{"id":493,"date":"2026-04-27T13:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gkonline.in\/car-bike\/?p=493"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:42:17","slug":"350cc-to-450cc-motorcycle-sales-mar-2026-royal-enfield-continues-dominance-honda-sees-massive-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gkonline.in\/car-bike\/350cc-to-450cc-motorcycle-sales-mar-2026-royal-enfield-continues-dominance-honda-sees-massive-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"350cc to 450cc Motorcycle Sales Mar 2026 \u2013 Royal Enfield Continues Dominance, Honda Sees Massive Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After analysing the 150cc\u2013200cc segment, attention now shifts to the 350cc\u2013450cc motorcycle space. This segment registered total sales of 1,18,082 units in March 2026<\/strong>, posting a strong 22.93% YoY growth<\/strong> compared to 96,060 units sold in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Royal Enfield continues to lead by a huge margin, the segment is currently undergoing structural shifts due to reclassification of several 400cc motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

350cc to 450cc Motorcycle Sales Mar 2026 \u2013 Model Wise (YoY)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
No<\/th>Model<\/th>Mar-26<\/th>Mar-25<\/th>Diff<\/th>Growth % YoY<\/th>% Share Mar-26<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Royal Enfield Classic 350<\/td>37,144<\/td>33,115<\/td>4,029<\/td>12.17<\/td>31.46<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Royal Enfield Bullet 350<\/td>23,767<\/td>21,987<\/td>1,780<\/td>8.10<\/td>20.13<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Royal Enfield Hunter 350<\/td>20,881<\/td>16,958<\/td>3,923<\/td>23.13<\/td>17.68<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Royal Enfield Meteor 350<\/td>10,701<\/td>8,912<\/td>1,789<\/td>20.07<\/td>9.06<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Jawa Yezdi BSA (Retail)<\/td>4,617<\/td>2,324<\/td>2,293<\/td>98.67<\/td>3.91<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Honda CB 350<\/td>4,365<\/td>1,179<\/td>3,186<\/td>270.23<\/td>3.70<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Triumph 400<\/td>2,823<\/td>3,855<\/td>-1,032<\/td>-26.77<\/td>2.39<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Honda H\u2019Ness 350<\/td>2,523<\/td>2,354<\/td>169<\/td>7.18<\/td>2.14<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Royal Enfield Himalayan<\/td>2,284<\/td>1,628<\/td>656<\/td>40.29<\/td>1.93<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Harley-Davidson X440<\/td>2,202<\/td>0<\/td>2,202<\/td>–<\/td>1.86<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Triumph 350<\/td>2,165<\/td>0<\/td>2,165<\/td>–<\/td>1.83<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Royal Enfield Guerrilla<\/td>1,906<\/td>831<\/td>1,075<\/td>129.36<\/td>1.61<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>KTM 390<\/td>1,002<\/td>1,696<\/td>-694<\/td>-40.92<\/td>0.85<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Bajaj Pulsar 350<\/td>953<\/td>0<\/td>953<\/td>–<\/td>0.81<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Bajaj Dominar 350<\/td>394<\/td>0<\/td>394<\/td>–<\/td>0.33<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Aprilia RS 457<\/td>233<\/td>112<\/td>121<\/td>108.04<\/td>0.20<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Bajaj Dominar 400<\/td>38<\/td>305<\/td>-267<\/td>-87.54<\/td>0.03<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Aprilia Tuono 457<\/td>34<\/td>251<\/td>-217<\/td>-86.45<\/td>0.03<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Bajaj Pulsar 400<\/td>22<\/td>515<\/td>-493<\/td>-95.73<\/td>0.02<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Ninja \/ Eliminator \/ KLX<\/td>15<\/td>23<\/td>-8<\/td>-34.78<\/td>0.01<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Husqvarna 401<\/td>13<\/td>15<\/td>-2<\/td>-13.33<\/td>0.01<\/td><\/tr>
–<\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>1,18,082<\/strong><\/td>96,060<\/strong><\/td>22,022<\/strong><\/td>22.93<\/strong><\/td>100.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leading the charts is Royal Enfield Classic 350<\/strong> with 37,144 units, commanding a 31.46% market share<\/strong>. Bullet 350 and Hunter 350 follow, while Meteor 350 also posts strong double-digit growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the mid-range, Jawa\u2013Yezdi\u2013BSA<\/strong> nearly doubled sales, while Honda CB350<\/strong> recorded the highest growth rate in the segment at 270.23% YoY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, Triumph 400 range<\/strong> shows a decline, largely due to reclassification by Bajaj, which has shifted several 400cc models into the sub-350cc category for taxation benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

