By Kosaku Narioka

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.'s sales of motorcycles and scooters in December rose 5.3% from a year earlier to 447,335 units, the Indian motorcycle maker said late Friday.

For the October-December quarter, Hero MotoCorp's sales increased 20% to 1.8 million units, it said.

Hero MotoCorp said robust sales in December indicated an improvement of consumer sentiment and that it expects the positive trend will continue in the new year despite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com

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