Two-Wheeler Sales H1 FY 2026-27: Hero MotoCorp Leads, 1,10,53,895 Units, Up 20.5% YoY
Every two-wheeler registered in India over H1 FY 2026-27 — April 2026 to September 2026. The first half of the financial year, April to September. Month-by-month volumes, the manufacturer leaderboard, how the segment moved against the rest of the market, and the same window in every earlier year on record.
Two-Wheeler sales month by month, H1 FY 2026-27
India's two-wheeler market registered 1,10,53,895 two-wheelers in H1 FY 2026-27. Volumes pushed ahead 20.5% against the 91,69,811 logged over the same 6 months of H1 FY 2025-26.
April was the strongest month of the period at 19,90,617 two-wheelers and August the quietest at 17,27,455, an average of 18,42,316 a month. Every one of those 6 months grew on the same month a year earlier.
April opens the new fiscal year, usually with price revisions and a reset in dealer inventory.
H1 FY 2026-27 ran from April 2026 to September 2026 and is closed. Every month in the table below is final, and every comparison on this page is against the matching month of H1 FY 2025-26.
Two-wheelers accounted for 71.0% of everything registered in India over the period, down from 71.2% in H1 FY 2025-26. The whole market ran to 1,55,77,870 vehicles over the same window, up 20.9% year on year.
Two-Wheeler registrations by month — H1 FY 2026-27 vs H1 FY 2025-26
Vahan retail registrations, each month set against the same month a year earlier.
Every completed month of H1 FY 2026-27, with the matching month of H1 FY 2025-26 beside it.
| Month | H1 FY 2026-27 units | H1 FY 2025-26 units | YoY | Share of period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 19,90,617 | 17,50,314 | +13.7% | 18.0% |
| May 2026 | 18,62,240 | 17,15,598 | +8.5% | 16.8% |
| June 2026 | 18,43,306 | 15,08,419 | +22.2% | 16.7% |
| July 2026 | 18,31,364 | 14,17,782 | +29.2% | 16.6% |
| August 2026 | 17,27,455 | 14,32,545 | +20.6% | 15.6% |
| September 2026 | 17,98,913 | 13,45,153 | +33.7% | 16.3% |
Each month links through to its own full report.
Which manufacturer sold the most, H1 FY 2026-27
Hero MotoCorp led the period with 28,48,949 registrations, up 16.0% on H1 FY 2025-26. Honda 2W (HMSI) follows on 28,00,011, 48,938 behind — a gap of 1.02x.
The fastest riser in the top 15 was Bounce Electric 1, up 246.4% to 8,772, while Ola Electric was down 23.3% at 85,651.
Volumes here are registrations inside the segment only, counted with Vahan's own vehicle-class filter, so each is the manufacturer's two-wheeler volume over H1 FY 2026-27. Companies that file electric models under a maker of their own appear as separate rows.
Top manufacturers by registrations — H1 FY 2026-27
Registrations inside the segment (two-wheelers only).
Exact registrations over April 2026 to September 2026, with the change against H1 FY 2025-26.
| # | Manufacturer | H1 FY 2026-27 units | Share of two-wheelers | vs H1 FY 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hero MotoCorp | 28,48,949 | 25.77% | +16.0% |
| 2 | Honda 2W (HMSI) | 28,00,011 | 25.33% | +22.1% |
| 3 | TVS Motor | 22,01,607 | 19.92% | +25.8% |
| 4 | Bajaj Auto | 11,07,470 | 10.02% | +13.2% |
| 5 | Suzuki 2W | 6,13,568 | 5.55% | +10.9% |
| 6 | Royal Enfield | 5,86,401 | 5.30% | +23.5% |
| 7 | Yamaha India | 3,90,410 | 3.53% | +24.5% |
| 8 | Ather Energy | 1,79,865 | 1.63% | +77.4% |
| 9 | Ola Electric | 85,651 | 0.77% | −23.3% |
| 10 | Greaves Electric | 53,733 | 0.49% | +107.4% |
| 11 | River Mobility | 29,102 | 0.26% | +228.9% |
| 12 | Classic Legends | 27,742 | 0.25% | +81.8% |
| 13 | BGauss | 26,134 | 0.24% | +151.3% |
| 14 | Piaggio | 20,911 | 0.19% | +29.0% |
| 15 | Bounce Electric 1 | 8,772 | 0.08% | +246.4% |
Two-Wheeler sales against the rest of the market
Set against the rest of the market, two-wheelers lagged the national picture over H1 FY 2026-27: +20.5% against +20.9% for every vehicle registered in India.
The table covers every segment Vahan reports over the same 6-month window, so the comparison is like for like — the same months, the same source, on both sides.
Two-Wheeler share of the Indian market, month by month
Two-wheelers as a percentage of every vehicle registered that month.
Exact segment volumes over April 2026 to September 2026.
| Segment | H1 FY 2026-27 units | Share | vs H1 FY 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Wheelers | 1,10,53,895 | 70.96% | +20.5% |
| Cars & UVs | 23,19,400 | 14.89% | +24.7% |
| Three-Wheelers | 7,49,585 | 4.81% | +15.4% |
| Tractors | 5,50,000 | 3.53% | +20.4% |
| Goods Carriers | 5,05,772 | 3.25% | +25.9% |
| Taxis & Cabs | 2,25,980 | 1.45% | +32.5% |
| Other classes | 96,984 | 0.62% | −1.1% |
| Buses | 76,254 | 0.49% | +3.9% |
What two-wheelers run on
Vahan splits a segment by fuel only across a whole calendar year, so this table covers 2026 year to date rather than H1 FY 2026-27 alone — it is exact for that window.
Petrol accounts for 90.5% of two-wheeler registrations over 2026 year to date, with battery-electric at 9.4%.
Two-Wheeler registrations by fuel — 2026 year to date
The 2026 year to date mix.
| Fuel | 2026 units | Share | vs full-year 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 1,60,27,047 | 90.50% | −2.91pp |
| Electric | 16,68,366 | 9.42% | +3.04pp |
| CNG / LPG | 13,760 | 0.08% | −0.13pp |
| Diesel | 6 | 0.00% | 0.00pp |
| Other | 5 | 0.00% | 0.00pp |
Every H1 on record
Across the 3 completed windows in our Vahan record, two-wheeler registrations went from 89,11,014 in H1 FY 2024-25 to 1,10,53,895 in H1 FY 2026-27, up 24.0% over the stretch.
Two-Wheeler registrations by half year
* window still in progress.
| Period | Months | Units | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 FY 2026-27 | 6 | 1,10,53,895 | +20.5% |
| H1 FY 2025-26 | 6 | 91,69,811 | +2.9% |
| H1 FY 2024-25 | 6 | 89,11,014 | +9.3% |
Each row compares only the months that window holds, so a part period is never set against a full one.
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Source. Every figure is a vehicle registration, taken daily from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' Vahan 4 dashboard (vahan.parivahan.gov.in) — the same source FADA and the industry use for retail data. Registrations are not the wholesale dispatch numbers manufacturers announce each month. "EV" means battery electric (Vahan fuels PURE EV and ELECTRIC(BOV)); hybrids are counted separately. Information only, not investment advice.
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