August 2026 delivered sturdy year-on-year development throughout the board as producers gear up for the festive season, however the standout story was TVS Motor Firm leapfrogging each Honda and Hero MotoCorp to grow to be India’s largest two-wheeler producer by month-to-month dispatches for the primary time.
TVS Motor: 5,91,437 models
TVS recorded its highest-ever month-to-month two-wheeler gross sales this previous August, with dispatches climbing 21 p.c year-on-year from 4,90,788 models final August. This pushed it previous each Honda and Hero for the highest spot this month. Home two-wheeler gross sales grew 18 p.c to 4,33,796 models, whereas the corporate’s electrical two-wheeler enterprise posted development of 137 p.c to 59,453 models. TVS additionally continued to guide as an exporter, transport 1,57,641 two-wheelers abroad, up 29 p.c year-on-year.
Honda: 5,79,162 models
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) posted 8 p.c YoY development, with complete gross sales rising from 5,34,861 models final August. Home gross sales grew on the identical 8 p.c clip to five,17,329 models, whereas exports rose by a sharper 15 p.c to 61,833 models.
Hero MotoCorp: 5,68,398 models
Hero two-wheeler dispatches grew a modest 2.65 p.c year-on-year from 5,53,727 models. Home ICE dispatches stood at 5,16,747 models, whereas the Vida model continued its sturdy run with 25,558 models dispatched – a 38 p.c development. Exports fell 24.6 p.c to 26,093 models from 34,588 a 12 months earlier.
Bajaj Auto: 4,43,748 models
Bajaj two-wheeler dispatches grew 30 p.c YoY from 3,41,887 models. Home gross sales rose 10 p.c to 2,01,898 models, whereas exports jumped 53 p.c to 2,41,850 models, persevering with the corporate’s run as considered one of India’s largest two-wheeler exporters.
Royal Enfield: 1,26,479 models
Royal Enfield motorcycle gross sales grew 11 p.c YoY from 1,14,002 models. Home gross sales rose 11 p.c to 1,14,204 models, whereas exports grew 10 p.c to 12,275 models. The month noticed the launch of the Traditional 350 Gorkha Version and an up to date Continental GT 650, alongside continued momentum for the Flying Flea C6, which the model says has crossed 50,000 customer-driven kilometres in its present sole market of Bengaluru.
Suzuki: 1,20,611 models
Suzuki posted 6 p.c year-on-year development from 1,13,936 models, pushed largely by home gross sales, which rose 13 p.c to 1,03,118 models. Exports declined to 17,493 models from 22,307 models a 12 months earlier.