Bajaj Auto sales skid 2 per cent in May

Bajaj Auto has reported a 2 per cent decline in total sales in May at 3,45,438 units against 3,51,436 units in the same month last year.

"Motorcycle sales during the month dropped 4 per cent at 3,01,862 units against 3,13,020 units in May last year," the company said in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing.

Commercial vehicles sales during the month stood at 43,576 units compared with 38,416 units in the year-ago period, a growth of 13 per cent.

Exports in May this year came in at 1,58,824 units as against 1,56,179 units a year earlier, up 2 per cent, the company said.