Last year's low base puts March sales of two-wheelers in top gear

Cumulative sales in March at the top five two-wheeler makers soared 75% to 1,421,600 units during the month against 808,692 units a year ago

Motorcycle and scooter sales in India ended the fiscal 2020-21 in top gear as a low base of last year pumped up this year’s volumes. Cumulative sales in March at the top five two-wheeler makers, including Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor and Royal Enfield, soared 75 per cent to 1,421,600 units during the month against 808,692 units in the year before, shows monthly sales data released by companies.

In March last year, sales were adversely impacted due to the impending transition to BS VI emission norms from April 2020, in addition to the