Royal Enfield has recorded its total sales of 76,187 units (domestic + exports) in January 2024, with 1.93 per cent growth in the corresponding period of the last financial year (74,746 units: January 2023). The Chennai-based bikemaker reported a 4 per cent increase in domestic sales at 70,556 units in January. It sold 67,702 units in the same period a year ago. However, a look at its domestic sales of December 2023 tells us that Royal Enfield delivered 57,291 units across India, while the total sales of the company stood at 63,387 units. Meanwhile, the exports in January 2024 were 5,631 units as against 7,044 units in January 2023, posting a decrease of 20 per cent.
Royal Enfield's YTD Sales
In terms of year-to-date (YTD), the company sold a total of 7,00,829 units in the domestic market in the financial year 2023–24, representing a growth of 15 per cent compared to 6,10,520 units sold in FY2022–23. However, the exports for FY2023–24 stood at 60,417 units, which is a de-growth of 25 per cent as opposed to 80,596 units exported in FY2022-23. As for its total sales, the YTD 2023–24 witnessed a 10 per cent increase to 7,61,246 units, in comparison to 6,91,116 units sold in the YTD 2022–23.
B Govindarajan, CEO, Royal Enfield, said, "The last few months have been very exciting times for us at Royal Enfield, as also for motorcycling enthusiasts across the world. Our recently launched motorcycles continue to perform well across markets, and we have had a great start to the new year. We are confident that we will sustain our growth momentum for months to come."
Royal Enfield's Upcoming Models
At the recently concluded Bharat Mobility Expo in New Delhi, Royal Enfield displayed a flex-fuel version of the Classic 350. Even with ethanol-blended petrol (up to 85 per cent ethanol), the flex-fuel version makes the same 20bhp of power at 6,100rpm and 27Nm of peak torque at 4000rpm as the standard version.
Visually, the Royal Enfield Classic 350 Flex Fuel looks almost identical to the standard version, save for a unique green and red paint scheme. The RE Classic 350 Flex Fuel is expected to arrive sometime in 2025 in the country. Currently, the price of the Classic 350 ranges from Rs 1.93 lakh to Rs 2.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).
While the fuel-fuel version of the Classic 350 will arrive in due course of time, the new Hunter 450 could go on sale in India by the end of 2024. The new 450cc bike was spotted on test recently, revealing telescopic forks at the front with fork gaiters and a mono-shock at the rear.
Like the new Himalayan, the Hunter 450 will likely ditch the conventional central round stop lamp in favour of turn indicators. Other bits could be discs for braking duties, a saree guard, and a bash plate. Coming to the mechanical components, the Hunter 450 will likely use the same single-cylinder liquid-cooled 450cc engine as the Himalayan 450 but, perhaps, with a bit of modification to make it suitable for the roadster.
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