Honda Activa Achieves Another Milestone — Over 15 Million Units Sold

Honda has sold over 15 million Activa's since its launch in 2001. The company rolled out the 15 millionth scooter from its plant.

By Sukesh

Updated: Friday, April 28, 2017, 15:56 [IST]

Honda Activa has achieved another milestone. The Japanese two-wheeler maker has rolled out the 15 millionth Activa from the manufacturing plant.

Honda Activa Achieves Another Milestone — Over 15 Million Units Sold Since 2001

In a statement, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said that the overall sale of the Activa had crossed over 1.5 crores since its launch in 2001. The Activa is the largest selling two-wheeler in India with a sales figure of 27.59 lakh in 2016-17.

Newly-appointed President and Chief Executive, HMSI, Minoru Kato rolled out the 15 millionth Activa from the assembly line at Vithalapur plant in Gujarat. The plant produces 1.2 million scooters annually.

Kato said, "In just seven years, the contribution of the scooter segment to total industry has doubled from 16 percent in 2009-10 to 32 percent in 2016-17."

He added, "And leading this trend is the Activa which single-handedly re-activated the declining scooter segment way back in 2001 and become the No 1 selling two-wheeler both in India and the world."

Launched in 2001, Activa registered a sales figure of 55,000 units in the first year. And in just three years, Activa was dominating the automatic scooter segment. In 2012-13, the sales of the scooter crossed 1 million mark.

In 2016-17 Activa has overtaken all the motorcycles to become the best-selling two-wheeler in the country. The scooter leads by a huge margin of 2.09 lakh units over Hero Splendor.

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