Bajaj Auto Global Sales are declining while the company confirms the actions to acquire KTM Group control by May 2026. In the first half 2025, while international sales grew up, Indian sales declined 9.5% and the total figures were 1.46 million, down 3.4%.
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Bajaj Auto is one of the largest motorcycles company in the world and is the global leader within the tuk-tuk segment (but we report only about 2-wheeler figures).
The company is hardly working to expand its international presence. However, although from 2018 to 2024 the export sales increased near 25%, total global sales have not yet beated the 2018 record of 3.4 million sales, due to the lost in the domestic market, with the 2024 global sales at 3.2 million.
In the first half 2025, while international sales grew up, Indian sales declined 9.5% and the total figures were 1.46 million, down 3.4%.
Actually Bajaj Auto ranks as the 6th largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world.
The most relevant event in this quarter was the acquisition of the majority in the KTM Group and now the management team is working to restructure the Austrian company, while integrating production and procurements activities.
Bajaj Auto is acquiring Pierer Industries’ stake in the parent company of KTM, Husqvarna, and Gas Gas, in a deal estimated to be worth €800 million (US$901.8 million) and is expected to be completed by May 2026 (pending regulatory approval, of course).
