Hero MotoCorp reported a 12% year-on-year increase in total vehicle dispatches for September 2026, with the company dispatching 7,66,348 units compared to 6,87,220 units in the same month last year. According to reports from NDTV Profit, the growth was driven by strong domestic demand and positive momentum ahead of the festive season. Domestic sales rose 14% YoY to 7,39,018 units from 6,47,582 units a year earlier, with retail momentum stronger as domestic vehicle registrations tracked through VAHAN, excluding Telangana, showing a 31% increase from last year as of October 1.
Scooters emerged as the strongest-performing segment during September, with Hero MotoCorp's scooter dispatches jumping 64.5% YoY to 1,00,354 units from 61,003 units in September 2025. As reported by NDTV Profit, motorcycle dispatches also increased, though at a more modest pace, rising 6.3% YoY to 6,65,994 units from 6,26,217 units. The company's domestic internal-combustion-engine business recorded dispatches of 7,10,436 units in September, up from 6,32,253 units a year earlier. ICE scooter dispatches grew 60% YoY, while domestic ICE VAHAN registrations rose 29%.
Hero MotoCorp's global business remained under pressure in September, with exports falling 31% YoY to 27,330 units from 39,638 units a year earlier. However, exports increased 5% sequentially from the previous month, according to the company. As reported by NDTV Profit, Hero MotoCorp also crossed the milestone of one million customers in Latin America during September, highlighting the region's importance to its international business. The company has also stepped up its festive-season marketing efforts, launching a campaign centred on five Indian folk art forms and featuring the Hero Destini scooter.
Hero MotoCorp's electric mobility arm VIDA continued to report strong retail momentum, with the business recording 28,798 dispatches in September while VAHAN registrations grew 83% YoY. According to reports from NDTV Profit, during the month, VIDA's VX2 electric scooter entered the Asia Book of Records after towing a passenger aircraft over a record distance. For the year-to-date period through September, Hero MotoCorp's total dispatches stood at 35.45 lakh units, compared with 30.58 lakh units in the corresponding period last year, representing growth of nearly 16%.
