Riding High : Royal Enfield sales zoom 65% in January

Eicher Motors' Royal Enfield today reported a 65 per cent jump in total motorcycle sales at 47,710 units last month as against 28,927 units in January, 2015.

The Chennai-based two-wheeler maker said sales of models with engine capacity up to 350cc stood at 44,234 units last month as against 25,799 units in January, 2015, a jump of 71 per cent.

Sales of models with engine capacity exceeding 350cc stood at 3,476 units last month, up 11 per cent from 3,128 units in the year-ago period.

Exports of Royal Enfield stood at 570 units during the month as against 770 units in January last year, down 26 per cent.