August Auto Sales Updates | Hero MotoCorp sales up 8%; Maruti Suzuki, M&M sales flat

Automobile companies such as Bajaj Auto, Escorts Kubota, Maruti Suzuki, TVS Motor, Hyundai Motor India, Ashok Leyland, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) and more reportef their sales data for August on Monday.Maruti Suzuki’s August sales slipped 0.6% to 1.81 lakh units, while Hyundai Motor India reported a 4.2% decline to 60,501 units, with both lagging CNBC-TV18 poll estimates.Bajaj Auto’s total sales increased 5%, while its domestic sales declined 8% to 2.32 lakh units. Total exports increased 29%.  Escorts Kubota’s total tractor sales increased 27% in August.

Ashok Leyland’s total sales increased 5%, while Atul Auto’s domestic sales declined 3.8%. SML Isuzu’s total sales were down 15% at 842 units, TVS Motor’s auto sales beat Street estimates. Royal Enfield bike sales increased 55%. Meanwhile, M&M’s total auto sales growth in August was flat at 75,901 units.
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Hero MotoCorp
Hero MotoCorp reported total sales of 5.54 lakh units in August, higher than the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of 5.31 lakh units. This marked an 8% increase compared to 5.13 lakh units sold in the same month last year.Domestic sales stood at 5.19 lakh units, up 5.5% from 4.92 lakh units a year ago. Exports recorded a sharp jump of 72%, rising to 34,588 units in August 2025 against 20,097 units in the year-ago period.
Hyundai Motor 
Hyundai Motor India’s total sales in August stood at 60,501 units, down 4.2% from 63,175 units a year earlier and below the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of 62,000 units.
Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki’s total sales in August stood at 1.81 lakh units, down 0.6% from 1.82 lakh units a year earlier and slightly below the CNBC-TV18 poll estimate of 1.84 lakh units.Domestic sales declined 7.1% to 1.44 lakh units from 1.55 lakh units in August last year, while exports rose 40.5% to 36,538 units against 26,003 units year-on-year.
Tata Motors 
Tata Motors’ total sales in August were up 2% at 73,178 units from 71,693 units in the year-ago period. The Street had estimated total sales of 69,670 units in August.Total commercial vehicle sales increased 10% to 29,863 units from 27,207 units in August last year. The company’s total passenger vehicle sales, including EV, declined 3% to 43,315 units in August from 44,486 units last year.

M&M’s total auto sales growth in August was flat at 75,901 units. A CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated total sales of 79,167 units.The company’s total domestic passenger vehicle sales declined 9% to 39,399 units compared to 43,277 units in the year-ago period. Total three-wheeler sales increased 13% to 10,527 units from 9,326 units in August last year.The company reported total exports of 3,548 units, up 16% from 3,060 units last fiscal.M&M tractor’s total farm equipment sales increased 28% to 28,117 units in August from 21,917 units last year.
Eicher Motors (Royal Enfield)
Total Royal Enfield sales in August were at 1.14 lakh units compared to a CNBC-TV18 poll of 1 lakh units.Total bike sales increased 55% to from 73,629 units in the previous year.The company’s international business increased 39% to 11,126 units in comparison to 8,006 units in the year-ago period.
Eicher Motors
The auto maker’s VECV sales increased 9.5% to 7,167 units, from 6,543 units in the corresponding period a year ago.Its total domestic sales increased 5% to 6,331 units from 6,028 units in August last year.Eicher Motors’ total reported a 132.5% increase in total exports to 593 units in August compared to 255 units last year.
TVS Motor 
TVS Motor reported total sales of 5.09 lakh units in August, a 30% rise from 3.91 lakh units a year ago and ahead of CNBC-TV18’s poll estimate of 4.57 lakh units.Two-wheeler sales climbed 30% to 4.90 lakh units, with domestic 2W sales up 28% at 3.68 lakh units.Electric vehicle sales inched up 1.45% to 25,138 units.Exports surged 35% to 1.35 lakh units, while three-wheeler sales grew 47% year-on-year to 18,748 units.
SML Isuzu
SML Isuzu’s total sales declined 15% to 842 units compared to 990 units in August last year.The company’s cargo vehicle sales increased 6% to 321 units in August compared to 303 units in the previous year.Its passenger vehicle sales declined 24% to 521 units from 687 units in August last year.
Atul Auto
Atul Auto’s total sales increased 7% to 3,026 units in August compared to 2,834 units in 2024.Of these, it reported domestic sales of 2,601 units. These were 3.8% lower than domestic sales of 2,733 units in the year-ago period.
Steel Strips
Steel Strips’ overall sales value increased 7% in August from the previous year.
VST Tillers
VST Tillers’ total sales increased 2% in August to 4,499 units compared to 4,416 units in the year-ago period.It reported total power tiller sales of 4,100 units and tractor sales of 399 units in August.
Ashok Leyland
Ashok Leyland’s total sales in August increased 5% to 15,239 units compared to 14,463 units last year. A CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated total sales of 14,967 units in August.The auto maker’s medium and heavy commercial heavy vehicle sales increased 8% to 9,381 units in August compared to 8,663 units in the year-ago period. Total domestic sales were up 2% at 13,622 units from 13,347 units last year.
Escorts Kubota
Escorts Kubota’s total tractor sales increased 27% to 8,456 units in August from 6,652 units in the previous year.Of these, the company sold 7,902 domestic units, up 26.6% from the previous year’s 6,243 units.Its exports increased 35.5% in August to 35.5% from 409 units in the last year.
Bajaj Auto 
Bajaj Auto reported total sales of 4.17 lakh units in August, in-line with Street estimates of 4.04 lakh units. The total sales were up 5% from the previous year’s 3.97 lakh units.However, the auto company witnessed a 8% decline in its total domestic sales to 2.32 lakh units from 2.53 lakh units in August last year.Bajaj Auto’s total exports increased 29% in August to 1.85 lakh units from 1.43 lakh units in the last year.

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