Honda India Launching New Scooter On June 12th. Would It Be The Activa-i?
After Hero Honda, Kinetic Honda Motor Ltd and Honda Siel Cars India, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has been the Indian subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Japan. The company is fast capturing the Indian automobile market both in two-wheeler and four-wheeler segment. It recently launched two bikes - Honda Dream Neo 110 and CB Trigger 150. Now, an image having invite that says - 'Ready to Fly?' (see image below) is being circulated across the web that says a new product will be announced by Honda on 12th of June, 2013. It was only earlier this year that HMSI revealed its plan to launch four new two wheelers every year in India.
Considering the fact that the two-wheeler segment has a huge market potential in India, Honda seems to be sticking to its plan and by March 2014, it aims to expand their annual capacity to 46 lakhs units. Capacities at all three HMSI plants at Manesar, Tapukara and Narasapur will be augmented to reach this target. The company’s third plant at Narasapur Industrial Area, near Bangalore, was inaugurated and initial capacity will be to the tune of 1.2 million units, while a third assembly line will be added by March 2014 which will increase capacities by 600,000 units.
Now there's not much information for doing some guesswork about this new scooter that will launched on June 12th. But, according to a tweet, this new vehicle is a scooter called Activa-i. We are already aware that Honda's redesigned Activa is selling like hot cakes in India - This statistic has become clear from the fact that currently 1 lakh customers are awaiting delivery of the Activa in a variety of South Indian cities. And now, if certain news sources are to be believed, there's a chance that Activa-i will be in the 125cc segment and feature a 109cc HET four stroke engine. If Honda plans to take the design of the current Activa to the next level, we might be seeing Activa-i getting DRLs and LED tail lamp.
With so many production plants in place, we are just hoping that Honda ensures shorter waiting periods for customers. What are your expectations from the new Honda scooter? We look forward to your comments in replies below.
Considering the fact that the two-wheeler segment has a huge market potential in India, Honda seems to be sticking to its plan and by March 2014, it aims to expand their annual capacity to 46 lakhs units. Capacities at all three HMSI plants at Manesar, Tapukara and Narasapur will be augmented to reach this target. The company’s third plant at Narasapur Industrial Area, near Bangalore, was inaugurated and initial capacity will be to the tune of 1.2 million units, while a third assembly line will be added by March 2014 which will increase capacities by 600,000 units.
Now there's not much information for doing some guesswork about this new scooter that will launched on June 12th. But, according to a tweet, this new vehicle is a scooter called Activa-i. We are already aware that Honda's redesigned Activa is selling like hot cakes in India - This statistic has become clear from the fact that currently 1 lakh customers are awaiting delivery of the Activa in a variety of South Indian cities. And now, if certain news sources are to be believed, there's a chance that Activa-i will be in the 125cc segment and feature a 109cc HET four stroke engine. If Honda plans to take the design of the current Activa to the next level, we might be seeing Activa-i getting DRLs and LED tail lamp.
With so many production plants in place, we are just hoping that Honda ensures shorter waiting periods for customers. What are your expectations from the new Honda scooter? We look forward to your comments in replies below.
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