Domestic two-wheeler sales grew 17.63% during April–September 2026, while exports expanded faster at 31.86%, taking combined factory dispatch past 1.52 crore units.
India’s combined domestic two-wheeler sales and exports crossed 1.52 crore units in H1 FY2027, growing 20.35% year-on-year. Motorcycles contributed 96,93,362 units, while scooters crossed 53 lakh units and grew faster at 29.82%. Mopeds added 3,00,252 units.
Domestic sales reached 1,20,86,812 units, up 17.63% from 1,02,75,298 units in April–September 2025. Exports stood at 32,07,357 units, growing 31.86% over 24,32,412 units. Combined domestic sales and exports reached 1,52,94,169 units, an increase of approximately 20.35%.
Splendor, Activa Lead Domestic Sales
Hero Splendor retained first position with 21,30,637 units, growing 19.69%. It added 3,50,556 units year-on-year, the largest absolute gain among the leading domestic entries. Honda Activa followed with 14,82,917 units, up 15.12%. Together, Splendor and Activa accounted for nearly 30% of domestic two-wheeler sales. Also Read – Top 50 Motorcycles Domestic Sales H1 FY 2027.
Honda Shine 125/SP125 ranked third with 9,65,571 units, growing 11.09%, followed by TVS Jupiter at 8,29,725 units, up 15.63%. Bajaj Pulsar completed the top five with 6,33,015 units, although volumes declined 6.86%.
Hero HF Deluxe also recorded a decline, falling 16.38% to 4,42,827 units. Suzuki Access grew 10.04% to 4,33,180 units, while TVS Apache increased 22.90% to 3,34,347 units. XL100 and iQube completed the top ten with 2,92,920 units and 2,74,304 units, respectively. Also Read – Top 50 Scooters Domestic Sales H1 FY 2027.
Scooters Drive Domestic Growth
Motorcycles remained the largest domestic segment with 69,28,700 units, growing 10.44% and accounting for 57.32% of two-wheeler sales. Scooters expanded considerably faster, rising 29.38% to 48,65,192 units. They contributed 40.25% of total volumes and approximately 61% of the industry’s additional domestic sales. Mopeds grew 21.55% to 2,92,920 units.
Electric scooters were prominent among the growth contributors. TVS iQube increased 85.63%, while Bajaj Chetak more than doubled to 2,54,882 units. Vida grew 117.89% to 1,33,964 units, and Ather Rizta rose 59.91% to 1,30,734 units. Other notable performers included Classic 350, up 29.61% to 2,43,132 units, and Ntorq, up 42.36% to 2,32,430 units. Platina, Passion and Shine 100 were among the entries recording declines.
Boxer, Star City Anchor Export Growth
Bajaj Boxer topped the export rankings with 6,68,804 units, growing 90.56% from 3,50,972 units. TVS Star City followed with 6,01,720 units, up 46.06%. Together, these two motorcycle families added 5,07,591 units, accounting for approximately 65.5% of the net increase in total two-wheeler exports. Also Read – Top 50 Motorcycles Exports H1 FY 2027.
Pulsar ranked third with 3,01,449 units, growing 17.26%, while CT followed with 2,15,040 units, up 31.89%. Honda Dio secured fifth position with 1,23,104 units, an increase of 58.07%. Navi recorded 1,04,032 units, growing 7.03%, followed by Yamaha FZ at 90,145 units and TVS Apache at 86,265 units. Gixxer 155 and TVS Sport completed the export top ten, although Sport volumes declined 11.14%.
Motorcycles Dominate Overseas Shipments
Motorcycle exports reached 27,64,662 units, up 31.83%, and accounted for 86.20% of total two-wheeler shipments. Scooter exports grew slightly faster at 34.95% to 4,35,363 units, contributing 13.57%. Moped exports moved in the opposite direction, declining 42.03% to 7,332 units.
Among scooters, Dio and Navi together represented more than half of export volumes. Jupiter shipments rose to 14,110 units from 2,164 units, while Access increased 119.72% to 14,807 units. Electric scooter exports also expanded, including iQube at 7,762 units. Also Read – Scooters Exports H1 FY 2027.
Different Models Drive Each Market
The domestic and export rankings underline the different roles played by individual products. Splendor led Indian sales but ranked 23rd in overall two-wheeler exports, while Activa ranked second domestically and 39th overseas. Pulsar showed contrasting trends, declining in India while growing in export markets. Overall, scooters supplied the larger share of incremental domestic volumes, while commuter motorcycles—particularly Boxer and Star City—powered overseas growth.
