The company continued to be India’s second biggest two-wheeler brand with total sales of 5.63 lakh units in Apr 2026
Honda 2-Wheelers India posted a strong year-on-year (YoY) sales growth of 17 percent in Apr 2026 by retailing 5.63 lakh units as compared to 4.80 lakh units sold during the same month last year. As far as domestic sales is concerned, the Japanese two-wheeler brand’s sales stood at 4.84 lakh units in Apr 2026 against 4.22 lakh units in April 2025, marking a YoY growth of 14.7 percent. The export business reported the highest YoY growth of 37.4 percent with volumes rising from 57,900 in Apr 2025 to 79,600 in Apr 2026.
Commenting on the performance, Mr. Tsutsumu Otani, President & CEO, HMSI, said, “Building on our April performance, we continue to strengthen customer trust through disciplined and consistent execution. Demand across the two-wheeler market remains resilient across segments. We will continue to respond with agility to market dynamics while focusing on delivering sustainable and stable growth. Supported by a strong product portfolio and our dealer partners across the country, we remain committed to enhancing long-term enterprise value.”
| Two-Wheeler Sales | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | Growth |
| Domestic | 4.84 Lakh | 4.22 Lakh | 14.7% |
| Exports | 79,600 | 57,900 | 37.4% |
| Total | 5.63 Lakh | 4.80 Lakh | 17% |
Honda 2-Wheelers India has finished FY26 (April 2025 – March 2026) with overall sales of 63,69,504 units which includes 57,49,275 units in the domestic market while 6,20,229 units were exported out of India. It posted YoY sales growth of 9 percent in FY26 over FY25. The Activa is the brand’s best-selling model with average monthly sales in excess of 1 lakh units. It is the highest-selling scooter in the Indian market from the last several years.
In the motorcycle segment, Honda Shine 125 is the brand’s top-selling model with average monthly volumes close to 1 lakh units. It regularly features at the second position in the list of top 10 motorcycles in India after the segment leader Hero Splendor. In addition, the Shine 100 also makes decent monthly numbers with sales exceeding 30,000 units.
Recently, Honda announced the installation of a new third line at its Tapukara plant in Rajasthan which will begin operations in 2028 with annual capacity of 6.70 lakh units. With this expansion, the total capacity of the Tapukara factory will reach to 2.01 million units per year. The brand’s overall annual production capacity is likely to increase from the current 6.25 million units to approximately 8 million units by FY2028.
Honda has four manufacturing plants across India with annual production capacity of 6.25 million units. It has rolled out 70 million units so far. The company will also add a fourth production line at its Vithalapur plant in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat. It is likely to start operations by next year. The Japanese automaker begun sales operations nearly 25 years back in 2001 in the Indian market.
