Indian scooter market grows 24% in April-October 2016

Calendar year 2016, thus far, could be termed as the only year when a scooter brand – Honda Activa – has clearly dominated the most preferred commuting motorcycle, Hero Splendor, in terms of month-on-month sales. Moreover, the rapidly growing scooter market has become top business priority for companies that are looking to efficiently tap the opportunities in this segment. 

While Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) is known for prioritising production of scooters over motorcycles each time it faces a capacity crunch, India Yamaha Motor and Piaggio Vehicles are other such examples. 

With total sales of 36,16,605 scooters ...