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The company posted a net loss of ₹100.2 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with a loss of ₹234.3 crore in the year-ago period
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy on Thursday said it almost doubled the number of its Experience Centres (ECs) to over 700 across India in the just-concluded financial year. This rapid expansion has played a key role in driving Ather's growth across markets, improving accessibility and enabling the company to scale across both existing and new markets, the company said. Ather said it has added over 350 new Experience Centres, effectively doubling its retail network from 351 centres in India as of March 31, 2025. Over the past year, the company said, its expanded retail footprint has helped the company reach a much wider set of customers, contributing to its national market share rising to 18.7 per cent in March 2026, according to Vahan data. "The last year has been about scaling our retail footprint as a key lever for growth. While we've increased our Experience Centre count across all geographies, the expansion in Middle India and to some degree in Rest of India has
Analysts believe Ather has strong credentials to get included under the PLI scheme as it is the leading EV-2W startup in India with a strong focus on engineering and R&D.
Ather Energy expands its service network to 500 centres across India, nearly doubling capacity to support growing EV adoption and strengthen after-sales service infrastructure
The latest recommendations by the Parliamentary Committee on EV policy reforms (PM E-DRIVE) could boost Tata Motors, M&M, Ather, and Sona BLW, said analysts at Nomura
Ather Energy CEO Tarun Mehta said proposed reforms to the automobile PLI scheme may ease eligibility thresholds, enabling EV startups to compete and scale local innovation