Two-Wheeler Sales October 2026: Honda, Hero Neck and Neck, Brand-Wise

October 2026 was a strong festive month for Indian two-wheelers. Honda and Hero finished almost level at about 7.35 lakh units each, TVS Motor reported a company total above 7 lakh, and Bajaj Auto's two-wheeler volume crossed 5 lakh including exports.

These are OEM dispatch numbers released on 1 November 2026, so they show what factories sent to dealers, not what customers registered. We flag domestic, exports and total separately, because the three tell very different stories.

Two-wheeler sales October 2026: the brand-wise table

Here is how each reporting brand did in October 2026 against October 2025. Suzuki and Yamaha had not reported October figures when we published, so they are marked as such.

A note on TVS: its headline 7,00,134 units includes three-wheelers. The two-wheeler subtotal, which we use above, is 6,70,679. Hero's total of 7,34,403 is 163 units behind Honda's 7,34,566, so the top spot is effectively a tie.

Brand by brand: what moved

Hero MotoCorp

Hero dispatched 7,34,403 units, up 15.5% from 6,35,808 in October 2025. Domestic dispatches were 7,05,084. Exports slipped to 29,319 from 30,979. September 2026 was higher at 7,66,348, so month-on-month dispatches fell about 4% (our calculation). Hero's Vahan retail count for October was 5,89,665, and its Vida electric scooters dispatched 30,143 units.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India

Honda sold 7,34,566 units, up 13% from 6,50,596. Domestic sales rose 11% to 6,64,831, while exports jumped 35% to 69,735. A September 2026 Honda figure was not in the sources we checked, so we do not quote a month-on-month change.

TVS Motor

TVS reported 7,00,134 units in total, up 29% from 5,43,557. Domestic two-wheelers grew 22% to 5,14,764 and international two-wheelers grew 51% to 1,55,915. Its electric two-wheeler sales more than doubled, up 120% to 71,382 units.

Bajaj Auto

Bajaj's two-wheelers hit 5,01,194 units, up 13%, of which 2,92,885 were domestic (+10%) and 2,08,309 were exports (+18%). Counting commercial vehicles, the company total was 5,91,876, up 14%.

Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield sold 1,33,442 motorcycles, up 6.8% YoY and 0.4% lower than September's 1,33,958. Exports grew about 47% to 11,915. The company said September and October together made 2,67,400 units, its best festive run so far.

Suzuki and Yamaha

Neither had published October 2026 numbers when we wrote this. We will not guess, and we will update this guide once they report.

Electric two-wheelers in October 2026

Vahan registrations show a record month of roughly 2.2 lakh electric two-wheelers, up 48% from a year ago. These are retail registrations, so they differ from the company-reported EV numbers above.

Ola Electric was the outlier, down 26% from 16,439 a year earlier, while Ather grew only 5%. Hero's Vida rose about 81% and Bajaj gained 51%.

Festive demand: retail versus dispatches

Diwali 2026 pushed retail registrations to 23,20,139 units in October, up 28.7% from September, per Vahan data reported by BusinessLine. Hero and Honda together held a 53.26% share, up from 50.33% in September. Dispatches can run ahead of retail, so the stock in dealerships over the next few weeks is worth watching.

Model-wise October 2026 numbers are not out yet. Rushlane and Autocar India usually publish model breakups in the days after the brand releases, and we will cover them once available.

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Key takeaways

• Honda (7,34,566) and Hero (7,34,403) finished virtually level on total dispatches.
• TVS grew fastest among the big brands: company total +29%, domestic 2W +22%, international 2W +51%.
• Bajaj's two-wheelers crossed 5 lakh including exports; exports were up 18%.
• Royal Enfield grew 6.8% YoY, with exports up about 47%.
• Electric 2W registrations hit about 2.2 lakh (+48%), led by TVS, Bajaj and Ather.
• Suzuki and Yamaha October numbers are not yet reported; model-wise data is also pending.

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