Royal Enfield posted a sale of 51,320 units in combined domestic wholesale and exports in March 2016, recording a growth of 52% higher than the same period last year.
Out of these, 50059 units were sold domestically and 1261 were exported, as compared to 32854 domestic sales and 825 exports in March 2015.
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Reaching sales of over fifty thousand motorcycles in a single month is a significant milestone for Royal Enfield. We approximately manufactured a similar number of motorcycles in 2010 that goes on to show our focus and hard work that we have put in all these years.Rudratej Singh, President, Royal Enfield
During the financial year 2015-16, Royal Enfield sold 6,00,998 units, as compared to 3,95,437 units sold in the FY 2014-15, a jump of 52%.
One of the main reasons behind the surge in the number of sales of Enfields in the month of March can be attributed to their recently launched adventure tourer – Himalayan.
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