INDIA SALES: Top 10 Two-Wheelers in December 2016 

Honda Activa became India’s bestselling two-wheeler in December 2016, outselling Hero’s Splendor range of motorcycles by a thin margin of 3,376 units. This was a month in which overall two-wheeler industry numbers fell sharply to 910,235, down 22 percent year on year.

With total monthly sales of 138,480 units, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI)’s popular scooter brand Activa grabbed the top spot. With this, the Activa also finished CY2016 by outselling Hero’s bestseller for 10 months thereby marking the emergence of scooters in the motorcycle-dominated market. The Hero Splendor, on the other hand, sold 135,104 units in December ...