Hero MotoCorp said in a statement that its sales were adversely affected last month due to the shutdown at its plant coupled with the lockdown imposed due to the pandemic in the country.
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Country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Tuesday said it sold 1,83,044 two-wheelers last month, down 51 per cent from 3,72,285 units sold in April this year.
The company said in a statement that its sales were adversely affected last month due to the lockdown imposed in the country due to the lockdown imposed at its plant. Let us inform that in view of the Corona epidemic, the two-wheeler manufacturer had stopped the work in its manufacturing units across the country on 22 April.
Their three plants located in Gurugram, Haridwar and Dharuhera resumed functioning in one shift from May 17 and after that three more plants at Neemrana, Halol and Chittoor also started functioning from May 24. The company said that in view of the unforeseen situation, the sales in May cannot be compared with the corresponding month of last year and other months of this year. Hero MotoCorp said that the company is closely monitoring the situation and will gradually start production in both the shifts.
Bajaj Auto sales jump 114 percent
While Hero MotoCorp has seen a huge decline in sales, Bajaj Auto’s sales have seen a jump of 114 percent compared to the same month last year. The company has sold a total of 2,71,862 units this month. Bajaj Auto said in a statement that the company had sold 1,27,128 vehicles in May last year.
The company said that domestic sales increased by 52 percent to 60,830 units in May 2021 from 40,074 units in May 2020. Total exports grew by 142 per cent to 2,11,032 units during the period under review as against 87,054 units in May 2020. Apart from this, the company’s total two-wheeler sales increased by 113 percent to 2,40,554 units in May 2021 from 1,12,798 units in the same month of 2020.
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