The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp today reported 9.51% decline in its total sales at 4,99,113 units for April this year.
In the same month last year, it had sold 5,51,557 units, Hero MotoCorp said in a statement.
Hero MotoCorp Senior Vice President (Marketing and Sales) Anil Dua said: "We are glad to have opened the new financial year with despatch of close to five lakh two-wheelers in April....We expect retails sales to stay buoyant even in May."
Going forward for the overall industry growth, a lot will depend on the monsoon and overall economic activity, he added.