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HMSI forays into 180-200cc bike segment in India with Hornet 2.0

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) said it has forayed into 180-200cc bike segment in the country with the launch of all-new model Hornet 2.0, priced at Rs 1.26 lakh (ex-showroom Gurgaon).

HMSI aims to drive in multiple products in motorcycle segment for expansion

Two-wheeler major Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) aims to expand its bike portfolio in the country as it looks to bring in new set of customers from both rural and urban areas

HMSI crosses 1.1 mn sales in India for BS-VI compliant two wheelers

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Friday said it has crossed 11 lakh cumulative sales mark in the domestic market for BS-VI compliant two-wheelers. The company said it had ended 2019-20 fiscal with sales of over 6.5 lakh units of BS-VI compliant two-wheelers. It's a matter of great pride for us at Honda, that our 11 advanced BS-VI models have won the vote of confidence and created a new joy of riding among customers across India," HMSI Director - Sales and Marketing Yadvinder Singh Guleria said in a statement. The company's product portfolio stands out as the industry's most diverse starting from 110cc scooters and motorcycles going up to 1,100cc premium adventure bikes, he added. "As many customers are now preferring personal mobility for safety and hygiene in the challenging times of new normal, Honda is unlocking new value with its many initiatives like online bookings, and attractive retail finance schemes," Guleria said.

HMSI launches online booking platform for contactless customer engagement

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India said it has launched online booking platform on its official website in order to strengthen contactless customer engagement in times of social distancing.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India launch BSVI version of Livo at Rs 69,422

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) on Tuesday said it has launched BSVI version of its 110-cc bike Livo at a starting price of Rs 69,422 (ex-showroom).

Two-wheeler segment may see double digit sales dip in FY21: HMSI

The company remains optimistic on the long-term growth prospects of the domestic two-wheeler industry

HMSI plans local production of some imported premium bikes from next fiscal

The two-wheeler major is also looking to have a separate exclusive sales network for the premium bikes

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter launches BSVI Dio, price starts at Rs 64,584

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd on Tuesdayannounced the launch of the all new BSVI Dio in the city, with prices starting from Rs 64,584 (ex- showroom, Bengaluru). On the launch day itself, 301 units of Dio BSVI were delivered across the city, HMSI said in a release. "South has always been an important market for Honda 2Wheelers India and Honda is the leading two wheeler brand in the region with 34 per cent market share. Dio has grown today to become the second highest selling two-wheeler in the south region," HMSI Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Yadvinder Singh Guleria, said. "We are confident that with its new sporty aggressive design and advanced technology the new Dio BSVI will create yet another excitement among fun-seeking youngsters," he said. The company said the New Dio BSVI will be available in two variants - Standard and Deluxe.

Honda celebrates 20 years of Activa scooter with the 'power of six'

Honda turns up the lights for its flagship two-wheeler brand as it completes two decades on the road

HMSI doesn't expect revival in auto industry for next two quarters

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India on Wednesday said it does not see any revival in the automobile sector in the near term. The automobile sector recorded its worst-ever sales decline in two decades in 2019. Speaking after the launch of company's third BS-VI compliant product, the 110-cc Activa 6G scooter, Hero Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing Y S Guleria said he was not very hopeful of the government giving any concession to the industry on GST rates. "If it happens, definitely it will help from customer point of view," he added. "In near future we do not see any positive revival coming in the market, and after sometime in the long term...But for next two quarters, we are not that upbeat because there is a transition which is going to happen from April 1," Guleria said referring to the BS-VI emission norms becoming mandatory. There will be some time lag and that will also shift the demand, he said, adding Honda is also trying to ...

Suzuki Motorcycle overtakes Hero MotoCorp to be third largest scooter maker

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) has overtaken Hero MotoCorp to be the third largest scooter maker by sales in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal, according to a latest data by auto industry body SIAM. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) continues to be the undisputed leader in the segment followed distantly by Chennai-based TVS Motor Company. In April-September this fiscal, SMIPL sold a total of 3,41,928 units of scooters as compared to Hero MotoCorp's 2,49,365 units, as per Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) data. During the comparable period a year ago, SMIPL had sold 2,91,847 units as compared to Hero MotoCorp's 3,91,019 units. In terms of growth, SMIPL saw its scooter sales grow by 17.16 per cent in April-September this fiscal -- the only scooter maker among top the top five manufacturers to post positive numbers. Hero MotoCorp, on the other hand, witnessed a decline of 36.23 per cent in the same period. The total scooter market had declined

