Bajaj Auto reports marginal fall in December sales

Bajaj Auto, the second-largest motorcycle manufacturer has registered a marginal fall of 0.08% in total sales to 2,89,003 units in December 2015 against 2,89,244 units in December 2014. The sales of the motorcycles increased by 1% and stood at 247,782 units in the month under review against 246,233 units in December 2014. However, the company has reported 4% fall in Commercial Vehicles sales, which stood at 41,221 units as compared to 43,011 units in month of December 2014. The company’s total exports out of the total sales stood at 1,45,477 units, a drop of 12% as compared to 166,134 units sold in the corresponding month last year. 

Bajaj Auto is a $2.3 billion company founded in 1926. It is world’s fourth largest two and three-wheeler manufacturer. Bajaj Auto has three plants in all, two at Waluj and Chakan in Maharashtra and one plant at Pant Nagar in Uttaranchal.