Honda to increase Activa production
Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India is gearing up to increase production of its flagship Activa scooter by 300 units a day. This step has been initiated by the fact that the Activa is currently asking its prospective customers to wait for a period of five months before they can have their Activa's keys in their hands.
Sharad Pradhan, Regional Head, West, HMSI -
We currently manufacture 2100 Activas per day at our Manesar plant in Haryana which will go up to around 2400 Activas per day
Ahmedabad HMSI Dealer -
There is a high demand of more than 3000 Activas per month in the city and that we have been struggling to meet demand.
HMSI has also initiated the process of setting up its second two-wheeler manufacturing facility at Alwar in Rajasthan, with an investment of Rs. 530 crores. The plant will have an installed capacity of six-lakh two-wheelers per annum which can be scaled up to 12 lakh units per annum. The second manufacturing facility of HMSI in India, is expected to come online by May 2011 and should help in shortening the delivery times of HMSI's products.
The Activa has been a runaway success for HMSI in India, and it revived the dying scooter market in India, when it was launched way back in the year 2000. But, in order for it to remain as its segment's leader, HMSI will have to ensure it is delivered as soon as possible to its waiting customers, since its competitors have developed equally capable products with similar specifications in the same price bracket. Customers not willing to wait for the Activa, will definitely gravitate to these products.
[Via: Business Standard]
Honda’s Strike Is Rival’s Gain
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India is the market leader in the gearless scooter segment of India but it's close to two months now that the Auto major is facing severe labour problems at its factory located at Manesar in Haryana. And due to which Honda predicted a 50% fall in its sales like we had reported earlier. But this is a blessing for competition as consumers want to ride back home in a brand new two-wheel this festive season. Now that they can't get a Honda soon some of them are opting for the second best option.
Sources close to Honda disclosed that because of the 50% drop in daily production at HMSI factory, the waiting period for Honda scooters now stands at around two months. But he feels that the customers who want to buy a Honda are willing to wait to get delivery of their two wheelers.
Other manufacturers like Bajaj say that there are people who must have a new vehicle for the Diwali season. So there's a palpable spillover in the increased demand for Bajaj models. The other Japanese two-wheeler maker Suzuki added that they were confident of touching 31,000 units both for September and October, which represents a 40% growth against similar period last year. Most two-wheeler manufacturers, including Honda achieve around 10% of their yearly sales during the festive months between September and October.
[Via: BIKE-India]
New Honda Activa Launched!!
Honda Activa was the first scooter launched by Honda in India. It has been designed as a family two-wheeler and features higher load carrying capacity. Now, Honda India has come up with all new Activa with major styling changes all around.
Following changes/additions have been made in new activa:
- Redesigned headlamps with integrated clear lens indicators.
- All new clear lens tail lamp with integrated clear lens indicators.
- Impact resistant ABS plastic panels.
- New 109cc 4 Stroke 8 Bhp engine.
- Redesigned front and rear section.
- New CBS System which applies front braking force whenever the rear brake is operated.
Honda new Activa gets a redesigned front and rear section. The front is dominated by curvy and aerodynamic styling with redesigned headlamps. Clear lens turn indicators dominates the rear. Honda has used impact resistant ABS plastic panels to reduce the overall weight of the two-wheeler. The new activa is priced Rs39,800 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the standard variant.
The new activa is available in following six shades:
- Grey metallic
- Candy lucid red
- Mettalic Black
- Force silver metallic
- Wild purple metallic
- Pearl sunbeam white
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