Hero MotoCorp August 2026 sales climb to 5.41 lakh, Splendor and Deluxe lead

Hero MotoCorp recorded domestic sales of 5,41,038 units in August 2026, a 4.53% rise over the 5,17,599 units sold a year earlier. The increase added 23,439 units and the month‑on‑month figure rose 8.22% from July’s 4,99,943 units, an extra 41,095 bikes.

Top Performers

The Splendor range sold 3,53,842 units, up 13.52% year‑on‑year and 5.55% from July’s 3,35,246 units, giving it the largest absolute gain of 42,144 bikes. HF Deluxe held second place with 69,794 units, a 12.90% market share, but its volume fell 22.25% from August 2025’s 89,762 units. It recovered 24.68% month‑on‑month, adding 13,816 units over July’s 55,978.

Other Models

Destini 125 posted 29,737 units, up 53.42% year‑on‑year and 55.35% from July’s 19,142 units. Vida volumes more than doubled to 25,558 units, a 108.25% rise over August 2025 and a 12.56% gain from July’s 22,707 units. Xoom 125 sold 9,094 units, a 64.66% jump from last year but a 3% dip from July’s 9,375 units. Xoom 160 reached 2,259 units, up sharply from 105 a year earlier and 36.66% higher than July’s 1,653.

Declining Segments

Pleasure fell 50.07% year‑on‑year to 5,502 units and 35.04% month‑on‑month to 8,470 units in July. Passion recorded 15,254 units, down 38.15% from August 2025 and 20.60% below July’s 19,211. Xtreme 125R logged 13,131 units, down 12.97% year‑on‑year but rebounding 35.43% from July’s 9,696. Glamour slipped to 11,188 units, a 49.71% fall from a year earlier and a 13.91% dip from July.

Niche and New Entries

Xpulse sold 4,980 units, up 45.44% year‑on‑year and 7.12% from July. Xtreme 250R posted 385 units, up 19.20% year‑on‑year and 19.57% month‑on‑month. Xtreme 160R declined to 310 units, an 84.99% year‑on‑year drop and 37.75% below July. Karizma 210 sold just four units, down from 24 a year earlier, while Mavrick 440 recorded zero sales across all periods.