Hero MotoCorp Sales Take Nearly 43 Percent Hit In April Due To This Reason

Hero MotoCorp dispatched a total of 305,406 two-wheelers in April 2025, reflecting a significant Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) decline of 42.8 Percent compared to 533,585 units dispatched in April 2024. The automaker clarified that the reason for such a number was due to a temporary production halt from April 17–19 at multiple manufacturing facilities, aimed at supply chain alignment and scheduled maintenance.

Hero MotoCorp Motorcycle sales for April 2025 stood at 286,089 reflecting a Y-o-Y decline of 42.4% when compared to 496,542 units in April 2024. Scooter Segment also saw a major Y-o-Y decline of 47.8 percent from 37,043 units sold in April 2024 to 19,317 units sold in April 2025.

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Total Domestic sales stood at 288,524 units in April 2025 showing a Y-o-Y decline of 43.8 percent when compared to 513,296 units sold domestically in April 2024. Exports in April 2025 stood at 16,882 units showing a Y-o-Y decline of 16.8 percent when compared to 20,289 units shipped in April 2024.

On the retail front, Hero MotoCorp reported 5.05 lakh VAHAN registrations for its ICE two-wheelers in April 2025, which the company says reflects steady customer demand and sustained retail momentum. VIDA, the electric mobility arm of the company, dispatched 7,116 units of the V2 electric scooter in April, while EV registrations stood at 6,123 units — indicating notable year-on-year growth in the EV segment. However, the company did not provide comparative figures for the previous year to quantify the growth percentage.

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In April, Hero MotoCorp has upgraded its iconic product, the Karizma XMR, for MY25 with new hardware and cosmetic changes, while keeping it mechanically unchanged. The model now comes in three variants: a base model, a top variant and the Combat Edition. The Combat Edition includes the same features as the top variant and adds a new grey and yellow paint scheme, inspired by Hero’s Xoom 110 Combat Edition. The top and Combat variants get a 37mm upside-down (USD) front fork and a 4.2-inch TFT instrument cluster, which is the same unit used in the Xpulse 210.