Workers of Honda Motorcycle's Manesar plant stage protest march

The march started from the plant to Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner's office

Honda Motorcycle talking to trade union to break Manesar plant logjam

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) on Thursday said discussions were going on with trade union members to find a solution for its Manesar plant, which has been shut indefinitely. The Japanese two-wheeler major decided to suspend operations at the manufacturing facility last week as workers protested for a over a week against the retrenchment of their 200 contractual colleagues. "Discussions are going on...there were 200 contractual workers whose tenure was over and they won't be employed further," HMSI Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Yadvinder Singh Guleria told reporters here when asked to comment on the matter. The stand-off at the facility, which employs around 1,900 permanent workers and 2,500 contract workers, began on November 5 morning when the company management did not allow some of the contractual workers to go inside the plant. HMSI Employee Union leaders had alleged that the company had reduced production of the facility by 50 per cent and is in the ...

HMSI reports 12% YoY sales growth to 521,159 units in October

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) Thursday said it has logged a 12 per cent year-on-year growth in sales at 521,159 units in October. The company had sold 466,552 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales surged 12 per cent to 490,124 units in October this year, against 437,548 units sold in the same month last year, while exports grew by 7 per cent to 31,035 units, compared with 29,004 units shipped out in the year-ago month, the firm said in a release. Scooter sales grew by 10 per cent to 322,108 units in October, from 293,117 units in the year-ago month, it said. The double-digit growth in October came on the back of the festive season demand, the release said, adding the sales of five lakh vehicles was achieved for the fifth time in the on-going year.

HMSI recalls 56,194 units of Aviator, Activa 125, Grazia on technical issue

The company has identified a suspected quality issue of excessive hardness in Bolt flange 10X42 mounted in the front fork of 56,194 units of these models, HMSI said

India becomes Honda's largest two-wheeler manufacturing base

India has become the largest manufacturing base for Japanese auto major Honda's two-wheeler business, with four units that have a total installed capacity to churn out 6.4 million motorcycles and scooters annually.Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), the local arm of the company, achieved the feat by expanding the capacity of its Narsapura plant on the outskirts of Bengaluru by an additional 0.6 million units, taking its total capacity up to 2.4 million units. "Honda's two-wheeler business spans more than 120 countries worldwide and India is leading the demand. In 2016-17, India alone contributed 28% to Honda's global two-wheeler sales and became the number one contributor to Honda's two-wheeler business," said Shinji Aoyama, Chief Officer, Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania) at Honda Motor Co, in a statement.The plant at Narsapura is now Honda's single largest manufacturing unit in terms of volume globally. It's fourth assembly line, which came at a cost of Rs 600 crore, ..

HMSI sales up 23% in May at 5,37,035 units

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India had sold 4,36,328 units in the same month last year

HMSI sales up 34% in April at 578,929 units

Exports grew 59% to 27,045 units in April as against 17,030 units in same period of previous fiscal

HMSI launches new BS-IV compliant Dio scooter at Rs 49,132

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) today launched BS-IV compliant, 2017 version of its scooter Dio priced at Rs 49,132 (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new scooter is also equipped with Automatic Headlamp On (AHO) feature for improved visibility in all conditions, the company said in a statement. "With more convenience of mobile charging socket and compliance with both BS-IV emission norms and AHO; the new 2017 edition of Dio is fresher than ever before...," HMSI Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing Yadvinder Singh Guleria said. Launched in 2002, Honda's Dio scooter has sold over 17.5 lakh units. The new 2017 edition of Dio gets a complete style makeover with new LED position lamp, contrasting dual tone colour body, bolder sportier graphics and two new colours, the company added.

Tapukara plant not hit by labour unrest: HMSI

India's second largest two-wheeler maker Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has strongly denied the claims of a section of its sacked employees that production at its Tapukara, Rajasthan plant has been hit by labour unrest. "There is no production loss at all at the 1.2-million units Tapukara plant in the first place. Therefore, the claims of these few sacked employees that the operation is hit is factually incorrect. In fact, we are running above our capacity. Moreover, they have no locus standi to make any such claims as they ceased to be our employees in the first week of February this year," HMSI senior vice-president and director, general and corporate affairs, Harbhajan Singh told PTI. Singh further said, "All our plants have either unions or worker committees. There is already a union (HMSI 2F Karamchari Union) at Tapukara and one at Manesar plant too. There is no pending labour dispute at any of our plants and the long-term wage settlements have been executed ...