Hero MotoCorp Two-Wheeler Sales Grow 26 percent in January 2026

Hero MotoCorp total two-wheeler sales ( includes domestic + Exports ) for January 2026 stood at 557,871 units reflecting a Year-on-Year ( Y-o-Y ) growth of 25.97 percent when compared to 442,873 units dispatched in January 2025. The company also recorded 491,986 VAHAN registrations during the month.

Motorcycle dispatches for January 2026 stood at 495,889 units reflecting a Y-o-Y growth of 23.9 percent when compared to 400,293 units dispatched in January 2025.

The scooter segment delivered an even stronger performance, with dispatches rising to 61,982 units in January 2026 reflecting a Y-o-Y growth of 45.6 percent when compared to 42,580 units in January 2025.

On the market split, domestic dispatches in January 2026 reached 520,208 units reflecting a Y-o-Y increase of 26.1 percent when compared to 412,378 units in January 2025. Exports in January 2026 stood at 37,663 units reflecting a Y-o-Y growth of 23.5 percent when compared to 30,495 units shipped in January 2025.

Looking at the year-to-date (FY26) performance, Hero MotoCorp dispatched 5,312,420 units reflecting a Y-o-Y growth of 7.1 percent when compared to 4,961,515 units during the same period last fiscal. Motorcycles grew 4.2 percent year-on-year to 4,810,410 units, while scooters surged 46.0 percent to 502,010 units, highlighting the faster expansion of the scooter portfolio. Domestic YTD volumes rose 5.3 percent to 4,996,575 units, while exports jumped 45.5 percent to 315,845 units.

Hero MotoCorp has recently filed a design patent in India for the Vida VXZ electric motorcycle. The patent images show a bike that looks very close to the concept model shown at EICMA 2025, suggesting that the company is moving towards a production version. Since the patent was filed in 2026, it indicates that development is still underway and the electric motorcycle could be getting closer to launch.