Indian two-wheeler sales narrow the automotive industry’s market gap. There was a sharp decline in the sales recorded for April 2025. According to a report from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the domestic sales of two-wheeled vehicles dropped by 14.7% to 14,58,784 from 17,51,393 in April 2024.
The downturn in sales was observed across prominent sub-segments of two-wheelers:
Scooters: surge in sales drops by 5.7%
Motorcycles: a decline of nearly 22% with 8,71,666 units.
Mopeds: drop in sales by 38,748 units, which is a decrease of 7.60%.
Industry experts attribute this significant drop primarily to the high base effect from April last year, when sales were considerably elevated on account of a favourable market and early wedding season. The shift of rural demand to a later timing served united to May and June this year, heavily underestimated April, thus greatly depressing the numbers.
SIAM postulates forecasts on further recovery, which are anticipated during the following months. This stems from the overall successful adaptability to recently imposed regulations such as On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD 2) for two—and three-wheelers and country-wide compliance of E-20 gasoline vehicles.
Rajesh Menon, the Director General of SIAM, stated, “As we expected, the two-wheeler segment de-grew by 16.7% in April 2025 versus April 2024 on account of the high base effect of April last year, although it is likely to recover in the coming months.”
Despite the two-wheeler segment facing some challenges in the short term, industry executives anticipate that sales will bounce back with the return of seasonal demand and improved consumer confidence later this year.
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