Activa, Shine Give Speed ​​to Honda Two-Wheeler Sales, It Registers Growth of 38 Percent

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter (HMSI), one of the largest two-wheeler companies, reported a 38 percent increase in sales in January to 4,19,395 units. This includes sales of 3,82,512 units in the country and exports of 36,883 units. The company’s exports grew by 102 percent compared to the same period last year.

The company has started the third assembly line at its factory in Vithalpur, Gujarat. HMSI launched the new adventure tourer motorcycle NX500 in January. Its Sale Only Company It will be sold through Honda’s Big Wing dealerships. It will compete with Kawasaki’s Versys 650, Royal Enfield’s Himalayan 450 and KTM’s 390 Adventure. It has a 471 cc parallel twin engine. Last year, HMSI launched the SP125 sports edition motorcycle. Its price is Rs. 90,567 (ex-showroom, Delhi). It will be available at Honda Red Wing dealerships across the country. This motorcycle has an improved tank design, matte muffler cover and new graphics. It will be available in Decent Blue Metallic and Heavy Grey Metallic colours. It has a bright LED headlamp and a fully digital instrument console. Mileage related information along with gear position indicator will also be available in its instrument console.

The SP125 Sports Edition has a 123.94 cc, single cylinder BS 6, OBD2 compliant PGM-FI engine, which generates 8 kW of power and 10.9 Nm of torque. The company is offering a special 10-year warranty with it, which includes a standard warranty of three years and an optional warranty of seven years.

Global automobile company Honda has planned to invest $3.4 billion in making electric motorcycles and mopeds. Honda, one of the world’s largest two-wheeler makers, plans to launch 30 new electric two-wheelers by the end of this decade. Along with this, the company also aims to reduce the cost of electric motorcycles. The company had said that it would invest about $700 million by 2025 for the electrification of its motorcycles. After this, about $2.7 billion will be invested by 2030. Honda has also increased its global sales target to 4 million units by 2030. The company plans to initially use the existing infrastructure for its internal combustion engine models.