Hero MotoCorp sales fall 8 per cent in October on y-o-y basis

Hero MotoCorp, country's largest maker of motorcycles and scooters, said on Sunday that its sales in October fell 8 per cent from a year earlier to 575,056 units. 

The company had sold 625,420 units in October 2013. 

Since its split from Japan's Honda Motor Co in 2011, Hero has been investing heavily in technology to develop new bikes and increasing its push into overseas markets.

(Reuters)