Two-Wheeler Sales January 2017 : Bajaj Auto reports 18% fall

Bajaj Auto has announced its year-on-year sales result for the month of January 2017. The two-wheeler maker reported negative sales for the motorcycle as well as commercial vehicle segments.

In the domestic market, the motorcycle sales saw a fall of 15 percent in year-on-year sales in January 2017, clocking 119,803 units against 140,853 in corresponding month last year. Motorcycle exports fell from 112,135 units in January 2016 to 92,021 units in January 2017. The overall motorcycle year-on-year sales fell by 16% in January 2017. The commercial vehicles business too saw negative growth. The total sales (Domestic and Exports) witnessed a fall of 27 percent in January 2017.

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The year-to-date numbers, however, were positive for both, motorcycles and commercial vehicles in the domestic market but the exports continued to suffer.

Here is the complete year-on-year and year-to-date sales report. Do share your views through the comments section below.

Particulars	January-2017	January-2016	Change %
MOTORCYCLES
DOMESTIC	119,803	140,853	-15
EXPORTS	92,021	112,135	-18
SUB-TOTAL	211,824	252,988	-16
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
DOMESTIC	15,385	21,017	-27
EXPORTS	14,708	19,934	-26
SUB-TOTAL	30,093	40,951	-27
TOTAL (MC + CV)
DOMESTIC	135,188	161,870	-16
EXPORTS	106,729	132,069	-19
TOTAL	241,917	293,939	-18
YTD
Particulars	Apr-Jan 2017	Apr-Jan 2016	Change %
MOTORCYCLES
DOMESTIC	1,707,655	1,571,028	9
EXPORTS	1,023,084	1,287,693	-21
SUB-TOTAL	2,730,739	2,858,721	-4
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
DOMESTIC	218,574	204,883	7
EXPORTS	170,927	251,458	-32
SUB-TOTAL	389,501	456,341	-15
TOTAL (MC + CV)
DOMESTIC	1,926,229	1,775,911	8
EXPORTS	1,194,011	1,539,151	-22
TOTAL	3,120,240	3,315,062	-6