The Hero MotoCorp Splendor has overtaken the Honda Activa as the bestseller in India. India’s highest selling motorcycle clocked 2,85,508 sales in September 2018 as against Honda Activa’s 2,84,809 units.Also read: Yamaha YZF-R15 witnesses 165 per cent jump in sales in SeptemberYear-on-year September, Splendor sales grew from 2,48,293 units to 2,85,508 units, an improvement of 15 percent. The Honda Activa, on the other hand, witnessed a fall of 12 percent in sales, registering 2,84,809 units in September 2018 as against 3,22,922 units in the corresponding month last year.Two-wheeler sales took a hit in recent months due to floods in Kerala. Fuel prices are providing no solace, which could also be a factor for slowing down of demand for two-wheelers. The top-selling two-wheelers and their sales figures for September 2018 are:Hero Splendor: 2,85,508Honda Activa: 2,84,809Hero HF Deluxe: 2,01,240Hero Passion: 95,057TVS Jupiter: 90,738Bajaj CT: 89,387Bajaj Pulsar: 89,374Hero … [Read more...] about Hero Splendor overtakes Activa as India’s bestselling two-wheeler in Sept 2018
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Splendor & Passion POWER Hero Motocorp to a world sales record
With petrol prices rising to almost Rs. 90 in many parts of the country, people in hoards have turned to cheaper, more efficient bikes. And guess who got benefited the most. Call it but blessings in disguise, but Hero Motocorp has set a new sales record of selling 7,69,148 Lakh units in a month. 7.69 lakh it is, no need to recheck or read twice folks. Though fuel price rise isn’t the only reason for this stellar performance, it is a major factor as the Hero Splendor and Passion were in the front of the pack, leading the sales chart for the company. Both of these motorcycles are among the most fuel efficient ones from the Hero stables. The Hero Splendor and Passion are commuter motorcycles. Engine capacities of the Hero Splendor line-up range between 100cc and 125cc. The Hero Passion range gets 100cc and 110cc engines. With this, Hero has become the only company in the world to have achieved such a feat of crossing the 7.50 lakh sales mark. It is no surprise then that Hero is … [Read more...] about Splendor & Passion POWER Hero Motocorp to a world sales record
Honda Activa BEATS Hero Splendor to become India’s best selling two-wheeler
Honda Activa and Hero Splendor are two of the highest selling two-wheelers in the Indian market. Most of the times, these two products from the respective brands fight out for the top position in the market. In the month of June, Honda Activa became the best selling two-wheeler in the Indian market. Honda Scooter and Motorcycles in India sold a total of 2.92 lakh units of the Activa scooter in the market while Hero MotoCorp sold 2.78 lakh units of the entry-level commuter motorcycle, the Hero Splendor in the market. It should be noted that Hero is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer and the Hero Splendor is the best selling product from the brand. Earlier this year, India overtook China to become the world’s largest two-wheeler market. The market is controlled majorly by the Hero MotoCorp and the Japanese manufacturer Honda. Other major manufacturers like Bajaj, TVS and Royal Enfield also control a percentage of the sales in the Indian market. Honda Activa remained … [Read more...] about Honda Activa BEATS Hero Splendor to become India’s best selling two-wheeler
BMW M Founder Jochen Neerpasch Honored in Blue Hero Art Project
If you happen to be a fan of BMW and what it stands for today, you’re probably a fan of Jochen Neerpasch without even knowing it. Among cult followers of the Bavarian brand you’ll find people who are absolutely fascinated with this legendary figure towering over the M stripes as we know them today and rightfully so as there wouldn’t have been any in the first place, without his inspiration and hard work. That’s probably why when BMW called and told me that the man himself would be in town for a special event in his honor I started giggling like a little girl, a feeling I hadn’t experienced in a long time. It had all started about 2 years ago when one dedicated artist set out to paint 101 of the most iconic images in BMW’s 100 years of existence. Mr. Adrian Mitu managed to create an entire art installation in the process which used among other things a lot of coffee, something to give it a twist, if you will. His initial “Blue Coffee” … [Read more...] about BMW M Founder Jochen Neerpasch Honored in Blue Hero Art Project
Hero MotoCorp achieves landmark 7 million unit sales in FY17-18
For the first time in the Indian two-wheeler industry, Hero MotoCorp has created a record with 7,587,130 unit two-wheeler sales from April 2017 to March 2018. This translates to a growth of 13.84 percent over the previous fiscal. In March 2018, the brand clocked its highest ever monthly sale of 730,473. This amounts to a 20% growth over the same month last year. In the same month, the brand inaugurated its 8th manufacturing plant in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Also Read: Production Hero XF3R in the works – Report With this additional facility, the company will have a cumulative capacity of 11 million units annually. The company currently has an installed capacity of 9.2 million units per annum. In the third quarter of the FY-17-18, the brand unveiled the Hero Passion Pro, Passion XPro and the Super Splendor in the third quarter of the fiscal. For the financial year 2018-19, the company plans to launch four new products – Xtreme 200R and XPulse in the premium … [Read more...] about Hero MotoCorp achieves landmark 7 million unit sales in FY17-18