Honda 2Wheeler sales cross 3 lac mark this Navratra

- October 23, 2015

by Shrutee K/DNS

Manesar, October 23, 2015: The blockbuster customer buying this Navratra and Dusshera now proves that more and more Indians are celebrating festive times with a new Honda 2 Wheeler. Backed by overwhelming customer demand; Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) breached the 3 lac retails mark for the first time in 2015 Navratra-Dusshera period. Growing at 19% YoY, Honda’s total retails stood at 3.1 lac units. Compared to last year an additional 50,000 Indian customers chose to join the Honda family this Navratra.

Finishing Navratra on a high, retails crossed 90,000 unit on Dusshera day– which is the highest single day sales for Honda 2Wheelers in 2015. West region led the all India retail tally followed by the trio of North, Central and South India. Retail of Honda’s award-winning automatic scooters grew a phenomenal 35%. This reinforces the growing trend of scooterization in the Indian industry and Honda scooters continue to be the No. 1 choice of India.

Honda sales grow an impressive 19% YoY in the 10 day Navratra-Dusshera period

Retails jump by 50,000 units over last year

Buying peaks on Dusshera as Honda retails 90,000 units in a single day led by West region!

Honda’s automatic scooters record 35% growth in retails

Most popular buys include the iconic Activa in Scooters and CB Shine in motorcycles

Newly-launched 110cc motorcycle LIVO a hit – crosses 5 figure sales mark in just 10 days

However the most significant aspect of Honda’s performance during Navratras reflected in its motorcycles sales. Despite rural distress negatively impacting the entry level 110cc motorcycle segment since last Nov'14, Honda’s motorcycle retails were robust. CB Shine - India’s No. 1 selling 125cc motorcycle and Dream Yuga emerged as top-sellers in semi-urban and rural markets respectively.

However, it was the unprecedented success of recently launched LIVO which reflects the paradigm shift in consumption pattern of the entry level segment. Breaking from the clutter of traditional 110cc motorcycles, the refreshingly new styled LIVO crossed the 5 figure sales mark within 10 days. This response for LIVO within 4 months of its launch shows that customers have evolved and now need a stylish aspirational product in this category.

Elaborating on the sales’ trend, Mr. Yadvinder S. Guleria, Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., “Our focused strategy and preparation for festive period paid off as Navratra results have been phenomenal for Honda. Honda maintained its leadership in scooters and our performance in motorcycles is most heartening. With LIVO being a spectacular success; and CB Shine and Dream Yuga continuing to be best-sellers; we have defied the negativity that was prevailing in motorcycle segment since November, 2014 and expect the cheer to continue into next month too.”

To enable customers purchase their dream Honda two-wheeler, HMSI has also rolled out finance tie-ups with Muthoot Finance, Andhra Bank and Shri Ram Finance for this festive season. The same has contributed significantly to the overall sales.