Bajaj Mobility: "KTM is back on its feet!" - Motocross, Supercross & Enduro News

Published On: January 19, 2026

IAs part of an efficiency program, KTM AG is continuing its restructuring. These measures are vital following the financial difficulties that hit the Austrian group at the end of 2024. Meanwhile, financial reporting from parent company Bajaja Mobility does point to positive signs.

The holding company that owns KTM, GasGas, and Husqvarna released a wealth of corporate news for investors last week. Following the financial injection from the Indian company Bajaj Auto, the previously announced name change from Pierer Mobility AG to Bajaj Mobility AG was finalized.

Turnover and sales figures 2025

Bajaj Mobility AG expects consolidated sales of just over €1 billion for the 2025 fiscal year 1 billionThis represents a decrease of approximately 46% compared to the previous year.

The Bajaj Mobility Group sold a total of 80.464 motorcycles in the second half of 2025, a 60% increase compared to the first half of the year (H1: 50.334 units). In addition, 43.956 motorcycles were sold in the second half of the year through strategic partner Bajaj Auto. This was also more than the 34.950 units in the first six months. Total motorcycle sales for the full financial year thus amounted to 209.704 eenheden (-28%).

A key milestone in the restructuring is the significant reduction in motorcycle inventory: from 248.580 units as of December 31, 2024, to 147.427 units as of December 31, 2025, a decrease of 101.153 motorcycles.

As part of the closure of the bicycle division, 64.110 e-bikes and bicycles were sold in 2025 (previous year: 106.311), a decrease of 40%.

Don't downsize but "rightsize"

Compared to December 31, 2024, the group closed 2025 with 1516 fewer employees. This was approximately 28,6% fewer than before and was part of a global rightsizing program. Currently, KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas account for approximately 3794 employees.

As part of the restructuring Bajaj Mobility is undertaking, approximately 500 employees will be laid off. This will primarily affect white-collar and middle-management staff.

“This reduction in the number of positions is a difficult but necessary decision to reduce our costs, streamline structures and place the company on a stable footing for the long term,” said CEO Gottfried Neumeister“We are reducing complexity in all areas – for example, in our model range, in IT, and also in the organization of our departments, particularly by eliminating one management layer.”

Strategic reorientation and divestments

In 2025, the company had already divested its bicycle activities with the sale of FELT Bicycles (management buyout by Cesar Rojo and Florian Burguet). The discontinuation of distribution of CFMOTO extension and the sale of MV Agusta (re-sold to the Sardorov family-owned Art of Mobility) and X-Bow (sold to Verlinvest of the Belgian entrepreneurial family de Spoelberch) represented further milestones in the reorientation.

With a smaller core team and significantly lower structural costs, KTM AG is striving, in its own words, “to simplify and focus in order to once again become one of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers.”

With Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV as a strong majority shareholder, Bajaj Mobility AG has the support needed to roll out these plans in Austria and the rest of the world.

With confidence in 2026

The KTM organization's solid position in motorsports became clear in competition. In 2025, KTM won no fewer than 29 major championship titles. If the performance of Luciano Benavides placeholder image die of Dakar won, Eli Tomac, Jorge Prado in Aaron Plessinger (AMA Supercross) and Billy Bolt (SupereEnduro World Championship) is a harbinger of the rest of the season, and that winning train will simply keep rolling in 2026! Thanks to the consistent implementation of cost reductions, KTM expects an economic recovery in 2026. Customer and dealer confidence was also evident in the faster-than-expected inventory reduction in the second half of 2025. The strong demand for KTM products therefore proves that the brand is recovering.