Despite prevailing global uncertainties, Indian automakers continued to post robust dispatch volumes in April 2026
Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday reported a 40 per cent jump in total sales in April at 5,13,792 units as against 3,65,810 units in the same month last year. Total domestic sales were up 13 per cent at 2,48,210 units as compared to 2,20,615 units in April 2025, Bajaj Auto said in a statement. Exports grew by 83 per cent at 2,65,582 units as compared to 1,45,195 units in the year-ago month, it added. Two-wheeler sales in the domestic market were at 2,10,063 units last month as against 1,88,615 units in April 2025, a growth of 11 per cent, the company said. Exports of two-wheelers jumped by 78 per cent to 2,29,890 units as against 1,29,322 units in the year-ago month, it added. Total commercial vehicles sales were at 73,839 units in April 2026, as compared to 47,873 units in the same month last year, up 54 per cent, Bajaj Auto said.
Thus far in the month of November, the Nifty Auto index has outperformed the market by gaining 3.3 per cent, as against 1.5 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
According to analysts at Nuvama, the tractor industry volumes are expected to grow in double digits, with an approximately 16 per cent Y-o-Y increase in the domestic market
At 10:15 am, the BSE Auto index, the top loser among sectoral indices, was down 3 per cent, as compared to the 0.33 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex
Automaker Tata Motors saw an 8.1 per cent drop in total sales for August 2024, totaling 71,693 vehicles compared to 78,010 units in August 2023.
The Bullet 350 model saw 14 per cent volume drop in Q1FY25, reflecting limited acceptance of the new model. Similarly, the Hunter 350, launched in FY23, saw an 8 per cent volume decline.
With a market-cap of Rs 90,225 crore, Bajaj Auto now stands ahead of Eicher Motors, maker of Royal Enfield motorcycles, which have market-cap of Rs 88,514 crore, at 11:54 AM.