Honda topples Hero to become India’s biggest 2-wheeler maker
Honda sold 3.33 lakh scooters and motorcycles in September, cornering 27.73% market share.
Honda sold 3.33 lakh scooters and motorcycles in September, cornering 27.73% market share.
India is so vast that all types of powertrains can co-exist simultaneously, Yogesh Mathur, HMSI’s director of sales and marketing.
The two-wheeler industry bore the brunt of the pandemic-induced uncertainties, and the chief of Honda's Indian arms suggests that the industry has been set back by a decade.
Honda, which trailed its Indian counterpart by 1.7 lakh vehicles in May, surpassed the behemoth by about 33,000 vehicles.
Auto retail sales in February are showing signs of recovery with automakers reporting rise in sales, although petrol prices have crossed ₹100 per litre. Reason: the shift towards personal mobility.