HONDA Motorcycles and Scooters India has announced that they have crossed the milestone of 6 crore domestic sales in India. The company recorded 86 percent year-on-year sales growth in February 2024, with a total of 458,711 units sold. In February last year, the company had sold 247,195 units of motorcycles and scooters.
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Activa production started in 2001
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. was established in 1999 and in 2001, its first manufacturing plant in Manesar started production of Activa which helped establish Honda in India and it is still the best selling scooter in the Indian market. In 2002, Honda began exports from India, while in 2004, the brand launched the Unicorn which entered the 150 cc segment.
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Honda crosses 5 crore domestic sales mark in 2021
Then the company launched Shine which marked their entry in the 125 cc segment. The Shine 125 is so popular in the Indian market that the brand recently decided to launch the Shine 100. In 2012, the company achieved cumulative domestic sales of Rs 1 crore. In 2015 and 2017, the company achieved 2 crore and 4 crore sales milestones respectively. Then in 2021, they crossed the 5 crore domestic sales mark in India, while the 6 crore mark was achieved in 2024.
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Honda currently has three different types of outlets
The company currently has three different types of outlets – Red Wing, BigWing and BigWing Topline. HMSI’s premium motorcycle retail format is led by Bigwing Topline for the entire premium motorcycle range (300cc – 1800cc) and Bigwing exclusively for the mid-size motorcycle segment (300cc – 500cc) in the top metros. Its diverse motorcycle range includes the all-new CB350, Honda Highness CB350, CB350RS, CB300F, CB300R, NX500, XL750 TransAlp, Africa Twin and Gold Wing Tour. The remaining motorcycles and scooters are sold through Red Wing outlets, which currently have four scooters and nine motorcycles.
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