Hero vs Bajaj sales stories were a point of interest many many years back. However, Hero continued its lead in the domestic market whereas Bajaj focused on exports…
Monthly wholesale numbers of almost all the makers are out and there has been a major change in the top order. Arch rival Bajaj has outsold Hero in motorcycle sales for the month of April 2021. It has started the new fiscal on a very positive note however, there are a few pointers that you should note.
First let us list the sales of both the makers..
Hero vs Bajaj Sales
| Hero (Motorcycles) | 3,39,329 units |
| Bajaj | ~3,48,173 units |
Quick Pointers
- Above mentioned are worldwide total sales for Bajaj which include exports. In these numbers it has gotten ahead of Hero MotoCorp.
- However, when we include its scooter sales (total = 3,72,285 units), Hero still is ahead of Bajaj.
- It must be known that Hero halted production at all its plants for specific periods in the month of April due to the COVID led disruptions.
- In the domestic market, Hero sold 3,42,614 units and in comparison, Bajaj registered total sales of 1,26,570 units only.
- Similarly, Bajaj exported 2,21,603 units against 29,671 units that Hero shipped out of India.
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Since it exports majority of its Indian production, Bajaj is better prepared to face this situation. It is using this to its advantage and continuing shipments to countries which are better off and have relatively lesser or no curbs. In last fiscal Bajaj’s total income from exports stood at 12,687 crores and it shipped 52 percent of its produce to more than 79 countries of the world.
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Hero MotoCorp has said that it is accessing the situation and will make up for the loss of production due to plant shutdowns in the remainder of the quarter.
