May 2025 auto sales live: Mahindra beats Hyundai, Tata while Ather sells over 1 lakh Rizta scooters

In May 2025, Suzuki commenced production of its first electric scooter, the Suzuki e-ACCESS, at its Gurgaon plant. According to reports, the first batch of the e-Access has already been dispatched to selected showrooms and will be available at the rest of the dealership in a phased manner across the country.

The company further enhanced its product line-up with a new Ride Connect TFT Edition of its most popular offering, Suzuki Access and launched the OBD-2B compliant Suzuki Avenis. Parallelly, SMIPL laid the foundation stone for its new manufacturing plant in Kharkhoda, Haryana, marking expansion of its production capabilities.

Bajaj Auto recorded a total dispatch of 3,32,370 two-wheelers in May this year. This included 1,91,412 units dispatches in the domestic market and 1,40,958 units exported to other markets. Two-wheeler sales grew by 9%, domestic sales by 2%, and exports grew by 20% YoY.

Royal Enfield dispatched a total of 76,492 units of 350cc motorcycles in May which included domestic sales and exports. During the same month last year, Enfield rolled out 59,852 units of 350cc bikes, thus resulting in a 28% YoY growth. The company also dispatched 12,937 units of motorcycles exceeding 350cc engine capacity which has translated to a 16% YoY growth. Besides 350cc models, Royal Enfield produces 440cc, 450cc, and 650cc motorcycles.

Hero MotoCorp dispatched 8361 units of Vida V2 range of electric scooters in May 2025 and 7161 units were registered in Vahaan during the same period. Hero is currently gearing up to launch its new electric scooter Vida VX2 on July 1.

Maruti Suzuki is currently gearing up to launch its first electric vehicle in India. The e Vitrar was unveiled at the Bharat Mobilty Global Expo earlier this year and is slated for a market launch in September this year. It will take on the likes of Hyundai Creta Electric, Mahindra BE 6, Tata Curvv EV, and MG ZS EV.

Maruti Suzuki reported a total sales of 180,077 units in May 2025 which comprised domestic sales of 138,690 units, sales to other OEM of 10,168 units and exports of 31,219 units. During the same month last year, Maruti reported 146,694 units domestic sales, 10,490 units sales to other OEMs, and 17,367 units exported to other markets. Domestic sales of Maruti declined by 5.45%.

Tarun Garg, Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer, HMIL, addressed the low sales by saying there was a routine week-long biannual maintenance shutdown at the company’s Chennai manufacturing facility which affected availability of few critical models. However, he remained hopeful of a steady increase in demand for both domestic as well as international shipments with reduced uncertainty on the geo-political front and improved macro-economic situation.

HMSI strengthened its BigWing portfolio with the launch of multiple all-new premium motorcycles. The company introduced the all-new Rebel 500, X-ADV, CB750 Hornet, CB1000 Hornet SP, and the flagship 50th Anniversary edition of Gold Wing Tour. Moreover, theE-Clutch versions of CB650R and CBR650R are also now on sale in India.

Globally, Honda reached a significant milestone by producing its 500 millionth motorcycle, marking 76 years since the company’s first mass-produced motorcycle, the Dream D-Type, was launched in 1949.

Further, HMSI announced the expansion of its production capacity by adding a new production line at its Vithalapur plant in India.

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) rolled out 5,985 units in May 2025. Domestic sales of the company stood at 3,950 units and exports at 2,035 units. This is a sharp drop from 11,343 units rolled out during the same period last year where Honda sold 4,822 units in the domestic market and 6,521 units exported to foreign markets.

In April this year, Honda sold 3360 units of passenger vehicles which is a MoM growth of 17.6 percent.

JSW MG Motor India reported monthly sales of 6,304 units in May 2025. This is translates to a growth of 40% over the 4510 units sold in May 2024. In April this, JSW MG Motor sold a total of 5,829 units thus resulting in a YoY growth of 8%.

Kia reported 22,315 passeger vehicles dispatched in the domestic market in May 2025. This marks a YoY growth of 14.43%, compared to 19,500 units sold in May 2024. In April this year, Kia reported domestic sales of 23,623 units which translates to a MoM decline of 5.5%.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) rolled out a total of 30,864 cars and SUVs in May 2025. This includes 29,280 units sold in the domestic market and 1,584 units exported to foreign markets. In comparison, the Japanese carmaker sold a total of 25,273 units in May last year, thus, resulting in a 22% YoY growth.

In April 2024, Toyota sold 24,833 units in the domestic market, thus resulting in an 18% MoM growth.

Mahindra has outsold Tata Motors in the passenger vehicle segment for the second consective. In May 2025, Mahindra sold 52,431 PVs in the domestic market, whereas Tata sold 41,557 units during the same period. In April this year, Mahindra dispatched 52,330 units as compared to Tata which rolled out 45,199 units during the same month.

Mahindra only offers utility vehies (UVs) in the PV space. The company’s sales remained steady as compared to April when it recorded a total volume of 52,330 units in the domestic market. In May, it dispatched 52,431 units.

Last month, Mahindra pipped Hyundai to become the second-largest carmaker in India. Mahindra launched the BE 6 and XEV 9e earlier this year. The company is bow gearing up to launch another set of electric SUVs in the coming months including XEV 7e and XUV 3XO EV.