New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- India's top two-wheeler manufacturers are setting aside significantly larger sums to cover their warranty costs. A key reason: The rising share of electric vehicles in their overall sales.

TVS Motor Co. Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd and Hero MotoCorp Ltd increased warranty provisions by 51-107% in FY25. Provisions for warranties are sums allocated for potential defects in vehicles, based on past trends and analysis of customer claims.

Electric mobility is relatively new, and early products are more likely to carry defects, industry executives and analysts said, requiring companies to increase allocations to cover warranty claims.

Queries emailed to the three companies on the reasons behind higher allocations remained unanswe...