It has been a rough year for powersport and motorbike producers, with most corporations having a down yr and even needing to sell off some divisions. Some corporations managed to have a steady yr, however Royal Enfield was one of many few that managed to crush gross sales targets in FY25 and plans to proceed that upward pattern in FY26.
In truth, the producer, which has its headquarters in Chennai, India, has set its highest-ever manufacturing purpose. Royal Enfield has. set a goal to develop its output to 1.1 million items by the tip of this monetary yr. The OEM has additionally set some formidable gross sales targets, together with growing home dispatches by 6-7% and growing exports by 20-25%.
The producer’s home targets aren’t overly formidable, as they fall precisely consistent with the corporate’s inner estimates that the Indian two-wheeler market will develop by 6.4% in FY26. The premium phase, which is categorized by bikes which are 150cc and above, ought to develop even quicker at 9%. Once more, this falls properly consistent with Royal Enfield’s projections, because the model has an 85-90% market share of the mid-weight (250-750cc) class.
Royal Enfield has had such a profitable FY25 due to the injection of loads of new merchandise, however FY26 will not look the identical. The model will hone its already profitable vary with round 10-12 product updates and refreshes, because the model faces ever-increasing competitors from Triumph and Harley-Davidson. However there will be one stand-out addition to Royal-Enfield’s vary subsequent yr.
We’re anticipating to see the first-ever Royal Enfield electrical motorbike in 2026 after the corporate filed 45 associated patents in 2025 and commenced working in its EV lab. We’ll doubtless get our first in-person glimpse on the electrical motorbike at EICMA in direction of the tip of this yr earlier than Royal Enfield launches it globally.
We’re nearly all the time praising Royal Enfield for the quality of the products it puts out for the price, so if its new electrical motorbike falls into this class, it could absolutely assist the corporate meet its excessive export goal for FY26.
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