total figures that included both 2W + 3W and domestic (3,13,721 units) and export (1,42,629 units) sales stood at 4,56,350 units with a 28.86% YoY growth from 3,54,140 units sold in July 2024.
    TVS Motor MoM Sales July 2025
    July 2025 was a strong month of sales for TVS Motor that has once again recorded MoM growth across all segments as it did on a YoY basis. Motorcycle sales were up 6.74% from 1,88,774 units sold in June 2025 to 2,01,494 units relating to a 12,720 unit volume increase. Scooters saw higher demand with a 22.17% growth from 1,62,291 units sold in June 2025 while e-scooter and moped sales were up 63.92% and 12.70% respectively.
    Total 2W domestic sales thus grew by 9.86% to 3,08,720 units from 2,81,012 units MoM while there as double digit improvement in terms of exports which surged 24.25% from 1,04,686 units shipped in June 2025. This related to a 13.77% MoM growth across the 2W segment from 3,85,698 units to 4,38,790 units. TVS Motor’s 3W segment was also in higher demand both in domestic and global markets.
    TVS Sales July 2025 – MoM
    Domestic sales were up 30.10% form 3,844 units sold in June 2025 while exports saw only a marginal improvement by 0.80% from 12,459 units shipped in June. 3W total sales thus increased by 7.71% to 17,560 units from 16,303 units MoM. MoM domestic sales that included both 2 and 3 wheelers showed off a 10.13% growth from 2,84,856 units while total exports of 2 and 3 wheelers were up 21.75% to 1,42,629 units from 1,17,145 units. This took total sales to 4,56,350 units which was a MoM growth of 13.52% when compared to 4,02,001 units sold in the month of June 2025. More

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    2025 Yamaha MT-15 Ver 2.0 Launch Price Rs 1.69 L – New Colours, TFT Display

    2025 Yamaha MT-15 Version 2.0India Yamaha Motor (IYM) has launched the 2025 MT-15 Version 2.0 in India, enhancing the popular street-naked motorcycle with new tech features and bold colour options. Priced at Rs 1,69,550 for the standard variant and Rs 1,80,500 for the DLX variant (both prices ex-showroom Delhi), the latest version aims to attract younger, tech-savvy riders looking for a balance between performance and practicality.
    Key Tech Upgrade – Colour TFT Display with Navigation
    The highlight of the 2025 MT-15 Version 2.0 DLX is the addition of a colour TFT screen that now supports turn-by-turn navigation, marking a significant upgrade over the earlier LCD setup. The screen is paired with Bluetooth connectivity through the Yamaha Y-Connect app, which now offers a range of enhanced features such as:
    2025 Yamaha MT-15 Version 2.0
    – Maintenance Recommendations– Parking Location– Real-time Fuel Consumption– Malfunction Notifications– Revs Dashboard– Rider Ranking system
    New Colours – Fresh Look for 2025
    Yamaha has introduced three new colour options to appeal to the brand’s young customer base. These include:
    2025 Yamaha MT-15 Version 2.0
    – Ice Storm (DLX) – a globally popular MT-series colour, making its India debut– Vivid Violet Metallic (DLX) – a vibrant, sporty finish– Metallic Silver Cyan (Standard) – for a bold and aggressive road presence
    The Metallic Black colour from the existing palette continues to be offered as well.
    Engine and Performance
    Powering the new MT-15 is the same proven 155cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected engine with Variable Valve Actuation (VVA), delivering 18.4 PS at 10,000 rpm and 14.1 Nm at 7,500 rpm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox with Assist & Slipper Clutch, ensuring smoother gear shifts and added control during downshifts.
    2025 Yamaha MT-15 Version 2.0
    The inclusion of Traction Control System (TCS) further boosts rider confidence, especially on slippery surfaces — a feature uncommon in this segment.
    Chassis and Handling
    Built on Yamaha’s signature Delta Box frame, the MT-15 Version 2.0 retains its MotoGP-inspired aluminium swingarm for better handling and cornering stability. The 141 kg kerb weight, USD front forks, and compact geometry help deliver a nimble yet stable ride experience ideal for both city commutes and spirited weekend rides.
    Mr. Itaru Otani, Chairman, Yamaha Motor India Group of Companies said, “The MT-15 Version 2.0 has carved a strong identity in the street-naked segment with its aggressive styling, performance-oriented engineering, and everyday versatility. Ever since we introduced the colour TFT Display with Turn-By-Turn Navigation feature on the popular R15M, we received consistent demand from MT-15 customers for similar advancements. The 2025 update reflects our commitment to addressing these expectations—with advanced features and new youthful colours that enhance both visual appeal and rider engagement. With these updates, Yamaha continues to deliver motorcycles that resonate with young, dynamic riders seeking a balance of thrill and practicality.” More