Overview

• Hero reported 553,727 August dispatches, up 8% year on year, to top the monthly industry chart.
• Domestic volumes included 501,523 motorcycles and 52,204 scooters, reflecting solid commuter bike demand and stronger scooter shipments.
• Honda logged 534,861 units in August (481,021 domestic and 53,840 exports), as its EV entries were reported as yet to move the market due in part to limited availability of the all-electric Activa.
• Hero’s VIDA brand dispatched 12,275 electric scooters in August and recorded 13,313 VAHAN registrations, with the cited VAHAN data excluding Telangana.
• Exports were a bright spot for Hero at 34,588 units in August, even as April–August FY26 sales of 2,370,552 trailed the same period last year.