Hero MotoCorp Jan vehicle sales down 0.4 pct y/y

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hero MotoCorp Ltd , India's largest maker of motorcycles and scooters, said on Monday its sales in January fell 0.4 percent from a year earlier to 558,982 units.

The company sold 561,253 units in January 2014.

Since its split from Japan's Honda Motor Co <7267.T> in 2011, Hero has been investing heavily in technology to develop new bikes and increasing its push into overseas markets.

(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Sunil Nair)