350cc to 450cc Motorcycle Sales Mar 2026 \u2013 MoM Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
No<\/th>Model<\/th>Mar-26<\/th>Feb-26<\/th>Diff<\/th>Growth % MoM<\/th>% Share Feb-26<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Royal Enfield Classic 350<\/td>37,144<\/td>34,307<\/td>2,837<\/td>8.27<\/td>31.91<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Royal Enfield Bullet 350<\/td>23,767<\/td>21,821<\/td>1,946<\/td>8.92<\/td>20.30<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Royal Enfield Hunter 350<\/td>20,881<\/td>20,234<\/td>647<\/td>3.20<\/td>18.82<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Royal Enfield Meteor 350<\/td>10,701<\/td>8,817<\/td>1,884<\/td>21.37<\/td>8.20<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Jawa Yezdi BSA (Retail)<\/td>4,617<\/td>4,468<\/td>149<\/td>3.33<\/td>4.16<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Honda CB 350<\/td>4,365<\/td>4,099<\/td>266<\/td>6.49<\/td>3.81<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Triumph 400<\/td>2,823<\/td>4,794<\/td>-1,971<\/td>-41.11<\/td>4.46<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Honda H\u2019Ness 350<\/td>2,523<\/td>1,736<\/td>787<\/td>45.33<\/td>1.61<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Royal Enfield Himalayan<\/td>2,284<\/td>2,123<\/td>161<\/td>7.58<\/td>1.97<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Harley-Davidson X440<\/td>2,202<\/td>2,078<\/td>124<\/td>5.97<\/td>1.93<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Triumph 350<\/td>2,165<\/td>0<\/td>2,165<\/td>–<\/td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Royal Enfield Guerrilla<\/td>1,906<\/td>759<\/td>1,147<\/td>151.12<\/td>0.71<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>KTM 390<\/td>1,002<\/td>1,326<\/td>-324<\/td>-24.43<\/td>1.23<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Bajaj Pulsar 350<\/td>953<\/td>0<\/td>13<\/td>–<\/td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Bajaj Dominar 350<\/td>394<\/td>0<\/td>13<\/td>–<\/td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Aprilia RS 457<\/td>233<\/td>180<\/td>53<\/td>29.44<\/td>0.17<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Bajaj Dominar 400<\/td>38<\/td>386<\/td>-348<\/td>-90.16<\/td>0.36<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Aprilia Tuono 457<\/td>34<\/td>16<\/td>18<\/td>112.50<\/td>0.01<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Bajaj Pulsar 400<\/td>22<\/td>352<\/td>-330<\/td>-93.75<\/td>0.33<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Ninja \/ Eliminator \/ KLX<\/td>15<\/td>3<\/td>12<\/td>400.00<\/td>0.00<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Husqvarna 401<\/td>13<\/td>12<\/td>1<\/td>8.33<\/td>0.01<\/td><\/tr>
–<\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>1,18,060<\/strong><\/td>1,07,511<\/strong><\/td>10,549<\/strong><\/td>9.81<\/strong><\/td>100.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On a month-on-month basis, the segment grew 9.81%<\/strong>, with Royal Enfield models continuing steady momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H\u2019ness 350<\/strong> and Guerrilla<\/strong> showed strong gains, while Triumph 400<\/strong> saw a sharp drop due to strategic repositioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

350cc to 450cc Motorcycle Sales Mar 2026 \u2013 OEM Wise Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
OEM<\/th>Models<\/th>Mar-26<\/th>Mar-25<\/th>Diff<\/th>Growth % YoY<\/th>% Share Mar-26<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Royal Enfield<\/td>Classic, Bullet, Hunter, Meteor, Himalayan, Guerrilla<\/td>96,683<\/td>83,431<\/td>13,252<\/td>15.88<\/td>81.88<\/td><\/tr>
Bajaj Auto<\/td>Pulsar, Dominar, Triumph, KTM, Husqvarna<\/td>7,410<\/td>6,386<\/td>1,024<\/td>16.04<\/td>6.28<\/td><\/tr>
Honda<\/td>CB350, H\u2019ness 350<\/td>6,888<\/td>3,533<\/td>3,355<\/td>94.96<\/td>5.83<\/td><\/tr>
Classic Legends<\/td>Jawa, Yezdi, BSA<\/td>4,617<\/td>2,324<\/td>2,293<\/td>98.67<\/td>3.91<\/td><\/tr>
Harley-Davidson<\/td>X440<\/td>2,202<\/td>0<\/td>2,202<\/td>–<\/td>1.86<\/td><\/tr>
Aprilia<\/td>RS 457, Tuono 457<\/td>267<\/td>363<\/td>-96<\/td>-26.45<\/td>0.23<\/td><\/tr>
Kawasaki<\/td>Ninja, Eliminator, KLX<\/td>15<\/td>23<\/td>-8<\/td>-34.78<\/td>0.01<\/td><\/tr>
–<\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>1,18,082<\/strong><\/td>96,060<\/strong><\/td>22,022<\/strong><\/td>22.93<\/strong><\/td>100.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OEM-wise data clearly highlights Royal Enfield\u2019s dominance<\/strong>, with an overwhelming 81.88% market share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honda emerges as the fastest-growing mainstream brand<\/strong>, nearly doubling its volumes. Meanwhile, Classic Legends<\/strong> also posted strong gains, signalling improved market acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bajaj Auto Group maintains a stable presence, though affected by portfolio restructuring involving Triumph and KTM models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n