Bajaj Auto motorcycle sales dip 7 per cent in January

Pune-based Bajaj Auto has reported a 7 per cent decline in motorcycle sales at 2,81,390 units in January 2014.

The company had sold 3,01,361 bikes in January 2013, it said in a release on Monday.

Bajaj Auto's overall domestic sales, including commercial vehicles, also fell by 8 per cent during January 2014, it said. The company sold 3,18,177 vehicles in the reporting month against 3,47,624 units sold a year ago.

Exports, however, surged by 7 per cent to 1,37,644 units against 1,28,482 vehicles in the corresponding period of 2013, the company said.