Honda Activa is selling more than any other 2 wheeler in India

Ending the 17 year long monopoly of motorcycles, Honda’s Activa, an automatic scooter is now ruling 2 Wheeler sales as India’s highest selling two-wheeler of 2016. This is with a lead of over 1 lakh units over its nearest competition.

Selling a whopping 1,338,015 units (Jan’16 to June, 2016) compared to 1,233,725 units in the same period of 2015, Activa has a clear 1.04 lakh units lead over the nearest competition motorcycle. The one model contributes over 15% to the country’s two-wheeler industry. To offer a perspective, that’s more than entire 125cc motorcycle segment sales put together!

“Activa today represents the metamorphosis of the society. The superior convenience, unisex appeal coupled with product features (increased mileage, style and technology) has converted millions from pillions to riders”, Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India said.

Month-wise domestic sale trend:

2016		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Total
	Activa	210,123	210,028	219,926	233,935	237,317	226,686	1,338,015
	Competition Motorcycle	199,345	189,314	209,209	224,238	207,010	204,609	1,233,725
2015		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Total
	Activa	198,148	177,475	207,270	173,087	187,827	196,913	1,140,720
	Competition Motorcycle	223,420	182,286	195,433	197,063	241,249	195,108	1,234,559

Since its launch in 2001, the Honda Activa has revived the country’s dying automatic scooter market. Sales of Activa rose exponentially from 55,000 units in its debut year (FY’2001-02) to over 2.46 million units in last FY’2015-16.

Today over 12 million Indian families have Activas. To give a better perspective, every second automatic scooter purchased in India today is a Honda Activa.

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